Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan: Recap and Stats

Eastern Michigan 59

(9-10, 0-8 away)

Western Michigan 63

(11-7, 6-1 home)

Venue: University Arena (MI)

7:15PM ET / 4:15PM PT, January 23, 2013

Box Score

	1st	2nd	Final
Eastern Michigan	24	35	59
Western Michigan	24	39	63

Top Performers

	Points	Rebounds	Assists
Eastern Michigan	D Thompson 11	D Riley 6	J Ross 3
Western Michigan	S Whittington 11	S Whittington 8	A Richie 3

On Wednesday, January 23rd, Western Michigan defeated Eastern Michigan 63-59 in MAC play. Darius Paul played well for the Broncos and put up 11 points plus nine rebounds. Shayne Whittington scored a team-high 14 points. For the Eagles, Glenn Bryant got 12 points and six rebounds. Western Michigan (11-7, 3-2 MAC) gets Central Michigan (9-9, 2-3 MAC) on the road on Saturday, January 26th.

Western Michigan Game Notes

This game was statistically over in the 2nd half with 0:03 left to go.
The last time WMU started the season 11-7 was 2009.
The win over Eastern Michigan extended the Western Michigan winning streak to 3 games.
The Broncos have won 4 close games this season (a win by 5 or fewer points). Since 2007, Western Michigan has won 26 close games.
Western Michigan has won 100% of the time this season (8-0) when its field goal percentage has been 46.7% or better.
The Broncos have won 100% of the time this season (7-0) after recording 13 or more assists.
WMU has won 100% of the time this season (7-0) when opponents record 59 or fewer total points.
WMU has won 100% of the time this season (9-0) after holding an opponent to under 39.7% field goal percentage.
This season Western Michigan has won 80% of the time (8-2) when Darius Paul has 11 points or more, 100% of the time (4-0) when Austin Richie plays 31 minutes or more, and 83% of the time (5-1) when Brandon Pokley has 4 free throws made or more.
WMU set a season low for rebounds.
This is the 7th game at home this season--WMU has a 13.7 average scoring margin against opponents at home.
The top two scorers (Shayne Whittington and Nate Hutcheson) accounted for 41.2% of the points.
Darius Paul accounted for 32.1% of the team's rebounds.
Shayne Whittington has led the team in scoring in 5 out of 18 games this season.
Darius Paul has led the team in rebounding in 8 out of 18 games this season.

Eastern Michigan Game Notes

The Eagles have lost 4 times this season in games decided by 5 or fewer points. Since 2007, Eastern Michigan has lost 36 close games.
The top two scorers (Daylen Harrison and Glenn Bryant) accounted for 45.7% of the points.
Daylen Harrison has led the team in scoring 5 times in 19 games this season.
Glenn Bryant has led the team in rebounding 4 times in 19 games this season.
Glenn Bryant has 3 straight double-digit point games.

Emich Players		Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A	Glenn Bryant	32	12	6	1	1	0	0
A	Daylen Harrison	33	15	6	0	1	2	3
B	Jamell Harris	31	10	6	0	1	1	2
B	DaShonte Riley	22	3	6	2	1	0	2
C	Derek Thompson	27	8	1	2	0	0	1
C	Matt Balkema	9	0	3	1	1	0	1
C	Jalen Ross	26	9	0	1	2	0	3
C-	J.R. Sims	20	2	1	0	3	0	1

WMU Players		Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A	Darius Paul	23	11	9	4	0	0	2
B	S. Whittington	34	14	1	1	1	2	1
B	Nate Hutcheson	32	12	2	2	3	0	1
B	Connar Tava	21	6	6	2	0	0	3
C+	Brandon Pokley	27	10	2	2	1	0	4
C	David Brown	19	5	5	0	0	0	2
C	Austin Richie	31	5	0	2	2	0	1
-	Jared Klein	9	0	1	0	0	0	0