YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- Riding a two-game winning streak and sitting in first place in the Mid-American Conference West Division, the Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team returns to the Convocation Center to defend its homecourt this Tuesday, Jan. 17, when Western Michigan University travels across the Mitten for an in-state rivalry contest at 7 p.m. The Eagles (11-6, 3-1 MAC) look to defeat the Broncos (6-10, 2-2 MAC) at home for the sixth consecutive time, while WMU is hoping for its first win inside the Convo since the 2010-11 campaign.
The Green and White come into its fifth league matchup following a tight 53-49 victory on the road at Ohio, Jan.