TM 2005-06 BASKETBALL SPORTS INFORMATION WEEKLY RELEASE - FEB. 11, 2006 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2005-06 Men’s Basketball (5-15; 2-10 MAC) GAME 21 Day Date Opponent Time University of Akron at Eastern Michigan • Fri. Nov. 18 CALIFORNIA (DH) (Comcast Local) W, 67-65 Feb. 11, 2006; 7:30 p.m.• Convocation Center - Ypsilanti, Michigan Sat. Nov. 26 at North Dakota State L, 65-87 Tues. Nov. 29 DETROIT (Comcast Local) L, 60-64 Sat. Dec. 3 at #16/17 Indiana (ESPN Plus) L, 63-79 VS. Wed. Dec. 7 YOUNGSTOWN STATE (DH) W, 77-71 Wed. Dec. 14 at Wisconsin-Green Bay L, 69-73 Thurs. Dec. 22 TULSA W, 67-62 Eastern Michigan ... Teams ...... Akron Fri. Dec. 30 at Northern Colorado L, 70-76 3-10; 0-5 ...... Record ...... 17-5; 10-2 Wed. Jan. 4 at Buffalo* L, 62-78 Ypsilanti, Mich...... Location ...... Akron, OH Sat. Jan. 7 at Miami* (OT) L, 59-64 1849 ...... Founded...... 1870 Wed. Jan. 11 OHIO* L, 63-75 24,500 ...... Enrollment ...... 24,240 Eagles ...... Nickname ...... Zips Sat. Jan. 14 KENT STATE* (DH) L, 64-74 Green and White ...... Colors ...... Blue and Gold Wed. Jan. 18 BOWLING GREEN* L, 72-79 Mid-American ...... Conference ..... Mid-American Sat. Jan. 21 at Akron* L, 61-79 John A. Fallon,III ...... Pres...... Luis Proenza Tues. Jan. 24 WESTERN MICHIGAN* (Comcast Local) L, 62-68 Bob England ...... A.D...... Mack Rhoades Charles E. Ramsey ..... H.C...... Keith Dambrot Thurs. Jan. 26 at Toledo* L, 58-88 EMU, '92...... H.C. Alma Mater...... Akron, '82 Sun. Jan. 29 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* L, 55-67 5-15 (First) ...... Record at School .... 36-15 (2nd) Wed. Feb. 1 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* W, 81-75 5-15 (First) ...... Overall Record ..... 144-85 (8th) Sat. Feb. 4 at Ball State* (Comcast Local) W, 56-43 Dusty May ...... Asst. Coach ...... Shaka Smart Derrick McDowell . Asst. Coach ...... Lamont Paris Tues. Feb. 7 at Bowling Green* L, 71-73 Carl Thomas ...... Asst. Coach .... Terry Weigand Sat. Feb. 11 AKRON* (HALL OF FAME GAME) 7:30 p.m. Convocation Center .. Arena...... J.A.R. Wed. Feb. 15 at Western Michigan* 7 p.m. 8,824 ...... Capacity ...... 5,500 Sat. Feb. 18 at Eastern Illinois 3 p.m. 12-18 ...... 2004-05 Record ...... 19-10 5-13 ...... 2004-05 Conf. Rec...... 11-7 Wed. Feb. 22 TOLEDO* 7 p.m. 7/7 ...... Letterwinners Ret./Lost ...... 11/3 Sun. Feb. 26 at Northern Illinois* 4:05 p.m. 2/3 ...... Starters Ret./Lost ...... 4/1 Wed. March 1 at Central Michigan* 7 p.m. THE SERIES: This is the 31st meeting be- Sat. March 4 BALL STATE* 2 p.m. tween the two teams and EMU has a 17- Mon. Mar. 6 MAC Tournament-First round TBA 13 lead. Akron has an 8-3 record over the Campus Sites last 11 games, including winning both Thurs. Mar. 9 MAC Tournament-Quarterfinals$ TBA games last year as well as the first this Fri. Mar. 10 MAC Tournament-Semifinals$ TBA year, 79-61, Jan. 21, in Akron. EMU’s last Sat. Mar. 11 MAC Tournament-Final$ TBA win came on Feb. 7, 2004, in Ypsilanti when Home games in BOLD CAPS (Convocation Center) the Eagles recorded a 77-54 victory. * Mid-American Conference game $ at Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio) (DH)-doubleheader All times are site times WEMU-FM (89.1) will serve as the flagship station (as of Feb. 8, 2006) for 2005-06 EMU men’s basketball games. Vet- eran John C. Fountain returns as the play-by- play announcer for his 42nd year, and he will be assisted by Brian Nemerovski as the anaylst and engineer. The broadcast will also be car- ried on the Internet at http://www.wemu.org

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The 2005-06 Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball Team: Front row, l-r: Director of Basketball Operations Rich Marion, Graduate Manager Dave Good, Desmond Young, B.J. Ford, Co-captain Danny McElhinny, Head Coach Charles E. Ramsey, Co-captain John Bowler, Carlos Medlock, Derek Van Solkema, Assistant Coach Dusty May, Associate Coach Derrick McDowell. Back row, l-r: Trainer Masa Takaiwa, Jared Redell, Academic Counselor Tyrone Wilson, Zane Gay, Gino Smith, Craig Cashen, Kyle Dodd, Chris Knaub, James Matthews, Assistant Coach Carl Thomas, Equipment Manager Brian Kornn. Eastern Michigan University 2005-06 Men’s Basketball Team Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos Ht. Wt. Class Hometown-High School (Previous) 42 John Bowler*** F 6-9 260 Sr.-Sr. Chicago, Ill.-Notre Dame 21 Craig Cashen** F/C 6-8 210 Jr.-Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio-St. Xavier 34 Kyle Dodd C 6-11 210 Fr.-Fr. Rockwood, Ontario, Canada-John F. Ross Collegiate and Vocational Institute 2 B.J. Ford G 6-1 170 Fr.-Fr. Caledonia, Mich.-East Kentwood 5 Nick Freer* F/G 6-6 195 So.-So. Stevensville, Mich.-Lakeshore 31 Zane Gay G 6-4 195 Fr.-Fr. Olivet, Mich.-Olivet 44 Chris Knaub C 6-10 225 Jr.-Jr. South Bend, Ind.-St. Joseph’s-Jacksonville (TX)J.C. 32 Travis Lewis G 6-2 197 Jr.-So. Kalamazoo, Mich.-Loy Norrix 4 James Matthews* C 6-8 240 Jr.-Jr. Detroit, Mich.-Denby-Marquette U. 13 Danny McElhinny*** G 6-0 175 Sr.-Sr. Hermitage, Penn.-Kennedy Catholic 3 Carlos Medlock G 6-0 170 Fr.-Fr. Detroit, Mich.-Murray Wright 23 Gino Smith F 6-7 215 Fr.-Fr. Milwaukee, WI-Riverside-Virginia Beach, VA- Coastal Christian;Cincinnati (Ohio)-Christian Center Academy Prep; Harmony Comm. School 12 Desmond Young G 6-1 180 Fr.-Fr. Grand Blanc, Mich.-Grand Blanc *Letters won Head Coach: Charles E. Ramsey (Eastern Michigan, '92) - First year (5-15; 2-10 MAC) Assistant Coaches Associate Coach: Derrick McDowell (Stetson, '83) - First year Assistant Coach: Dusty May (Indiana, 2000) - First year Assistant Coach: Carl Thomas (Eastern Michigan, '92) - First year Director of Basketball Operations: Rich Marion (Eastern Michigan, '96) - First year Graduate Manager: Dave Good (Central Michigan, 2004)

