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KALAMAZOO, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team fell in an early 20-point hole and could never recover, as Western Michigan University picked up a 61-47 victory in the Mid-American Conference opener Saturday, Jan. 9, here at University Arena. The Eagles sliced the deficit to seven early in the second half, but the Broncos used another 15-4 run midway through the period to put the contest out of reach. With the loss the Eagles drop to 8-6 overall and 0-1 in league action, while the Broncos go to 1-0 in the MAC and 9-6 on the season. Eastern's struggles in the city of Kalamazoo continue, as the Green and White have now dropped 10 straight on WMU's home court dating back to the 2000-01 campaign.
Senior Carlos Medlock (Detroit, Mich.-Murray Wright) led the Eagles with 16 points with junior Jay Higgins (Fayetteville, N.C.-MG Academy-Hillsborough (Fla.) C.C.) adding eight. Redshirt junior forward Brandon Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo. -Taylor (Mich.) Truman), who came in to the afternoon leading the MAC in rebounding and was second in scoring, was limited to just seven points and six rebounds. David Kool paced the Western Michigan attack with 19 points, including a 9-of-10 effort from the charity stripe. The Eagles made 14-of-55 shots from the field for a 26.4 percent clip. Western shot 34.5 percent from the field, hitting 19-of-55 attempts. After a dreadful start to the contest, Eastern opened the second half with six straight points to cut the deficit to seven, 31-24, and force WMU Head Coach Steve Hawkins to burn a timeout with 17:11 to go. Medlock opened the scoring with a three-pointer that was followed up by a free throw by Matt Balkema (Warren, Mich.-Cousino) and a steal and fast-break layup by Quintin Dailey (Las Vegas, Nev. -Bishop Gorman-Sheridan (Wyo.) J.C.). EMU's defense was rounding into form, holding Western Michigan without a field goal for the first six minutes of the stanza. However, the Broncos were still able to up the margin to 12, 36-24, with five makes at the charity stripe. After back-to-back scores by Bowdry and the momentum clearly in EMU's favor, Martelle McLemore drilled a long-range triple with 13:40 showing on the clock to end WMU's field goal drought and send the lead back to double digits, 39-29.
The scoring slowed dramatically for Eastern Michigan, with the Eagles managing just four points over the next six minutes stretch. Thankfully Western Michigan found putting the ball in the hoop just as troublesome, as the edge grew slightly to 48-33. Having weathered the storm, Eastern cut the margin to 11 points on a Bowdry jumper with 2:52 to play. However, the two-time defending West Division champions once again answered to keep the advantage in double figures en route to the 61-47 decision. The Broncos came out of the gate on fire, jumping out to a 10-2 advantage before a Medlock layup at the 14:47 ended the Eagles' scoring drought. The momentum continued in favor of Western Michigan, as the deficit ballooned to 18 points, 22-4, via a Kool jumper at the 7:45 mark. After trailing by as many as 20, Eastern Michigan began to chip away thanks to seven consecutive points from Medlock to send the Eagles into the lockerroom at the half down 31-18. For the period, EMU shot just 17.9 percent (5-of-28) compared to 44.8 percent (13-of-29) for WMU. Eastern was able to stay in the contest due en part to 6-of-7 shooting from the charity stripe, despite Western holding a 23 to 17 advantage on the glass. Medlock had 11 points for the Green and White, while Kool has 10 for his homestanding Broncos.
Eastern Michigan vs Western Michigan
1/9/10 4 p.m. at Kalamazoo, Mich. (University Arena)
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VISITORS: Eastern Michigan 8-6, 0-1 MAC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
01 HIGGINS, Jay........ f 2-9 2-7 2-3 1 2 3 2 8 2 2 0 1 37
33 BOWDRY, Brandon..... f 3-11 0-2 1-2 1 5 6 3 7 0 2 1 0 27
45 BALKEMA, Matt....... c 0-1 0-0 1-2 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 12
03 MEDLOCK, Carlos..... g 4-15 2-10 6-6 0 4 4 5 16 1 5 0 1 29
21 DAILEY, Quintin..... g 3-6 0-1 0-0 0 5 5 3 6 0 1 0 2 24
12 FRAZIER, L.J........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
13 GREEN, Antonio...... 1-3 1-2 4-4 1 1 2 3 7 1 2 0 1 25
15 COOPER, Will........ 1-4 0-1 0-1 1 6 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 27
32 HARRIS, Jamell...... 0-4 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 13
TEAM................ 1 1
Totals.............. 14-53 5-23 14-18 9 27 36 21 47 5 13 3 6 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 5-28 17.9% 2nd Half: 9-25 36.0% Game: 26.4% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-13 15.4% 2nd Half: 3-10 30.0% Game: 21.7% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7% 2nd Half: 8-11 72.7% Game: 77.8% 1,1
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HOME TEAM: Western Michigan 9-5, 1-0 MAC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
03 McLEMORE, Martelle.. f 2-10 1-6 2-2 2 10 12 2 7 1 2 0 1 33
11 HUTCHESON, Nate..... f 2-5 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 4 5 1 0 0 0 16
24 LAWSON, Donald...... c 3-8 0-0 0-1 4 1 5 3 6 0 0 1 0 19
05 DOUGLAS, Mike....... g 4-6 0-0 2-2 0 7 7 1 10 4 2 0 0 32
23 KOOL, David......... g 4-13 2-5 9-10 1 4 5 0 19 0 1 0 2 33
01 WARD, Demetrius..... 2-5 0-1 2-4 2 1 3 2 6 2 1 0 0 18
10 POKLEY, Brandon..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
15 WOLF, Alex.......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
25 BROWN, David........ 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 10
32 CONTEH, Muhammed.... 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 6
33 WHITFIELD, Flenard.. 1-4 0-0 4-6 1 4 5 3 6 1 2 2 2 29
TEAM................ 2 1 3 1
Totals.............. 19-55 4-15 19-25 12 33 45 17 61 11 10 3 6 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 2nd Half: 6-26 23.1% Game: 34.5% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd Half: 1-7 14.3% Game: 26.7% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd Half: 17-22 77.3% Game: 76.0% 2
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Officials: Steve McJunkins, Kevin O'Connell, Dan Fouser
Technical fouls: Eastern Michigan-TEAM. Western Michigan-None.
