DeKalb — The men’s basketball team (12-17, 5-11 Mid American Conference) fell 82-53 Saturday on the road to the Eastern Michigan University Eagles, who had an efficient offensive performance. The Eagles shot 55 percent from the field, nearly 88 percent from the free-throw line and connected on 9-of-22 of their 3-point attempts.
NIU came out of the gates as the aggressors as they went on a 6-0 run to start off the game.
Eastern Michigan picked things up quickly as they immediately responded with a 18-2 run of their own. NIU maintained striking distance in the first half as they trailed 31-23 at the break.