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Strong Defense Helps EMU Remain Undefeated

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (EMUEagles.com) –. The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team continued its early-season success with an upset of the University of Maryland Baltimore County, 62-45, at the Jersey Mike's Jamaica Classic, Nov. 22. EMU is now off to a 5-0 start this season

The Eagles held the lead for the majority of the contest, as UMBC (3-2, 0-0 AEC) only led for the first two minutes of the opening half.

The Eagles led the Retrievers in the first half for 18 minutes after back-to-back threes from redshirt junior Ty Groce (Ypsilanti, Mich.