Niagara Falls

If you missed the CIT action in Ypsilanti, we’ve got you covered. The Eagles of Eastern Michigan hosted the Purple Eagles of Niagara at the Convocation Center last night. After Eastern Michigan overcame a 4-2 deficit in the opening minutes of the game, they never really looked back.

The Eagles scoring was led by Elijah Minnie with 29 points. Tim Bond nearly got a triple double with 11 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists. The Eagles managed to hold the Purple Eagles to 65 points. The Purple Eagles scoring was led by Kahlil Dukes with 16 points. When the buzzer sounded, Eastern Michigan would win 83-65.

Eastern Michigan travels to Huntsville, Texas next in order to face Sam Houston State on Monday March 19. If you want to listen to the game, it will be on WEMU or wemu.org for streaming. If you want to watch it, you can see it streaming at WatchCIT.com.

Anyway, pictures...

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• Eastern Michigan managed to hold Niagara to 65 points. Kenneth Bailey
• Elijah Minnie launching a three pointer. Kenneth Bailey
• Paul Jackson working around the Niagara defense. Kenneth Bailey
• One of many dunks for the night. Kenneth Bailey
• Tim Bond leading the offense Kenneth Bailey
• Niagara trying to work around the stifling Eagle defense. Kenneth Bailey
• Nice block by James Thompson. Kenneth Bailey
• This seemed like a common occurrence. Kenneth Bailey
• Another Thompson dunk Kenneth Bailey
• Tim Bond setting up the dunk Kenneth Bailey
• Thompson with the hook. Kenneth Bailey
• Tim Bond taking a leap towards the basket. Kenneth Bailey
• Another shot at the basket. Kenneth Bailey
• Paul Jackson for the two. Kenneth Bailey
• Tim Bond was flying last night. Kenneth Bailey
• Paul Jackson going for another basket Kenneth Bailey
• James Thompson floating the basketball. Kenneth Bailey
• Kevin McAdoo recording some points. Kenneth Bailey
• Elijah Minnie finishing off the windmill. Kenneth Bailey
• I think everyone contributed. Kenneth Bailey