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GAME 14: 2005-06 Season AKRON VISITORS: EASTERN MICHIGAN (61) Total 3 Pt. Jan. 21, 2006 • at Akron 79, EMU 61 Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min MATTHEWS, James f 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-6=7 3 2 0 2 0 0 21 Feb. 11, 2006 • at EMU, 7 p.m. GAY, Zane f 2-4 1-3 0-2 1-1=2 2 5 1 0 0 0 12 BOWLER, John f 6-11 0-0 4-7 3-6=9 4 16 5 8 0 0 35 MEDLOCK, Carlos g 5-8 0-1 3-5 0-1=1 2 13 3 6 0 1 26 Location ...... Akron, Ohio FREER, Nick g 2-6 0-1 2-2 1-1=2 4 6 1 2 0 0 25 Founded ...... 1870 FORD, B.J. 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0=0 2 1 0 2 0 0 14 YOUNG, Desmond 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Enrollment ...... 24,300 McELHINNY, Danny 4-5 4-5 0-0 0-1=2 2 12 1 1 0 0 25 Nickname ...... Zips CASHEN, Craig 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-0=0 2 0 0 1 0 1 19 Colors ...... Blue and Gold SMITH, Gino 3-4 0-0 0-0 1-0=1 2 6 2 2 1 1 19 Conference ...... Mid-American LEWIS, Travis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 KNAUB, Chris 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1=1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 President ...... Dr. Luis M. Proenza TEAM 1-3=4 Athletics Director ...... Mike Thomas TOTALS 23-44 5-11 10-18 9-18=28 23 61 13 24 1 3 200 Sports Information Dir...... Shawn Nestor Head Coach TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-25 60.0 2nd Half: 8-19 42.1 Game: 52.3 DB Rebs Men’s Basketball Contact ...... Gregg Bach 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 5-7 71.4 2nd Half: 0-4 00.0 Game: 45.5 3 Keith MBB Contact Office: ...... 330.972.6106 F.Throw % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0 2nd Half: 8-14 57.1 Game: 55.6 MBB Contact Office Fax: ...... 330.374.8844 Dambrot HOME: AKRON (79) MBB Contact Home: ...... 330.922.8179 Total 3 Pt. MBB Contact Cell: ...... 330.760.0522 Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min PRESTON, Rob f 4-7 3-5 2-4 3-2=5 1 13 1 3 2 3 28 MBB Contact E-Mail: ...... [email protected] LINHART, Nate f 4-8 2-2 3-4 3-1=4 1 13 3 2 0 1 28 Web site ...... www.gozips.com FUTCH, Matt c 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-3=3 5 4 0 1 0 0 12 Head Coach ...... Keith Dambrot JOYCE, Dru g 6-10 3-7 1-2 1-1=2 0 16 5 2 0 1 35 Alma Mater, Year ...... Akron, '82 DIALS, Nick g 2-7 0-5 5-5 0-2=2 2 9 6 0 0 1 31 MIDDLETON, Cedrick 2-3 0-0 3-5 2-2=4 5 7 1 3 0 0 17 Record at School: ...... 36-15 (2nd) MILUM, Quade 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 Overall Record ...... 144-85 (8th) MRAZ, Chad 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0=0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 Assistant Coaches ...... Shaka Smart TRAVIS, Romeo 6-16 0-1 3-6 3-5=8 3 15 0 3 0 3 31 Romeo ...... Terry Weigand, Lamont Paris GODDARD, Nick 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Office Phone Number ...... 330.972.7678 Travis RYBAK, John 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 SOWERS, Zach 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Home Court ...... James A. Rhodes Arena TEAM 2-0=2 Capacity ...... 5,500 TOTALS 27-55 8-21 17-27 14-16=30 18 79 18 14 2 10 200 Press Row Number ...... 330.374.8771 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-29 41.4 2nd Half: 15-26 57.7 Game: 49.1 DB Rebs 2004-05 Overall Record ...... 19-10 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 4-11 36.4 2nd Half: 4-10 40.0 Game: 38.1 6 2004-05 MAC Record ...... 11-7 (t 2nd-East) F.Throw % 1st Half: 8-12 66.7 2nd Half: 9-15 60.0 Game: 63.0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 14/11 Officials: Bret Wegenke, Kyle Ingram, Rodney Chamberlain Tech. Fouls: None Starters Returning/Lost ...... 4/1 Score by Periods 1st 2nd TOT Attendance: 4,461 Eastern Michigan 37 24 61 2005-06 Akron Schedule 2004-05 Akron Results Akron 36 43 79 Nov.26 YOUNGST. W, 67-62 Nov.19 at Drake L, 88-90 GAME 30 - 2004-05 Season Nov.30 DUQUESNE W, 79-61 Nov. 23 MT. UNION W, 77-47 Monday, March 7, 2005 • Mid-American Conference 2005 FirstEnergy Tournament Game • Dec. 3 at California L, 75-89 Nov.27 HAMPTON W, 80-59 James A. Rhodes (JAR) Arena • Akron, Ohio Dec. 7 DENISON W, 123-52 Dec. 1 at Duquesne W, 77-65 VISITORS: EASTERN MICHIGAN (66) Dec.10 at Louisville L, 85-111 Dec. 4 Northern Ill.* L, 58-66 Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Dec.19-21at San Juan Shootout Dec. 8 CLEV. STATE W, 79-75 JACKSON, James f 5-9 0-0 1-3 5-2=7 4 11 1 0 1 0 33 AUSTIN, Markus f 7-16 0-3 3-3 1-2=3 4 17 0 3 0 0 33 21 vs. M. St. Ma.W, 74-61 Dec.11 at Wright State W, 81-70 BOWLER, John f 2-7 0-0 1-7 3-4=7 4 5 3 7 2 3 33 22 vs. Miss. St. W, 83-72 Dec.23 at Dayton L, 66-77 ROSS, Michael g 4-10 1-2 0-0 2-5=7 1 9 3 2 0 2 31 McELHINNY, Danny g 0-3 0-3 0-0 0-1=1 3 0 0 0 0 1 20 23 vs. Clemson L, 59-66 Dec. 27 OAKLAND W, 81-52 MATTHEWS, James 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Dec.31 WRIGHT ST. W, 72-44 Jan. 2 OHIO* W, 71-59 FREER, Nick 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Jan. 4 at Ball St.* W, 66-62 Jan. 6 at Toledo* L, 59-70 CASHEN, Craig 1-3 0-1 0-0 1-0=1 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 GARRETT, Darryl 4-8 3-4 3-4 0-4=4 1 14 1 2 0 1 20 Jan. 7 TOLEDO* W, 75-58 Jan. 8 at West. Mich.* L, 75-84 VanSOLKEMA, Derek 1-2 0-1 6-6 0-2=2 1 8 1 0 0 0 14 Jan. 10 at WMU* W, 69-55 Jan. 12 BUFFALO* W, 75-59 REDDER, Dan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 Jan. 14 NIU* W, 86-73 Jan. 15 EAST. MICH.* W, 76-68 TEAM 0-0=0 TOTALS 24-59 4-14 14-23 12-20=32 21 66 9 14 3 9 200 Jan. 16 at Clev. St. W, 62-50 Jan. 19 at Marshall* W, 65-55 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-29 37.9 2nd Half: 13-30 43.3 Game: 40.7 DB Rebs Jan. 18 at CMU* (OT)W, 76-69 Jan. 22 CENT. MICH.* W, 95-56 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 0-5 00.0 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4 Game: 28.6 6 Jan. 21 EMU* W, 79-61 Jan. 25 BALL STATE* W, 79-64 F.Throw % 1st Half: 11-18 61.1 2nd Half: 3-5 60.0 Game 60.9 Jan. 24 at Ohio* L, 63-66 Jan. 30 at Miami* L, 63-74 HOME: AKRON (78) Jan. 26 MIAMI* W, 52-45 Feb. 3 at BGSU* W, 71-69 Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Jan. 29 at BG*(OT) W, 77-72 Feb. 9 KENT STATE* L, 54-57 MIDDLETON, Cedrick f 1-4 0-2 0-0 0-2=2 1 2 3 1 0 0 14 McFADDEN, Rick f 2-8 1-2 3-4 2-3=5 3 8 3 2 0 1 29 Feb. 1 BUFFALO* W, 75-61 Feb.14 TOLEDO* (OT) W, 81-79 COLLINS, Mario f 4-7 2-3 1-2 0-2=2 2 11 4 2 1 1 26 Feb. 5 at Kent St.* L, 57-63 Feb.16 at Ohio* W, 69-49 TRAVIS, Romeo f 9-12 1-2 4-7 4-6=10 3 23 3 4 3 0 35 FUTCH, Matt f 1-5 0-2 0-0 0-2=2 2 2 0 1 0 0 16 Feb. 8 WMU* W, 75-53 Feb.19 NIAGARA W, 74-68 MILUM, Quade 0-0 0-0 0-0` 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Feb.11 at Eastern Michigan* Feb.23 MIAMI* (OT) W, 55-49 WALTHER, Bubba 3-7 2-5 2-2 0-0=0 2 10 1 1 0 0 16 Feb.15 BOWLING GREEN* Feb.26 at Kent State* L, 68-73 JOYCE, Dru 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-2=2 1 3 3 3 0 0 22 PETERSON, Darryl 2-7 1-2 2-2 0-1=1 3 7 0 0 0 0 11 Feb.18 ESPN Bracket Bust. Mar. 2 MARSHALL* W, 71-64 PRESTON, Rob 2-3 1-2 3-4 1-5=6 2 8 2 0 0 1 22 Feb.22 at Miami* Mar. 5 at Buffalo* L, 56-72 MEYERS, Nick 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-3=4 2 4 1 2 0 0 7 Feb.25 OHIO* Mar. 7 EAST. MICH.^ W, 78-66 TEAM 2-1=3 TOTALS 27-58 9-23 15-21 10-27=37 21 78 21 15 5 3 200 Mar. 1 at Buffalo* Mar.10 vs. WMU (OT)^ L, 60-66 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-32 50.0 2nd Half: 11-26 42.3 Game: 46.6 DB Rebs Mar. 4 KENT STATE* *Mid-American Conference Game 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 6-14 42.9 2nd Half: 3-9 33.3 Game: 39.1 6 *Mid-American Conference game ^Mid-American Conference tourn. F.Throw % 1st Half: 8-8 100.0 2nd Half: 7-13 53.8 Game 71.4 Home games in ALL CAPS game; Home games in ALL CAPS Officials: Tom Clark, Mike Roberts, Eugene Crawford Tech. Fouls: Austin,Walther Team 1 s t 2 n d Tot Eastern Michigan 33 33 66 Attendance: 1,520 Akron 46 32 78 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2005-06 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 4

