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Men’s Basketball Outlasts Northern Illinois, 57-49

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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Knotted at 45 with fewer than four minutes remaining in regulation, the Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team closed out the contest with a 12-4 run to secure a hard-fought 57-49 victory over Northern Illinois University Saturday, Feb. 9, inside the Convocation Center.

Redshirt junior Boubacar Toure (Dakar, Senegal-Phase One Academy (Grand Canyon)) split a pair of free throws to put the Eagles (10-13, 4-6 MAC) back in front for good, before redshirt senior Paul Jackson (Stone Mountain, Ga.