Eastern Michigan tops McMaster 87-49
In men's basketball on Sunday, August 16 in Windsor, ON, Eastern Michigan came away with a 87-49 win over McMaster in a non-conference game. Eastern Michigan won by 38 points, and the teams combined for 136.
Jordan Wright set the pace for Eastern Michigan with 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting, plus 5 rebounds. Kaden Johnson finished with 12 and Kilian Brockhoff had 10. Three Eastern Michigan players scored in double figures. McMaster's leading scorer was Kailon Nicholls, with 15 points on 6-of-17 shooting. Jack McMahan scored 9.
Eastern Michigan shot 46.0% from the field (29-63) and made 6 of 25 three-pointers; McMaster shot 34.7% (17-49) and went 7-for-24 from beyond the arc. At the line, Eastern Michigan made 23 of 32 free throws and McMaster made 8 of 15. Eastern Michigan recorded 13 assists to 9 for McMaster.
Eastern Michigan controlled the glass, outrebounding McMaster 44-22. Mohammed Habhab of Eastern Michigan was the game's top rebounder with 11. Eastern Michigan committed 14 turnovers and McMaster committed 16.
Eastern Michigan finished with 11 steals to 7 for McMaster. McMaster next plays Laurier on Friday, Nov. 6.