EMU COMEBACK FALLS SHORT: The HALL OF FAME THIS SATURDAY: The Statistical Update Eastern Michigan University men’s basket- 30th Annual EMU Athletic Hall of Fame, (Current EMU players and ball team saw its chance to make it three sponsored by the E-Club Alumni Chapter, their rankings on the EMU straight wins fall just short in a 73-71 loss will be held Satur- career lists) at Bowling Green Tuesday, Feb. 7. That day, Feb. 11, Career Points Scored loss came after EMU had recorded two 2006, in the atrium 1. 2,219 Kennedy McIntosh 1967-71 consecutive wins for the first time this sea- of the Convocation 2. 2,211 Earl Boykins 1995-98 son. The Eagles defeated Central Michi- Center. The Class 3. 1,892 Derrick Dial 1995-98 gan, 81-75, at home Feb. 1 and then of 2005 includes: 4. 1,726 Brian Tolbert 1992-96 5. 1,680 Harvey Marlatt 1966-80 grabbed a 56-43 win, Feb. 4, at Ball State. Tommy Asinga 6. 1,530 Gary Tyson 1970-74 Eastern will swing back into action Satur- (1994) track; Dan 7. 1,528 Lorenzo Neely 1987-91 day, Feb. 11, when it hosts Akron in a 7:30 Boisture (1967-73) 8. 1,469 Grant Long 1984-88 p.m. game in the Convocation Center. The football coach; Ben Braun (1986-96) men’s 9. 1,464 Kory Hallas 1988-92 10. 1,454 Lindell Reason 1969-72 game is part of Hall of Fame Saturday at basketball coach, Hamilton Morningstar 11. 1,425 Markus Austin 2001-05 EMU with the 30th Annual Hall of Fame in- (1940) track and field; Dr. Waldomar 12. 1,366 Marlow McClain 1979-83 duction ceremony set for 10:30 a.m. in Roeser (1970-present) team doctor; Danny 13. 1,307 Jeff Zatkoff 1979-82 the atrium of the Convocation Center. Schmitz (1979) baseball; Sara Seegers 14. 1,269 Earl Dixon 1968-72 15. 1,242 John Bowler 2003-Curr. (1995) softball; and Harold Simons (1968, 16. 1,235 Earle Higgins 1967-70 THE STARTERS: EMU (5-15; 2-10 MAC) 1970), basketball player and golf and bas- 17. 1,198 Webster Kirksey 1951-55 F 23 Gino Smith (6-7, 215, Fr.) ketball coach. The induction ceremony is 18. 1,189 Bob Riddle 1974-77 F 42 John Bowler (6-9, 255, Sr.) set for 10:30 a.m. followed by a luncheon. 1,189 Vince Giles 1981-85 20. 1,179 Carl Thomas 1987-91 C 44 Chris Knaub (6-10, 225, Jr.) The latest class of inductees will also be 21. 1,105 Ryan Prillman 1999-03 G 3 Carlos Medlock (6-0, 170, Fr.) honored at halftime of Saturday’s EMU- 22. 1,044 George Gervin 1970-72 G 31 Zane Gay (6-4, 195, Fr.) Miami women’s game, starting at 2 p.m. Tickets for the Hall of Fame ceremony are Career Rebounds 1. 1,426 Kennedy McIntosh 1967-71 AKRON (17-5; 10-2 MAC) $35 each and can be purchased from the 2. 970 Earl Dixon 1968-72 F 2 Quade Milum (6-7, 175, So.) EMU Athletics office, 734.487.1050. 3. 878 Ed Gallup 1960-64 F 23 Darryl Peterson (6-5, 220, Sr.) 4. 863 Grant Long 1984-88 F 24 Romeo Travis (6-7, 220, Jr.) TURNING IN THEIR BEST EFFORTS: 5. 788 Vince Giles 1981-85 6. 743 Kory Hallas 1988-92 G 11 Nick Dials (6-1, 175, So.) Three EMU players turned in career-best 7. 708 Bob Riddle 1974-77 G 12 Dru Joyce (6-0, 165, Jr.) efforts in the two-point loss at Bowling 8. 703 John Bowler 2003-Curr. Green Tuesday (Feb. 7). Senior center John 9. 692 Derrick Dial 1994-98 HOMETOWN FLAVOR: When the EMU bas- Bowler (Chicago, Ill.-Notre Dame H.S.) 10. 643 Dave Parks 1954-57 11. 640 “Boo” Jackson 2001-05 ketball team plays host to Akron, Ohio recorded a career-best 17 rebounds, 12. 629 James Head 1995-98 Saturday, Feb. 11, the Eagles will be fac- breaking his mark of 15, set at Cleveland 13. 585 Kareem Carpenter 1993-95 ing a familiar face on the Akron bench. State (Feb. 21, 2004). Freshman guard Keith Dambrot, now in his second year as Carlos Medlock (Detroit, Mich.-Murray Career Three-Point Field Goals 1. 214 Derrick Dial 1995-98 Akron’s head man, was an assistant men’s Wright) scored 22 points at B.G., break- 2. 204 Brian Tolbert 1992-96 basketball coach at EMU from 1986-89. ing his earlier best of 21 against Young- 3. 185 Carl Thomas 1987-91 stown (Dec. 7, 2005). Sophomore Travis 4. 181 Earl Boykins 1995-98 LONG TIME COMING: The Eagles were Lewis (Kalamazoo, Mich.-Loy Norrix), a 5. 149 Danny McElhinny 2003-Cur. 6. 145 Brad Soucie 1986-88 involved in a lot of streak breaking with mid-season addition from the football team, 7. 130 Ellery Morgan 1992-94 two consecutive MAC wins last week. scored nine points against the Falcons, 8. 124 Ricky Cottrill 2000-04 Wednesday (Feb. 1) the Eagles snapped a bettering his three-point game against Ohio 9. 121 Markus Austin 2002-05 nine-game MAC losing streak this season (Jan. 11). 10. 116 Charles Thomas 1987-91 with an 81-75 win over a visiting Central Career Free-Throws Made Michigan team. Saturday (Feb. 4) the AT THE HALF: EMU has held the halftime 1. 512 Earl Boykins 1995-98 Eagles broke a 12-game MAC-road losing lead in eight of 20 games this season, with 2. 486 Harvey Marlatt 1966-80 streak (17 games overall), dating back to just three of those resulting in wins. East- 3. 433 Lorenzo Neely 1987-91 4. 422 Markus Austin 2001-05 an 86-82 win at Central Michigan, Jan. 9, ern led at the half and won the games 5. 391 Kennedy McIntosh 1967-71 2005, with a 56-43 victory at Ball State. against California (Nov. 18) game, CMU 6. 385 Grant Long 1984-88 The 43 points by Ball State is the lowest (Feb. 1) and Ball State (Feb. 4). Eastern 7. 374 John Bowler 2003-Curr. MAC-point total allowed by the Eagles trailed at the half against both Youngstown 8. 351 Jeff Zatkoff 1979-82 9. 334 Brian Tolbert 1992-96 since the 1999-2000 squad won a 68-43 State (Dec. 7) and Tulsa (Dec. 22) before 10. 320 Ed Gallup 1961-64 decision at Western Michigan, Feb. 2, coming back to record victories. EMU was 2000, a total of 114 games between 43’s. tied at the half against UWGB (Dec. 14) before dropping the tilt. EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2005-06 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 5

BOWLER-McELHINNY CAPTAINS: Se- SHOOTING HIS WAY BACK: Senior guard BOWLER DOUBLES UP: Senior John niors John Bowler and Danny McElhinny Danny McElhinny made a great come- Bowler has turned in 26 double-doubles (Hermitage, PA-Kennedy Catholic) are back in two outings last week. The leading during his career. His twinbills are listed the captains for the 2005-06 season. Both three-point shooter in the MAC last week, below. players are three-year lettermen in their McElhinny entered the CMU game (Feb. 1) J.B. DOUBLES UP fourth season of competition. hitting 46.4 percent of his threes (45-of- Date Opponent Pts. Rebs. 57). McElhinny then promptly turned in one 2-7-06 at BGSU 20 17 BOWLER EARNS THIRD MAC WEEKLY of the worst shooting nights of his career, 2-4-06 at Ball State 14 12 AWARD OF SEASON: Senior forward going just 1-for-10 from the field and 1-for- 2-1-06 CENT. MICH. 24 11 John Bowler earned his third Mid-Ameri- 9 from beyond the three-point arc in the 1-26-06 at Toledo 13 11 can Conference West Division Player of the win over CMU. Like all good shooters, 1-24-06 WEST. MICH. 15 12 Week Award, and the fifth of his career McElhinny came out of the one-game slump 1-14-06 KENT STATE 23 14 with a pair of strong showings in games with an 18-point effort in the win at Ball 1-11-06 OHIO 16 11 played last week (Jan.30-Feb. 4). The 6- State (Feb. 4), making 4-of-8 field goals 1-7-06 at Miami 31 10 foot-9 Bowler turned in two double-doubles and 3-of-5 triples. 12-30-05 at Northern Col. 21 10 to help lead the Eagles to back-to-back 12-14-05 at UWGB 19 13 wins in MAC West Division games. He EMU AND EIU TO MEET FEB. 18: EMU 11-18-05 CALIFORNIA 19 12 scored 24 points with 11 rebounds in an will travel to Charleston, Illinois Saturday, 2-16-05 NIU* 12 12 81-75 win over Central Michigan Wednes- Feb. 18, to meet Eastern Illinois University 2-6-05 IPFW 14 12 day, Feb. 1, and scored 14 points with 12 in a non-conference game. The matchup 1-22-05 at NIU* 12 10 rebounds in a 56-43 win at Ball State Sat- resulted from a pool of 100 eligible teams 12-7-04 ROCHESTER 16 10 urday, Feb. 4. For the two games, Bowler for the BracketBusters presented by eBay 11-20-04 vs. Austin Peay# 17 10 made 9-of-17 field goals (.529), 20-of-23 national event. As part of the event, EIU 3-8-04 at Marshall* 14 11 free throws (.869), hauled down 23 re- will schedule at game at EMU in 2006-07. 2-25-04 OHIO* 10 13 bounds and scored 38 points. He also Game time is 3 p.m. EIU holds a 17-9 edge 2-21-04 at Clev. State 18 15 added four assists. Bowler earned his first in the series and the Panthers won the last 2-7-04 AKRON* 10 10 2005-06 Player of the Week award Nov. meeting, 92-81, Feb. 4, 1967 in EMU’s 2-4-04 at Buffalo* 15 12 21, and his second, Jan. 16. Last season Bowen Field House. 1-17-04 WMU* 18 12 Bowler earned the MAC’s weekly honor, 1-10-04 at CMU* 11 12 Nov. 22, 2004, and his first award came BOWLER HITS SIGNIFICANT LEVELS: Se- 12-23-04 NO. COL. 18 12 in the 2003-04 season when he was singled nior John Bowler has reached several sig- 12-9-04 ALBION 14 11 out, Dec. 28, 2003. nificant plateaus through the first 20 games 12-2-03 KENT STATE* 15 11 of the 2005-06 season. Bowler is just the STRONG AT THE LINE: The Eagles have 16th player in EMU history to score 1,200 CHECKING THE BIRTHDAYS: The young- made the most out of their free-throw points hitting the 1,242 mark after est player on the 2005-06 EMU roster is shooting over the last three games, shoot- Tuesday’s (Feb. 7) BGSU game. Bowler is Desmond Young, who is 18 (11-25-87), and ing 85.3 percent (29-of-34) in the CMU win currently 15th on the all-time scoring list, the oldest player is Danny McElhinny who (Feb. 1), 82.8 percent (24-of-29) in the vic- moving ahead of Earle Higgins (1,235 turned 22, June 24, 2005. The players and tory at Ball State (Feb. 4), and 75 percent from 1967-70), and just behind Earl Dixon their birth dates are listed below. (9-of-12) in the loss at Bowling Green (Feb. (1,269 from 1968-72). Only 13 EMU play- 7). Eastern has been over 80 percent just ers have ever scored 1,300 or more points Name Birthdate one other time this season, in the opening in a career. Bowler is currently eighth in John Bowler 4-4-84 win over California when it shot 85.7 per- career rebounding at 703, just the seventh Craig Cashen 12-10-84 cent (6-of-7). player in history to grab 700 or more car- Kyle Dodd 6-5-86 oms. Bowler’s 374 made free throws is B.J. Ford 5-12-87 NEW FACE ON THE BENCH: EMU has a currently seventh best in history. Bowler Nick Freer 11-8-85 roster addition with Travis Lewis has played in 104 games for the Eagles Zane Gay 2-14-87 (Kalamazoo, Mich.-Loy Norrix) joining the and has started 75 times. He has also re- Chris Knaub 4-26-85 team. The 6-foot-2 Eagles’ wide receiver, corded 26 double-double scoring-rebound- Travis Lewis 5-14-84 dressed for the first time when EMU and ing efforts during his career. James Matthews 1-5-84 Buffalo met, Jan. 4. Lewis, a redshirt Danny McElhinny 6-24-83 sophomore, played in all 11 football EMU BASKETBALL RADIO SHOWS: The Carlos Medlock 4-22-87 games in 2005 and started nine times. He Eastern Michigan University men’s and Gino Smith 12-30-85 caught 33 passes for 331 yards and re- women’s basketball radio shows will be Desmond Young 11-25-87 corded one receiving touchdown. held every Monday during the 2005-06 season. The Charles E. Ramsey Men’s Basketball Show is scheduled from 7:30-8 p.m. at Smokehouse Blues Restaurant. EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2005-06 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 6

