Eighty-four points were just enough for the Toledo Rockets.
In one of the most entertaining games in the country all season, UT withstood one of the greatest offensive performances in the 46-year history of Savage Arena.
Eastern Michigan’s Emoni Bates scored a career-high 43 points, but the Rockets forced the Eagles to go 3 for their last 10 to eke out an 84-79 win in front of a raucous home crowd.
“That certainly made for great national TV,” Toledo coach Tod Kowalczyk said about the CBS Sports Network broadcast. “Emoni Bates, like all really good players, they’re feel players a little bit.