Freshman guard Marreon Jackson nailed a three-point field goal with nine seconds left to give the No. 2 seed Toledo Rockets a dramatic 64-63 victory over the No. 3 seed Eastern Michigan Eagles in semifinal Mid-American Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament action at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland on Friday.
Jackson’s clutch three-pointer was his eighth triple of the evening, a career-high, helping him rack up a career-best 26 points on the evening. EMU had a chance to win the game but Kevin McAdoo’s driving shot did not find the mark. The ball went out of bounds after the miss with 0.