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Rochester Warriors vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball recap: Eagles dominate with defense, turnovers to win 86-58

James Thompson had his fifth double-double in nine games. Eagles capitalized off of 21 turnovers too.

The Eastern Michigan Eagles (6-3) remain undefeated at home in five contests after beating a third Division-II opponent 86-58. Like they have against other NAIA teams, EMU got off to a hot start against the Rochester College (8-1) Rochester just had no shot in this game. Most people already know that Eastern Michigan's defense is more threatening than its offense, but they were rolling on all cylinders against the undefeated NAIA school. It's not every day the Eagles put up 51 points in the first half, but that's what happens when you're playing on cruise control.