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L 41-53
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L 50-69
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L 46-70
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L 44-45
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Eastern Michigan beats Northern Illinois 45-44

YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) Jalen Ross' 3-pointer with 32 seconds left gave Eastern Michigan a 45-44 victory over Northern Illinois in the opening round of the Mid-American Conference tournament Monday night.

Da'Shonte Riley had 13 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots for the seventh-seeded Eagles (15-17), who next play Miami (Ohio) on Wednesday in Cleveland. Glenn Bryant had 10 points and eight rebounds for Eastern Michigan.

Northern Illinois (5-25) trailed 42-35 after Ross scored for the Eagles with 5 minutes to go. J.J. Cravatta hit a 3-pointer for the Huskies, Aksel Bolin's three-point play got them within a point and Travon Baker's 3-pointer put NIU ahead 44-42 with 2:08 left. Ross got the rebound off a missed 3 try and made his shot for the Eagles, and the Huskies had three tries at the end but couldn't score.

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Huskies Headlines
Leaders
Points: A. Bolin7.4
Rebounds: A. Bolin4.2
Assists: T. Baker1.9
FG%: No qualifiers
FT%: No qualifiers
3P%: No qualifiers
Steals: T. Baker1.4
Blocks: S. Mader0.5
Mid-American Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
East
Akron 14-2 26-7
Ohio 14-2 24-10
Kent State 9-7 21-14
Buffalo 7-9 14-20
Bowling Green 7-9 13-19
Miami (OH) 3-13 9-22
West
Western Michigan 10-6 22-13
Toledo 10-6 15-13
Ball State 8-8 15-15
Eastern Michigan 7-9 16-18
Central Michigan 4-12 11-20
Northern Illinois 3-13 5-25
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 54.0 (345)
Rebounds: 12.4 (67)
Assists: 8.5 (346)
FG%: 35.8% (346)
FT%: 65.3% (293)
3P%: 27.6% (340)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 62.8 (74)
Rebounds: 21.1 (313)
Assists: 11.2 (75)
FG%: 43.1% (188)
FT%: 70.5% (242)
3P%: 34.3% (209)
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Gonzaga32-3
2 Louisville35-5
3 Kansas31-6
4 Indiana29-7
5 Miami (FL)29-7
6 Duke30-6
7 Ohio State29-8
8 Georgetown25-7
9 Michigan State27-9
10 Michigan31-8
10 New Mexico29-6
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Louisville35-5
2 Michigan31-8
3 Syracuse30-10
4 Wichita State30-9
5 Duke30-6
6 Ohio State29-8
7 Indiana29-7
8 Kansas31-6
9 Florida29-8
10 Miami (FL)29-7
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