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Eagles Bounce Back to Down Detroit Mercy, 79-77

Postgame Press Conference

YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team battled to the end to secure a hard-fought home victory as the Eagles downed the visiting Titans of the University of Detroit Mercy, 79-77, Dec. 18, inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center. The Eagles (3-9, 0-0 MAC) snapped a three-game losing streak with their second home victory of the season while defeating the Titans (5-7, 1-1 Horizon) for the second game in a row in the series.

Eastern, playing its oldest foe in a series that dates back to 1898, received 24 points from the bench which included a career-high 17 from Yusuf Jihad (Farmington Hills, Mich.