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Northern Illinois Huskies vs Eastern Michigan Eagles Wrap - Eastern Michigan Wins 74-72

Eastern Michigan got 31 points from Noah Farrakhan en route to a 74-72 victory over Northern Illinois on Tuesday at George Gervin GameAbove Center.

Eastern Michigan won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the -3.0-point spread.

Mo Njie had 16 points for Eastern Michigan and Darion Spottsville chipped in with 8 points. Monty Scott had 7 assists for them, while Darion Spottsville was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 11 boards.

Northern Illinois got a 24-point performance from Keshawn Williams, who was supported by 10 points from Trendon Hankerson. Kaleb Thornton had 6 assists in a losing cause for Northern Illinois, while Anthony Crump grabbed 5 rebounds.

Eastern Michigan led at halftime, $HalfScore.

Eastern Michigan had a 32-24 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.

Eastern Michigan heads into a battle against Ball State. Northern Illinois, meanwhile, will have their next action against Buffalo.