Eastern Michigan continues their trek in the CIT tonight as they travel down to Texas to face the Sam Houston State Bearkats. Eastern Michigan is coming off a triumph over the Niagara Purple Eagles in the first round of the CIT.
SHSU was lucky enough to receive a bye and their last game was on March 9th, when they lost to Southeastern Louisiana in the Southland Conference tournament semifinals.
If you look on paper, this looks to be a fairly evenly matched game. Eastern Michigan scores about 72 points per game while holding their opponents to 66.