2005-06 EMU Men's Basketball Eastern Michigan Season Box Score (as of Feb 09, 2006) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (5-15) (4-6) (1-9) (0-0) CONFERENCE...... (2-10) (1-5) (1-5) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (3-5) (3-1) (0-4) (0-0)

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------42 BOWLER, John...... 20-20 661 33.0 131-238 .550 2-6 .333 114-153 .745 62 141 203 10.2 64 0 59 63 12 14 378 18.9 Conference-Only.. 12-12 404 33.7 73-133 .549 2-5 .400 71-95 .747 40 87 127 10.6 41 0 36 44 7 11 219 18.3 03 MEDLOCK, Carlos.... 20-19 589 29.5 69-165 .418 22-69 .319 50-67 .746 8 32 40 2.0 64 1 61 84 2 35 210 10.5 Conference-Only.. 12-11 361 30.1 43-98 .439 14-36 .389 28-38 .737 7 21 28 2.3 37 0 38 58 0 17 128 10.7 13 McELHINNY, Danny... 20-0 524 26.2 57-130 .438 50-116 .431 25-27 .926 6 20 26 1.3 23 0 30 16 0 11 189 9.5 Conference-Only.. 12-0 344 28.7 37-80 .463 34-72 .472 21-22 .955 4 16 20 1.7 15 0 19 11 0 9 129 10.8 23 SMITH, Gino...... 20-17 527 26.4 65-145 .448 0-9 .000 19-37 .514 24 39 63 3.2 48 2 40 50 6 20 149 7.5 Conference-Only.. 12-10 308 25.7 38-83 .458 0-3 .000 8-15 .533 12 20 32 2.7 27 2 24 29 5 9 84 7.0 05 FREER, Nick...... 20-15 433 21.7 38-103 .369 21-60 .350 9-14 .643 14 38 52 2.6 40 1 27 37 4 3 106 5.3 Conference-Only.. 12-7 230 19.2 21-58 .362 8-31 .258 5-8 .625 9 16 25 2.1 27 1 18 20 2 2 55 4.6 21 CASHEN, Craig...... 20-2 476 23.8 30-79 .380 10-37 .270 20-28 .714 20 40 60 3.0 54 3 23 23 7 10 90 4.5 Conference-Only.. 12-1 257 21.4 14-39 .359 6-20 .300 5-9 .556 7 19 26 2.2 33 3 12 15 5 4 39 3.3 31 GAY, Zane...... 14-8 147 10.5 12-30 .400 5-16 .313 12-17 .706 15 12 27 1.9 16 0 9 6 1 6 41 2.9 Conference-Only.. 7-7 111 15.9 12-28 .429 5-15 .333 11-15 .733 13 12 25 3.6 14 0 5 5 1 5 40 5.7 04 MATTHEWS, James.... 20-7 287 14.4 20-51 .392 0-0 .000 12-22 .545 17 33 50 2.5 36 0 6 20 4 7 52 2.6 Conference-Only.. 12-7 194 16.2 12-32 .375 0-0 .000 6-12 .500 13 21 34 2.8 22 0 4 14 3 5 30 2.5 33 VANSOLKEMA, Derek.. 9-0 92 10.2 7-16 .438 7-14 .500 0-0 .000 0 4 4 0.4 9 0 9 6 0 2 21 2.3 Conference-Only.. 1-0 4 4.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 44 KNAUB, Chris...... 19-11 142 7.5 13-25 .520 5-14 .357 6-11 .545 7 16 23 1.2 21 0 1 8 0 4 37 1.9 Conference-Only.. 11-4 73 6.6 5-9 .556 0-3 .000 2-4 .500 6 7 13 1.2 12 0 0 4 0 4 12 1.1 32 LEWIS, Travis...... 10-0 46 4.6 4-18 .222 3-11 .273 3-3 1.000 6 7 13 1.3 11 1 2 1 0 4 14 1.4 Conference-Only.. 10-0 46 4.6 4-18 .222 3-11 .273 3-3 1.000 6 7 13 1.3 11 1 2 1 0 4 14 1.4 02 FORD, B.J...... 14-1 92 6.6 5-12 .417 1-6 .167 3-4 .750 0 3 3 0.2 5 0 3 9 0 2 14 1.0 Conference-Only.. 12-1 86 7.2 5-12 .417 1-6 .167 3-4 .750 0 3 3 0.3 4 0 3 9 0 2 14 1.2 12 YOUNG, Desmond..... 4-0 9 2.3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0.3 Conference-Only.. 3-0 7 2.3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 TEAM...... 22 25 47 2.4 0 5 Conference-Only.. 8 16 24 2.0 0 4 ------Total...... 20 4025 451-1013 .445 126-358 .352 274-385 .712 201 410 611 30.6 392 8 270 330 36 118 1302 65.1 Conference-Only.. 12 2425 264-591 .447 73-202 .361 163-225 .724 125 245 370 30.8 244 7 161 217 23 72 764 63.7 ------Opponents...... 20 4025 519-1065 .487 127-362 .351 275-401 .686 215 426 641 32.0 391 17 300 294 59 150 1440 72.0 Conference-Only.. 12 2425 304-628 .484 74-212 .349 181-260 .696 131 239 370 30.8 236 10 178 180 36 98 863 71.9 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total ------Eastern Michigan...... 595 698 9 - 1302 Opponents...... 680 746 14 - 1440

DEADBALL REBOUNDS: OFF DEF TOTAL ------Eastern Michigan...... 41 2 43 Opponents...... 45 5 50 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2005-06 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 7