Attendance: 3224
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Eastern Michigan.............. 18 29 - 47
Western Michigan.............. 31 30 - 61
Technical Foul EMU bench at 15:47
EMU #3 Fouled Out at 1:21
Points in the paint-EMU 12,WMU 26. Points off turnovers-EMU 8,WMU 10.
2nd chance points-EMU 3,WMU 13. Fast break points-EMU 4,WMU 0.
Bench points-EMU 9,WMU 14. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times.
Last FG-EMU 2nd-00:04, WMU 2nd-02:15.
Largest lead-EMU None, WMU by 20 1st-04:03.
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Wolf sparked Western Michigan to back-to-back victories in the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic. After scoring only 11 career points in 19 games, Wolf exploded for a career-high 15 points, career-high five rebounds, one assist and one steal in the Broncos' victory over Colonial Athletic Association preseason favorite Northeastern, 75-60. Wolf hadn't made a three-pointer in three career attempts and hadn't attempted a shot this season before going 4-for-4 behind the arc against the Huskies. Wolf came back in the next game to hit each of his first two three-pointers in a victory over Southern Conference preseason favorite College of Charleston, 66-63. He also added three rebounds, one assist and no turnovers in 21 minutes. In two games, Wolf averaged 11.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and one assist per game, while making 6-of-8 three-pointers and 4-of-6 free throws. Wolf also directed the offense with just one turnover in 45 minutes of action.
Wolf has a 3.26 grade point average majoring in civil engineering.
It was unclear whether David Kool would be able to play after sustaining a back injury and missing all but one practice leading into Sunday's game vs. Sam Houston State. He responded to the challenge and hit the game-winning shot with 3.9 seconds remaining on his way to 31 points, four assists, three rebounds and three steals against Southland Conference preseason favorite Sam Houston State. Kool also made the game-clinching steal on defense as time expired. Kool scored 17 points in the first half and then added 14 points in the final 10:54 of the game, including eight points in the final 2:03, to help WMU overcome a 15-point deficit with 14:04 to play in the game. Kool scored 30 or more points for the third time this season and led WMU to its third win in a row and fourth this season against a preseason conference favorite.
Kool has a 3.40 grade point average majoring in physical education.
The MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week honor is presented to a MAC male and female student-athlete who has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and performs well during the week’s competition. The winners are selected by a group of the conference’s faculty athletic representatives.
Previous Male Winners
Week 1 (Sept. 11) Dan LeFevour, CMU (football)
Week 2 (Sept. 18) Tim Hiller, WMU (football)
Week 3 (Sept. 25) Dan LeFevour, CMU (football)
Week 4 (Oct. 2) Jacquise Terry, KSU (football)
Week 5 (Oct. 9) Teal Bunbury, Akron (soccer)
Week 6 (Oct. 16) Brandon Bice, NIU (football)
Week 7 (Oct. 23) Jacob Lawrence, BGSU (soccer)
Week 8 (Oct. 30) Josh Violanti, Buffalo (football)
Week 9 (Nov. 6) Tony Jordanek, KSU (cross country)
Week 10 (Nov. 13) Tommy Davis, NIU (football)
Week 11 (Nov. 20) Dan LeFevour, CMU (football)
Week 12 (Nov. 23) Dan LeFevour, CMU (football)
Week 13 (Dec. 4) Bryan Anderson, CMU (football)
Chris Jenkins, EMU (wrestling)
Week 14 (Dec. 11) Kofi Sarkodie, Akron (soccer)
Week 15 (Dec. 18) David Kool, WMU (basketball)
Week 16 (Dec. 23) David Kool, WMU (basketball)
Week 17 (Jan. 8) Xavier Silas, NIU (basketball)
Alex Wolf, WMU (basketball)
Week 18 (Jan. 8) David Kool, WMU (basketball)
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