Official Site of the Eagles · Jan 16, 2019
Eagles' Comeback Falls Just Short at Akron, 51-49
AKRON, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – A last-second shot attempt rattled around the rim and fell out for the Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team, as the Eagles suffered a heartbreaking, 51-49, setback at the University of Akron Tuesday night, Jan. 15, in James A. Rhodes Arena.
After a missed layup with just six seconds to go, EMU (8-9, 2-2 MAC), trailing by one, quickly fouled UA (10-7, 2-2 MAC) to send the Zips to the line. After connecting on the first attempt to make it a two-point advantage, Akron missed the second shot and redshirt senior Paul Jackson's (Stone Mountaint, Ga.-Martin Luther King Jr. (Eastern Kentucky)) coast-to-coast attempt rattled out as time expired.