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Recap - Eastern Michigan Defeats Ohio 90-79

Tyson Acuff went off for 29 points and added 2 rebounds leading Eastern Michigan over Ohio, 90-79, on Tuesday at George Gervin GameAbove Center.

Eastern Michigan was a +7.5-point underdog in the win, and managed to turn a profit for their supporters.

Emoni Bates had 19 points for Eastern Michigan and Kevin-David Rice chipped in with 11 points. Tyson Acuff had 6 assists for them, while Noah Farrakhan was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 4 boards.

Ohio got 23 points from Dwight Wilson III in a losing cause and another 22 points from Jaylin Hunter. Jaylin Hunter contributed 3 assists for them, while Dwight Wilson III had 12 rebounds.

Eastern Michigan was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

The rebound battle favored Ohio as they grabbed 34 boards, while Eastern Michigan only had 20

Eastern Michigan heads into a battle against Ball State. Ohio, meanwhile, will have their next action against Miami-Ohio.