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Eastern Wins 2OT Thriller at Ball State, 84-82

MUNCIE, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) – A three-pointer by redshirt senior Elijah Minnie (Pittsburgh, Pa.-Lincoln Park (Robert Morris)) with just 10 seconds left in regulation sent the Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team to overtime at Ball State University Tuesday, Jan. 8, as the Eagles were able to pull out a road victory over the Cardinals in double overtime, 84-82, in Worthen Arena.

Redshirt senior Paul Jackson (Stone Mountain, Ga.-Martin Luther King Jr. (Eastern Kentucky)) knocked down two free throws with just 17 seconds remaining, and senior James Thompson IV (Baton Rouge, La.