Associated Press: EMU men's basketball trumps Southeast Missouri State; Eagles' women fall at Temple
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Brandon Bowdry scored 25 points in 21 minutes to lead Eastern Michigan to an 86-76 win over Southeast Missouri on Tuesday night.
Justin Dobbins and Antonio Green scored 15 points apiece for Eastern Michigan (3-2).
Sam Pearson led Southeast Missouri (1-3) with 17 points. Derek Thompson scored 15, and LaMont Russell and Marland Smith each had 10.
Southeast Missouri scored the final six points of the first half and the first 10 of the second half to take a 51-40 lead, its largest of the game.
After a Jajuan Maxwell basket gave Southeast Missouri a 70-67 lead with 7:25 left, the Eagles used a 12-0 run over the next five minutes to take a 79-70 lead. Bowdry scored nine points over that span.
The Redhawks made just 2 of 14 3-pointers in the second half after sinking 4 of 7 in the first half, finishing at 28.6 percent from long range. Eastern Michigan shot 53.8 percent from the field, and Southeast Missouri was 49.2 percent.
The Eagles shot 31 free throws compared to eight for Southeast Missouri. The Redhawks outscored Eastern Michigan 12-0 on fast-break points.
(Read more on EMUEagles.com story)
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Temple 64, Eastern Michigan 46: The Eagles were handed their first loss of the season at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia. Eastern couldn't recover from a slow start that resulted in a 32-17 halftime deficit. (EMUEagles.com story)
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