NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team battled to the end, but came up short in its comeback bid as the Eagles dropped a 67-60 decision at Niagara University, Sunday, Dec. 11. Noah Farrakhan (Hillside, N.J.-The Patrick School-East Carolina) led the way with 21 points, four assists, and four rebounds as the Eagles (2-9, 0-0 MAC) came back from several deficits before a 7-0 run by the Purple Eagles (5-4, 1-1 MAAC) closed out the contest inside Gallagher Arena.
How It Happened
After falling behind, 35-33, Eastern Michigan went on a 5-0 run with under one minute remaining in the first half, culminating in a three from Kevin-David Rice (Flint, Mich.