YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- Winning six of its last eight games and sitting in first place in the Mid-American Conference West Division, the Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team returns to the Convocation Center to defend its homecourt this Tuesday, Jan. 24, when Ball State University travels to Ypsilanti for a 9 p.m. matchup. The Eagles (12-7, 4-2 MAC) look to defeat the Cardinals (12-7, 3-3 MAC) at home for the first time since the 2013-14 campaign after losing two straight overtime games at the Convo.
The Green and White come into its seventh league matchup following a tight 70-63 setback on the road at Akron, Jan.