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Eastern Falls to Winthrop, 101-87, in Cancun Challenge Finale

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CANCÚN, Mexico (EMUEagles.com) -- All five starters scored in double figures, including a career-high 25 points from Tyson Acuff (Detroit, Mich.-Cass Tech-Duquesne), but it was not enough as the Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team suffered a 101-87 defeat to Winthrop University in the final game of the 2022 Cancun Challenge, Nov. 23. The Eagles (1-5) saw Legend Geeter (River Rouge, Mich.-River Rouge-Providence) record his first double-double as he tallied career-highs points (12) and rebounds (10) inside the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya in Cancun, Mexico.