2005-06 EMU GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS Record: 5-15; MAC: 2-10 Feb. 8, 2006 Day Date Opponent Result Att. Leading Scorer Leading Reb. Tues. Nov. 8 SAGINAW VALLEY (EXHIBITION) W, 71-63 345 Bowler 25 Bowler 14 Fri. Nov. 18 CALIFORNIA (DH) (Comcast Local) W, 67-65 3,165 Bowler 19 Bowler 12 Sat. Nov. 26 at North Dakota State L, 65-87 2,255 Bowler 23 Bowler,Freer 8 Tues. Nov. 29 UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT L, 60-64 1,663 Bowler 19 Bowler 9 Sat. Dec. 3 at #16/17 Indiana L, 63-79 17,169 Bowler 28 Bowler 9 Wed. Dec. 7 YOUNGSTOWN STATE (DH) W, 77-71 1,300 Bowler,Med.21 Bowler 9 Wed. Dec. 14 at Wisconsin-Green Bay L, 69-73 2,037 Bowler 19 Bowler 13 Thurs. Dec. 22 TULSA W, 67-62 1,383 Med.,Cash. 15 Smith 9 Fri. Dec. 30 at Northern Colorado L, 70-76 412 Bowler 21 Bowler 10 Wed. Jan. 4 at Buffalo* L, 52-78 3,679 McElhinney 17 Bowler 6 Sat. Jan. 7 at Miami* (OT) L, 59-64 3,473 Bowler 31 Bowler 10 Wed. Jan. 11 OHIO* L, 75-63 1,330 Smith 18 Bowler 11 Sat. Jan. 14 KENT STATE* (DH) L, 64-74 1,627 Bowler 23 Bowler 14 Wed. Jan. 18 BOWLING GREEN* L, 72-79 1,275 Bowler 18 Bowler 7 Sat. Jan. 21 at Akron* L, 61-79 4,461 Bowler 16 Bowler 9 Tues. Jan. 24 WESTERN MICHIGAN* (Comcast Local) L, 68-62 1,169 Bowler 15 Bowler 12 Thurs. Jan. 26 at Toledo* L, 58-88 3,686 Medlock 14 Bowler 11 Sun. Jan. 29 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* L, 55-67 1,219 Bowler 17 Bowler 7 Wed. Feb. 1 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* W, 81-75 1,253 Bowler 24 Bowler 11 Sat. Feb. 4 at Ball State* (Comcast Local) W, 56-43 4,424 McElhinny 18 Bowler 12 Tues. Feb. 7 at Bowling Green* L, 71-73 1,354 Medlock 22 Bowler 17 Sat. Feb. 11 AKRON* 7:30 p.m. Wed. Feb. 15 at Western Michigan* 7 p.m. Sat. Feb. 18 at Eastern Illinois 3 p.m. Wed. Feb. 22 TOLEDO* 7 p.m. Sun. Feb. 26 at Northern Illinois* 4:05 p.m. Wed. March 1 at Central Michigan* 7 p.m. Sat. March 4 BALL STATE* 2 p.m. Mon. Mar. 6 MAC Tournament-First round TBA Campus Sites Thurs. Mar. 9 MAC Tournament-Quarterfinals$ TBA Fri. Mar. 10 MAC Tournament-Semifinals$ TBA Sat. Mar. 11 MAC Tournament-Final$ TBA Home games in BOLD CAPS (Convocation Center) * Mid-American Conference game $ at Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio) (DH)-doubleheader; All times are site times (as of Feb. 8, 2006)

GAME-BY-GAME SCORING-REBOUNDING Game Bowler Cashen Dodd Ford Freer Gay Knaub Matthews McElh. Medlock Smith VSol Young Lewis SAG. VALL. (EX.) (11-8) 25-13 8-4 0-0 DNP 7-3 0-0 0-3 4-2 5-0 12-4 10-7 0-1 0-0 DNP CALIFORNIA (11-18) 19-12 1-2 DNP DNP 3-3 DNP 6-2 0-2 11-1 5-3 16-1 6-0 DNP DNP at North Dakota St. (11-26) 23-8 7-2 DNP 0-0 8-8 0-0 1-0 7-1 2-0 10-1 6-1 0-0 1-0 DNP DETROIT (11-29) 19-9 11-1 DNP DNP 0-3 1-1 3-5 0-1 12-1 5-3 9-6 0-0 DNP DNP at Indiana (12-3) 28-9 3-4 DNP DNP 9-4 0-0 2-0 0-3 8-1 2-1 5-5 6-2 DNP DNP YOUNGSTOWN ST. (12-7) 21-9 5-4 DNP DNP 2-2 0-0 0-0 6-2 8-1 21-0 11-3 3-1 DNP DNP at UWGB (12-14) 19-13 4-6 DNP DNP 10-1 0-0 10-3 6-2 9-0 4-3 7-3 0-1 DNP DNP TULSA 9-6 15-6 DNP DNP 14-3 0-1 3-0 3-2 2-1 15-0 3-9 3-0 DNP DNP at Northern Colorado 21-10 5-9 DNP 0-0 5-3 0-0 0-0 0-3 8-1 20-1 8-3 3-0 DNP DNP at Buffalo* 12-6 9-3 DNP 2-0 7-1 DNP 2-3 4-5 17-1 2-1 7-2 0-0 DNP 0-1 at Miami* 31-10 2-0 DNP 2-0 0-1 DNP 2-1 0-6 12-1 6-1 4-6 DNP DNP 0-0 OHIO* 16-11 0-5 DNP 2-1 2-2 DNP 0-1 6-2 9-3 7-7 18-5 DNP 0-0 3-1 KENT STATE* 23-14 0-0 DNP 2-0 10-2 DNP 0-0 2-3 11-1 10-2 6-1 DNP DNP 0-2 BOWLING GREEN* 18-7 5-4 DNP 0-0 10-4 DNP 0-0 4-4 6-3 11-1 16-3 DNP DNP 2-1 at Akron* 16-9 0-0 DNP 0-0 6-2 5-2 0-1 2-7 12-1 13-1 6-1 DNP 0-0 0-0 WMU* 15-12 12-3 DNP 0-2 2-1 12-7 DNP 4-4 8-1 9-0 0-2 DNP DNP 0-3 at Toledo* 13-11 4-2 DNP 0-0 2-2 6-3 2-2 0-0 11-3 14-1 6-2 DNP 0-0 DNP NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 17-7 0-2 DNP 0-0 2-1 6-5 2-1 0-1 13-1 9-4 6-4 DNP DNP 0-3 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 24-11 5-5 DNP 3-0 6-3 7-2 3-1 2-1 9-0 15-6 7-2 DNP DNP 0-0 at Ball State* 14-12 2-1 DNP 2-0 5-2 2-3 1-3 2-0 18-3 10-4 0-1 DNP DNP DNP at Bowling Green* 20-17 0-1 DNP 0-0 3-4 2-3 0-0 4-1 3-2 22-0 8-3 DNP DNP 9-2 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2005-06 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 8

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL 2005-06 Standings (Through Feb. 8, 2006)

West Division Conference Overall School W L Pct H A Streak W L Pct H A N Streak Northern Illinois 8 4 .667 4-3 4-1 W, 4 13 7 .650 8-3 4-3 1-1 W, 4 Western Michigan 6 6 .500 4-1 2-5 L, 2 9 13 .409 6-2 2-9 1-2 L, 2 Toledo 5 8 .385 4-2 1-6 W, 2 12 9 .571 10-2 2-7 0-0 W, 2 Ball State 4 8 .333 4-3 0-5 W, 1 8 12 .400 6-5 2-7 0-0 W, 1 Eastern Michigan 2 10 .167 1-5 1-5 L, 1 5 15 .250 4-6 1-9 0-0 L, 1 Central Michigan 1 11 .083 0-5 1-6 L, 5 3 17 .150 2-6 1-11 0-0 L, 5

East Division School W L Pct H A Streak W L Pct H A N Streak Kent State 10 2 .833 5-1 5-1 L, 1 16 7 .696 9-2 5-3 2-2 L, 1 Akron 10 2 .833 6-0 4-2 W, 1 17 5 .773 10-0 5-4 2-1 W, 1 Miami 9 3 .750 4-1 5-2 W, 3 12 8 .600 6-2 6-5 0-1 W, 3 Ohio 7 4 .636 4-2 3-2 W, 1 13 6 .684 8-2 5-3 0-1 W, 1 Buffalo 5 7 .417 4-2 1-5 L, 4 15 8 .652 9-2 4-6 2-0 L, 1 Bowling Green 5 7 .417 3-4 2-3 W, 1 9 13 .409 5-5 4-5 0-3 W, 1

