YPSILANTI, Mich. -- James Thompson IV, Paul Jackson and Elijah Minnie each scored 24 points and Eastern Michigan beat Oakland 95-89 on Wednesday night.
Eastern Michigan (6-2) bounced back from an 84-81 loss at North Florida on Nov. 29 and is 5-0 at home. Oakland (5-4) had its three-game win streak snapped.
Thompson made all 11 of his field goals, was 2 of 3 from the line and grabbed 12 rebounds. Jackson was 10-of-19 shooting and had six assists. Minnie made 7 of 12 shots and had 12 rebounds. Eastern Michigan shot 56.