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Jackson's Late Bucket Lifts Eagles Over Rockets, 71-69

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TOLEDO, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – Down two with just eight seconds to play, Eastern Michigan University junior Paul Jackson (Stone Mountain, Ga.- Martin Luther King Jr.-Eastern Kentucky) connected on a layup and completed the and-one opportunity to give the Eagles a road win over the University of Toledo, 71-69, in the regular season finle at Savage Arena.

Following the basket by Jackson, UT (21-10, 13-5 MAC) had one final shot, but the EMU (20-11, 11-7 MAC) defense held strong. A Rocket's three-point heave fell short and the Eagle's Ty Groce (Ypsilanti, Mich.