The Eastern Michigan Eagles have started off this season with an impressive record (8-3) against a questionable schedule. Tonight they took on a 10-2 Syracuse squad in Carrier Dome in a litmus test type game.

1st Half

Early in the first half, Syracuse was content to chuck up threes that the Eagles were conceding. Most clanked off the rim in ugly fashion. At the 7 minute mark, they were 1-9, with the one forcefully rattling through.

EMU struggled to figure out the 2-3 zone of Syracuse, but the effort of James Thompson IV not only kept the Eagles in it, they led most of the first half.