Four Eagles scored in the double digits including guard Willie Mangum, who was the top scorer with 16 points.
The game started off slow as the Eagles and Broncos traded baskets early in the game. Western Michigan took a 6-4 lead and stole the ball on the fast break, but a rundown block on Tucker Haymond by Tim Bond would keep the WMU lead at two.
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““I thought tonight we got off to a slow start, couldn’t score early," EMU coach Rob Murphy said.