Wednesday, Jan. 18 Wednesday, Feb. 1 Bowling Green 79, at Eastern Michigan 72 at Eastern Michigan 81, Central Michigan 75 Akron 76, at Central Michigan 69 (OT) at Akron 75, Buffalo 61 at Buffalo 75, Ball State 64 Kent State 73, at Ohio 60 at Miami 58, Toledo 49 at Western Michigan 57, Toledo 53 Saturday, Jan. 21 at Northern Illinois 73, Ball State 67 at Akron 79, Eastern Michigan 61 at Miami 77, Bowling Green 60 Central Michigan 71, at Buffalo 61 at Western Michigan 59, Miami 50 Saturday, Feb. 4 Kent State 72, at Northern Illinois 61 Eastern Michigan 56, at Ball State 43 (Comcast Local) Ohio 71, at Toledo 68 Ohio 93, at Bowling Green 90 (2 OT) at Ball State 62, Bowling Green 61 Miami 81, at Buffalo 74 at Northern Illinois 86, Western Michigan 68 Tuesday, Jan. 24 at Toledo 78, Central Michigan 62 Western Michigan 68, at Eastern Michigan 62 (Comcast Lo- at Kent State 63, Akron 57 cal) at Ohio 66, Akron 63 Tuesday, Feb. 7 Buffalo 76, at Bowling Green 73 at Bowling Green 73, Eastern Michigan 71 Kent State 53, at Miami 46 at Ball State 67, Buffalo 60 at Ball State 68, Central Michigan 41 at Toledo 60, Kent State 44 Toledo 67, at Northern Illinois 66 Wednesday, Feb. 8 Thursday, Jan. 26 at Akron 75, Western Michigan 53 at Toledo 88, Eastern Michigan 58 at Akron 52, Miami 45 Thursday, Feb. 9 Bowling Green 79, at Kent State 74 Northern Illinois at Ohio, 7 p.m. at Buffalo 70, Ohio 51 at Western Michigan 68, Ball State 59 Saturday, Feb. 11 Northern Illinois 49, at Central Michigan 43 Akron at Eastern Michigan, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29 Buffalo at Central Michigan, 2 p.m. Northern Illinois 67, at Eastern Michigan 55 Bowling Green at Toledo, 7 p.m. Miami 73, at Ohio 59 Akron 77, at Bowling Green 72 (OT) Sunday, Feb. 12 at Kent State 70, Buffalo 52 Northern Illinois at Kent State, 2 p.m. Western Michigan 75, at Central Michigan 71 (2 OT) Ohio at Western Michigan, 2 p.m. Ball State 69, Toledo 56 Ball State at Miami, 2 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 14 Bowling Green at Akron, 8 p.m. (FSN Ohio) EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2005-06 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 9 45 • John Bowler 21 • Craig Cashen Career Bests Career Bests Points: 31 at Miami (1-7-06) Points: 15 TULSA (12-22-05) Rebounds: 17 at BGSU (2-7-06) Rebounds: 9 at No. Colo. (12-30-05) Field Goals: 13 at Miami (1-7-06) Field Goals: 4 DETROIT (11-29-05) 3-Point FG’s: 1 vs. Yale (11-22-04) 4 TULSA (12-22-05) 1 at Kent State (1-5-05) 3-Point FG’s: 2 NOR. ILL. (2-16-05) Free Throws: 12 at CMU (1-9-05) Free Throws: 6 TULSA (12-22-05) 12 CMU (2-1-06) Assists: 3 Three times 42 John Bowler Assists: 7 at UWGB (12-14-05) Steals: 2 NAVY (1-7-04) Steals: 4 at BGSU (1-3-04) 2 at Detroit (12-20-04) 21 Craig Cashen 4 vs. St. Louis (11-21-04) 2 at Montana (12-30-04) Blocks: 4 at Neb. (11-29-03) 2 YOUNGST. ST. (12-7-05) Blocks: 4 WEST. MICH. (1-24-06) 2005-06 Season’s Bests 2005-06 Season’s Bests Points: 31 at Miami (1-7-06) Points: 15 TULSA (12-22-05) Rebounds: 17 at BGSU (2-7-06) Rebounds: 9 at No. Colo. (12-30-05) Field Goals: 13 at Miami (1-7-06) Field Goals: 4 three times 3-Point FG’s: 1 KENT (1-14-06) 3-Point FG’s: 1 five times Free Throws: 12 CMU (2-1-06) Free Throws: 6 TULSA (12-22-05) Assists: 7 at UWGB (12-14-05) Assists: 3 Three times Steals: 3 OHIO (1-11-06) Steals: 2 YOUNGST. ST. (12-7-05) Blocks: 1 10 times Blocks: 4 WEST. MICH. (1-24-06)

34 • Kyle Dodd 2005-06 Season’s Bests 2 • B.J. Ford Points: DNP 2005-06 Season’s Bests Rebounds: Points: 3 CMU (2-1-06) Field Goals: Rebounds: 2 WEST. MICH. (1-24-06) 3-Point FG’s: Field Goals: 1 at Buffalo (1-4-06) Free Throws: 1 at Miami (1-7-06) Assists: 1 OHIO (1-11-06) Steals: 1 CMU (2-1-06) Blocks: 34 Kyle Dodd 3-Point FG’s: 1 CMU (2-1-06) Free Throws: 2 KENT (1-14-06) 10 B.J. Ford Assists: 2 OHIO (1-11-06) Steals: 1 twice 5 • Nick Freer Blocks: 0 Career Bests Points: 14 TULSA (12-22-05) Rebounds: 8 at No.Dak.St. (11-26-05) 31 • Zane Gay Field Goals: 5 TULSA (12-22-05) 2005-06 Season’s Bests 3-Point FG’s: 4 TULSA (12-22-05) Points: 12 WEST. MICH. (1-24-06) Free Throws: 3 at Ball State (1-31-05) Rebounds: 7 WEST. MICH. (1-24-06) Assists: 4 BGSU (1-18-06) Field Goals: 3 WEST. MICH. (1-24-06) Steals: 2 ROCH. (12-7-04) 3-Point FG’s: 2 WEST. MICH. (1-24-06) Blocks: 3 YOUNGST. ST. (12-7-05) 5 Nick Freer Free Throws: 4 WEST. MICH. (1-24-06) Assists: 2 at Ball State (2-4-06) 2005-06 Season’s Bests Steals: 2 at Toledo (1-26-06) Points: 14 TULSA (12-22-05) Blocks: 1 NOR. ILL. (1-29-06) Rebounds: 8 at No.Dak.St. (11-26-05) 31 Zane Gay Field Goals: 5 TULSA (12-22-05) 3-Point FG’s: 4 TULSA (12-22-05) 44 • Chris Knaub Free Throws: 2 at No.Dak.St. (11-26-05) 2005-06 Season’s Bests 2 YOUNGST. ST. (12-7-05) Points: 10 at UWGB (12-14-05) 2 at Akron (1-21-06) Rebounds: 5 DETROIT (11-29-05) Assists: 4 BGSU (1-18-06) Field Goals: 4 at UWGB (12-14-05) Steals: 1 three times 3-Point FG’s: 2 CAL (11-18-05) Blocks: 3 YOUNGST. ST. (12-7-05) 2 at UWGB (12-14-05) Free Throws: 1 at No.Dak.St. (11-26-05) Assists: 0 Steals: 1 at Buffalo (1-4-06) 1 at BGSU (2-7-06) Blocks: 0 44 Chris Knaub EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2005-06 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 10

4 • James Matthews 13 • Danny McElhinny EMU Career Bests Career Bests Points: 7 at No.Dak.St. (11-26-05) Points: 20 CANISIUS (12-11-04) Rebounds: 7 at Akron (1-21-06) Rebounds: 4 NO. COLO (12-23-03) Field Goals: 3 at UWGB (12-14-05) Field Goals: 6 NO. COLO (2-3-03) 3-Point FG’s: 2 at WMU (2-3-05) 6 CANISIUS (12-11-04) Free Throws: 3 at No.Dak.St. (11-26-05) 3-Point FG’s: 6 CANISIUS (12-11-04) Assists: 1 at No.Dak.St. (11-26-05) Free Throws: 7 at Ball State (2-4-06) 1 WEST. MICH. (1-24-06) Assists: 4 CMU (1-9-05) Steals: 2 WEST. MICH. (1-24-06) 4 James Matthews 4 at Buffalo (1-4-06) 13 Danny McElhinny Blocks: 1 CAL (11-18-05) 4 at BGSU (2-7-06) Steals: 3 at Ohio (2-23-05) 2005-06 Season’s Bests 2005-06 Season’s Bests Points: 7 at No.Dak.St. (11-26-05) Points: 18 at Ball State (2-4-06) Rebounds: 7 at Akron (1-21-06) Rebounds: 3 four times Field Goals: 3 at UWGB (12-14-05) Field Goals: 5 at Buffalo (1-4-06) 3-Point FG’s: 0 3-Point FG’s: 5 at Buffalo (1-4-06) Free Throws: 3 at No.Dak.St. (11-26-05) Free Throws: 7 at Ball State (2-4-06) Assists: 1 four times Assists: 4 at Buffalo (1-4-06) Steals: 2 WEST. MICH. (1-24-06) 4 OHIO (1-11-06) Blocks: 1 Four times 4 at BGSU (2-7-06) Steals: 2 at Buffalo (1-4-06) 2 at Ball State (2-4-06) 23 • Gino Smith Blocks: 0 2005-06 Season’s Bests Points: 16 CAL (11-18-05) Rebounds: 9 TULSA (12-22-05) Field Goals: 9 OHIO (1-11-06) 3 • Carlos Medlock 3-Point FG’s: 0 2005-06 Season’s Bests Free Throws: 3 DETROIT (11-29-05) Points: 22 at BGSU (2-7-06) 3 CMU (2-1-06) Rebounds: 7 OHIO (1-11-06) Assists: 3 five times Field Goals: 8 at BGSU (2-7-06)3-Point Steals: 4 at No. Colo. (12-30-05) FG’s: 4 at BGSU (2-7-06) 23 Gino Smith Blocks: 1 four times Free Throws: 9 YOUNGST. ST. (12-7-05) Assists: 6 OHIO (1-11-06) Steals: 6 TULSA (12-22-05) Blocks: 2 at No.Dak.St. (11-26-05) 3 Carlos Medlock

12 • Desmond Young 32 • Travis Lewis 2005-06 Season’s Bests 2005-06 Season’s Bests Points: 1 at No.Dak.St. (11-26-05) Points: 9 at BGSU (2-7-06) Rebounds: 0 Rebounds: 3 WEST. MICH. (1-24-06) Field Goals: 0 3 NOR. ILL. (1-29-06) 3-Point FG’s: 0 Field Goals: 3 at BGSU (2-7-06) Free Throws: 1 at No.Dak.St. (11-26-05) 3-Point FG’s: 2 at BGSU (2-7-06) Assists: 0 Free Throws: 2 BGSU (1-18-06) Steals: 0 Assists: 1 WEST. MICH. (1-24-06) Blocks: 0 1 at BGSU (2-7-06) 12 Desmond Steals: 2 OHIO (1-11-06) Young Blocks: 0 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2005-06 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 11 2005 EMU EXHIBITION GAME 2005-06 Season - GAME 1 Tues., Nov. 8, 2005...EMU Convocation Center • Ypsilanti,Mich. Fri., Nov. 18, 2005 • EMU Convocation Center • Ypsilanti,Mich.

