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Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Florida International Panthers Recap - Eastern Michigan Wins 80-68
Florida International was burned for 26 points by Emoni Bates on Wednesday as Eastern Michigan picked up a 80-68 win at Ocean Bank Convocation Center.
Bettors who backed Eastern Michigan were also rewarded, as they covered the closing number as an underdog of +7.5 at sportsbooks.
Noah Farrakhan had 25 points for Eastern Michigan and Tyson Acuff chipped in with 13 points. Tyson Acuff had 4 assists for them, while Emoni Bates was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.
Florida International got 14 points from Dashon Gittens in a losing cause and another 14 points from Arturo Dean. Nick Guadarrama contributed 2 assists for them, while Nick Guadarrama had 6 rebounds.
Eastern Michigan trailed at halftime, $HalfScore.
The rebound battle favored Eastern Michigan as they grabbed 29 boards, while Florida International only had 26
Next game, Eastern Michigan takes its act home to face Florida Atlantic looking for another win. For Florida International, they head on the road to face Florida Gulf Coast.