VISITORS: SAGINAW VALLEY (63) VISITORS: CALIFORNIA (65) Total 3 Pt. Total 3 Pt. Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min McDANIEL, Sydney f 7-13 3-5 0-0 0-2=2 5 17 3 6 0 0 28 ROBERTSON, Theo f 4-5 1-2 3-3 0-4=4 2 12 1 1 0 0 35 JOHNSTON, Chris f 3-6 0-0 2-2 2-2=4 5 8 0 1 0 0 23 HARDIN, DeVon f 2-6 0-0 1-4 2-3=5 3 5 0 0 0 0 21 ZUIDERVEEN, Mike c 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 UBAKA, Ayinde c 6-15 2-6 3-4 0-3=3 2 17 4 3 0 1 36 BALL, Brandon g 0-1 0-1 2-2 0-2=2 2 2 3 2 0 1 15 WILKES, Omar g 4-10 0-0 2-4 1-1=2 0 10 3 2 0 0 40 BETTS, Andrae g 1-7 1-4 2-4 0-2=2 3 5 2 3 0 2 24 SUMMERS, Martell 0-3 0-1 0-0 1-1=2 0 0 3 0 0 1 13 MIDGLEY, Richard g 3-8 2-5 2-2 1-3=4 2 10 6 2 0 6 37 DANIEL, Alex 1-1 1-1 0-0 1-5=6 0 3 1 1 0 1 17 VIERNEISEL, Eric 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1=1 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 YATES, Donald 2-4 0-0 4-4 0-2=2 2 8 1 0 3 2 15 PRIBBLE, Alex 0-2 0-2 0-0 1-1=2 1 11 1 0 0 0 19 LASER, Luke 4-10 2-7 0-0 1-0=1 3 10 1 3 0 2 24 WILKES, Jordan 5-6 0-0 1-2 1-1=2 1 11 1 0 0 0 19 THORNTON, Kevin 1-3 0-1 0-0 1-1=2 4 2 1 1 0 0 23 TEAM 1-0=1 1 MUGHMAW, Adam 3-4 0-0 2-3 1-3=4 4 8 0 1 0 0 15 TOTALS 24-52 5-15 12-19 7-17=24 12 65 15 10 0 7 200 TEAM 2-2=4 TOTALS 22-52 7-20 12-15 9-22=31 30 63 15 19 3 9 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-32 43.8 2nd Half: 10-20 50.0 Game: 46.2 DB Rebs 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2 2nd Half: 3-6 50.0 Game: 33.3 3 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-26 34.6 2nd Half: 13-26 50.0 Game: 42.3 DB Rebs F.Throw % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0 2nd Half: 9-14 64.3 Game: 63.2 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0 2nd Half: 4-10 40.0 Game: 35.0 0 F.Throw % 1st Half: 8-9 88.9 2nd Half: 4-6 66.7 Game: 80.0 HOME: EASTERN MICHIGAN (67) Total 3 Pt. HOME: EASTERN MICHIGAN (71) Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Total 3 Pt. SMITH, Gino f 7-10 0-2 2-2 1-0=1 2 16 3 3 0 1 30 Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min BOWLER, John f 8-10 0-0 3-3 2-10=12 2 19 2 5 1 0 33 SMITH, Gino f 4-8 0-0 2-4 2-5=7 1 10 2 1 0 1 26 KNAUB, Chris c 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-2=2 4 6 0 0 0 0 12 BOWLER, John f 9-16 1-1 6-13 3-11=14 0 25 1 1 0 2 34 MEDLOCK, Carlos g 2-8 1-4 0-0 0-3=3 3 5 3 5 0 2 24 KNAUB, Chris c 0-5 0-2 0-0 3-0=3 3 0 0 1 0 1 13 FREER, Nick g 1-5 1-2 0-0 0-3=3 3 3 1 3 0 1 25 MEDLOCK, Carlos g 4-6 0-0 4-7 2-2=4 3 12 2 5 0 3 25 MATTHEWS, James 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2=2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 FREER, Nick g 1-4 0-1 5-6 2-1=3 1 7 2 1 0 0 29 McELHINNY, Danny 4-6 3-5 0-0 0-1=1 1 11 3 0 0 0 26 MATTHEWS, James 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-1=2 2 4 0 0 0 0 6 CASHEN, Craig 0-2 0-1 1-2 1-1=2 2 1 0 0 0 0 26 YOUNG, Desmond 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 VanSOLKEMA, Derek 2-4 2-3 0-0 0-0=0 0 6 2 1 0 0 16 McELHINNY, Danny 2-3 1-2 0-0 0-0=0 2 5 2 3 0 0 23 TEAM 1-3=4 CASHEN, Craig 3-9 0-1 2-2 3-1=4 3 8 2 1 0 0 30 TOTALS 26-47 9-19 6-7 5-25=30 17 67 14 18 2 4 200 GAY, Zane 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 VanSOLKEMA, Derek 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1=1 3 0 0 2 0 0 8 DODD, Kyle 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-24 54.2 2nd Half: 13-23 56.5 Game:55.3 DB Rebs TEAM 0-2=2 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5 2nd Half: 6-11 54.5 Game: 47.4 7 TOTALS 25-57 2-8 19-32 16-24=40 20 71 11 15 0 7 200 F.Throw % 1st Half: 5-5 100.0 2nd Half: 1-2 50.0 Game: 85.7

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-35 40.0 2nd Half: 11-22 50.0 Game:463.9 DB Rebs Officials: Randy Drury, Mike Sanzere, Phil Bova Tech. Fouls: None 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6 2nd Half: 0-1 00.0 Game: 25.0 7 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Tot Attendance: 3,165 F.Throw % 1st Half: 8-16 50.0 2nd Half: 11-16 68.8 Game: 59.4 California 33 32 65 Eastern Michigan 34 33 67 Officials: Randy Drury, J.D. Collins, Tom O’Malley Tech. Fouls: None Score by Periods 1st 2nd Tot Attendance: 345 Saginaw Valley 29 34 63 EAGLES PULL OFF THE 67-65 UPSET OF CAL Eastern Michigan 38 33 71 EAGLES DEFEAT SAGINAW VALLEY, 71-63 YPSILANTI, Mich.- -The game was billed as a battle of The Teacher vs. IN EXHIBITION GAME The Pupil and in the end The Pupil proved to be a good student as the Eastern Michigan University Eagles recorded a 67-65 non-conference win over a visiting University of California-Berkeley Golden Bears team YPSILANTI, Mich.- - The Eastern Michigan University men’s here Friday night in the Convocation Center. basketball team made the most of its only exhibition game of The Pupil was EMU Head Coach Charles E. Ramsey, an Ypsilanti the 2005-06 season, handing Saginaw Valley a 71-63 setback native and 1992 EMU graduate, who was an assistant coach under The here Tuesday, Nov. 8, in the Convocation Center. Teacher, California Head Coach Ben Braun, at both EMU and California. The game was not only the first on-court action of the 2005- Braun was returning to EMU where he became the winningest men’s 06 season but also marked the first for new EMU Head Coach basketball coach in school history from 1986-96 with a 185-132 record. Charles E. Ramsey. In addition, Braun was honored with induction into the EMU E-Club Athletic Ramsey liked what he saw in the early going as his Eagles Hall of Fame in a brief pregame ceremony. With all of those scenarios in place at the start of the game, the finish jumped out to a 38-29 halftime lead, making 14-of-35 shots for came down to a tough defensive stand as the Eagles clung to a two-point 40 percent from the field while holding Saginaw Valley to just lead with five seconds remaining in the game. California junior Ayinde 34.6 percent (9-of-26). Ubaka had trouble getting a good look at the hoop, missing a jumper and The Eagles came out in the second half and built the advantage sophomore DeVon Hardin was unable to convert the put back at the to 14 points, 52-38, on a layup by Craig Cashen with 12:01 left buzzer giving the Eagles the 67-65 victory. in the game. “It’s all about our five guys against their five,” said EMU Head Coach The visitors made a run after that, cutting the EMU lead to Ramsey, who earned his first collegiate head coaching victory. “There is six, 55-49, with 8:32 remaining but the Eagles held the Cardinals no greater time than this time of the year for me, I love college basketball.” at bay to record the win. “We had some opportunities {in the second half to get out, but we didn’t do that very consistently,” said Cal’s Braun. “If you want to look at Senior John Bowler led the Eagles with 25 points and 14 something I think {the freshman are} a bright spot for this team.” rebounds while freshman guard Carlos Medlock scored 12 The Eagles were led offensively by John Bowler (Chicago, Ill.-Notre and freshman forward Gino Smith added 10. Dame) who tallied a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Gino Smith (Milwaukee, Wisc.-Harmony Christian) chipped in with 16 points and Danny McElhinny (Hermitage, PA-Kennedy Catholic) posted 11 points, connecting on 3-for-5 from three-point range. EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2005-06 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 12 2005-06 Season - GAME 2 2005-06 Season - GAME 3 Sat., Nov. 26, 2005 • Bison Sports Arena • Fargo, ND Tues., Nov. 29, 2005 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Michigan

VISITORS: EASTERN MICHIGAN (65) VISITORS: DETROIT (64) Total 3 Pt. Total 3 Pt. Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min SMITH, Gino f 3-9 0-2 0-0 1-0=1 4 6 1 1 0 1 21 BAILEY, Chuck f 6-9 0-0 1-1 3-1=4 3 13 0 2 0 0 20 CASHEN, Craig f 3-7 0-2 1-1 0-2=2 2 7 1 3 0 1 33 BAKER, Torvoris f 5-8 0-0 0-0 2-5=7 3 10 2 1 0 3 30 BOWLER, John f 7-13 0-0 9-12 1-7=8 2 23 1 3 1 0 27 ABDUR-RAHIM, Muh. g 2-3 0-0 2-4 1-1=2 2 6 0 1 0 0 14 MEDLOCK, Carlos g 3-7 1-2 3-4 0-1=1 3 10 2 2 2 0 28 COTTON, Brandon g 4-14 1-2 2-3 1-5=6 1 11 1 3 0 2 38 FREER, Nick g 2-7 2-5 2-2 2-6=8 2 8 2 2 0 0 28 GOODE, Jon g 3-7 1-3 0-0 0-3=3 0 7 2 2 0 1 35 FORD, B.J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 EVERINGHAM, Zach 1-6 1-4 1-1 1-2=3 1 4 1 0 0 0 15 MATTHEWS, James 2-3 0-0 3-6 1-0=1 4 7 1 1 0 1 14 KELLY, Jonathan 1-2 0-0 2-2 0-0=0 1 4 0 0 0 1 6 YOUNG, Desmond 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0=0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 SHAW, Ethan 2-3 0-0 0-2 2-5=7 4 4 0 3 5 0 17 McELHINNY, Danny 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-0=0 1 2 1 3 0 0 22 HAYES, Chris 0-1 0-0 0-2 1-0=1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 GAY, Zane 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 GREEN, Ben 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1=1 0 2 1 2 0 0 14 VanSOLKEMA, Derek 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 2 0 0 1 10 DEDVUKAJ, David 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0=0 0 3 1 1 0 0 6 KNAUB, Chris 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0=0 1 1 0 3 0 0 6 TEAM 1-1=2 TEAM 3-0=3 TOTALS 26-55 3-9 9-17 12-24=36 17 64 8 15 5 7 200 TOTALS 21-50 3-13 20-29 8-16=24 20 65 12 19 3 4 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-30 36.7 2nd Half: 15-25 60.0 Game: 47.3 DB Rebs TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-29 44.8 2nd Half: 8-21 38.1 Game: 42.0 DB Rebs 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 1-4 25.0 2nd Half: 2-5 40.0 Game: 33.3 4 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 3-7 42.9 2nd Half: 0-6 00.0 Game: 23.1 2 F.Throw % 1st Half: 6-11 54.5 2nd Half: 3-6 50.0 Game: 52.9 F.Throw % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8 2nd Half: 13-20 65.0 Game: 69.0 HOME: EASTERN MICHIGAN (60) HOME: NORTH DAKOTA STATE (87) Total 3 Pt. Total 3 Pt. Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min SMITH, Gino f 3-11 0-2 3-6 2-4=6 3 9 3 4 0 0 34 WINKELMAN, Brett f 1-3 1-1 4-4 2-6=8 2 7 5 4 0 2 35 BOWLER, John f 8-18 0-0 3-5 4-5=9 4 19 2 0 0 0 33 SMITH, Andre f 8-10 0-0 2-2 1-1=2 5 18 1 2 0 0 22 KNAUB, Chris c 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-5=5 2 3 0 0 0 0 13 MOORMAN, Lucas c 3-5 1-2 0-0 1-2=3 5 7 0 1 2 0 21 MEDLOCK, Carlos g 2-8 1-4 0-1 0-3=3 3 5 4 5 0 2 36 WOODSIDE, Ben g 8-17 2-5 9-10 1-5=6 3 27 9 3 0 2 35 FREER, Nick g 0-4 0-1 0-0 2-1=3 1 0 3 2 0 0 21 HAHN, Phil g 3-7 3-7 0-0 1-1=2 0 9 3 2 0 1 24 MATTHEWS, James 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1=1 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 OBADINA, Dotun 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 NELSON, Mike 3-4 1-2 2-2 0-4=4 3 9 2 2 0 2 24 McELHINNY, Danny 4-7 4-7 0-0 0-1=1 0 12 1 1 0 0 23 RILEY, Lorenzo 3-5 0-1 1-4 0-5=5 3 7 0 1 2 0 23 CASHEN, Craig 4-5 1-1 2-2 1-0=1 3 11 1 3 0 1 24 LUNDE, Tom 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-1=1 4 3 0 3 0 0 7 GAY, Zane 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-0=1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 BROWN, Andrew 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 VanSOLKEMA, Derek 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 TEAM 3-3=6 TEAM 4-1=5 TOTALS 30-54 9-21 18-22 9-28=37 27 87 20 19 4 7 200 TOTALS 22-57 7-18 9-16 14-21=35 20 60 15 15 0 3 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-33 42.4 2nd Half: 16-21 76.2 Game: 55.6 DB Rebs TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-25 28.0 2nd Half: 15-32 46.9 Game: 38.6 DB Rebs 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 5-16 31.3 2nd Half: 4-5 80.0 Game: 42.9 3 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5 2nd Half: 4-10 40.0 Game: 38.9 4 F.Throw % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0 2nd Half: 16-20 80.0 Game: 81.8 F.Throw % 1st Half: 7-13 53.8 2nd Half: 2-3 66.7 Game: 56.3

Officials: Barry Mathis, Archibald Whaley, Bill Richter Tech. Fouls: Smith, Andre Officials: Tom Clark, J.D. Collins, Tim Hutchinson Tech. Fouls: None Score by Periods 1st 2nd Tot Attendance: 2,255 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Tot Attendance: 1,663 Eastern Michigan 36 29 65 Detroit Mercy 29 35 64 North Dakota State 35 52 87 Eastern Michigan 24 36 60

DETROIT HANDS EMU A 64-60 SETBACK SECOND-HALF COLLAPSE DOOMS EAGLES Eagles fall to 1-2 on the year EMU outsored 52-29 in second half YPSILANTI, Mich.--For the second game this season Eastern Michigan University first-year Head Coach Charles E. Ramsey had to face one of his mentors. FARGO, N.D.--The Eastern Michigan University basketball team could And while the first time ended in a win over California in the Eagles’ 2005 season not finish what it started here Saturday, Nov. 26, as the North Dakota opener, this time around it was the University of Detroit Mercy on the winning side with a 64-60 victory over EMU in a non-conference game played here Tuesday in the State University Bison handed the Eagles an 87-65 setback in non- Convocation Center. conference action in the Bison Sports Arena. EMU’s Ramsey worked for California head coach Ben Braun on staffs at EMU and Head Coach Charles Ramsey’s Eagles turned in a strong first half Cal. Ramsey was also mentored by Watson during his early years in the coaching of play, building a five-point lead, 31-26, with 4:59 left when Carlos business. Medlock (Detroit, Mich.-Murray Wright) cashed in a free throw. The loss drops EMU to 1-2 on the season while Detroit evens its record at 3-3. That five-point advantage was whittled to one, 36-35, when North “I give University of Detroit all the credit for being a tougher team and making the Dakota State’s Lorenzo Riley hit a jumper at the buzzer. tough plays down the stretch,” said EMU Head Coach Charles Ramsey. “They came up with the big rebounds on both ends of the floor. We had 30 seconds to go and they That last-second bucket seemed to give the Bison new life as the missed two free throws and they came up with the big offensive putback. We have to home team came out ready to roll in the second half. be mature enough, and tough enough to come up with that ball. After claiming a 37-36 lead at the start of the final 20-minute stanza “It’s always nice to come back home and get a win,” UDM Head Coach Perry the Bison never looked back, building a 25-point advantage with 1:53 Watson, a 1972 EMU graduate, said. “I thought Charles (Ramsey) and his staff did a left and then cruising to the 22-point win. real good job in getting his guys to compete and really give us all we could handle. We Eastern connected on 44.8 percent in the first half (13-of-29) and played four games in six days and we haven’t had our legs. I thought we challenged shot a dismal 38.1 percent in the second half (8-of-21). North Dakota them to have a difference in the paint. I think we outscored them in the paint, 34-20.” And the key play in the paint came in the waning moments of the game when State came out in the second half and shot 76.4 percent from the field Muhammad Abdur-Rahim missed two free throws with 45 seconds left only to have (16-of-21) and made 16-of-20 free throws (80.0 percent). forward Chuck Bailey follow with a rebound and a putback to give Detroit a 62-57 Senior John Bowler (Chicago, Ill.-Notre Dame H.S.) and Medlock advantage. were the only two Eagles in double figures with Bowler scoring 23 Danny McElhinny (Hermitage, PA-Kennedy Catholic) made a long three- points with eight rebounds and Medlock accounting for 10 points. point field goal at the buzzer to cut U-D’s winning margin to four, 64-60. EMU, now 1-1 on the year, will host the University of Detroit Mercy John Bowler (Chicago, Ill.-Notre Dame) led the Eagles with 19 points and Tuesday (Nov. 29) at 7 p.m. nine rebounds while McElhinny added 12, and Cashen scored 11 points. EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2005-06 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 13 2005-06 Season - GAME 4 2005-06 Season - GAME 5 Sat., Dec. 3, 2005 • Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Indiana Wed., Dec. 7, 2005 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Michigan

VISITORS: EASTERN MICHIGAN (63) VISITORS: YOUNGSTOWN STATE (71) Total 3 Pt. Total 3 Pt. Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min SMITH, Gino f 2-2 0-0 1-2 2-3=5 4 5 0 3 0 2 26 HOLMES, Dwight f 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0=1 0 0 1 2 0 1 17 BOWLER, John f 10-17 0-0 8-10 4-5=9 3 28 4 4 1 0 36 LaFORME, Colin f 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1=1 4 0 2 0 0 2 19 KNAUB, Chris c 0-3 0-1 2-2 0-0=0 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 HUMPHREY, Quin g 6-15 0-5 3-5 4-5=9 5 15 3 4 0 0 33 MEDLOCK, Carlos g 1-7 0-4 0-1 0-1=1 3 2 4 5 0 1 27 HARRIS, Derrick g 4-11 4-10 2-2 1-4=5 3 14 2 4 0 1 29 FREER, Nick g 3-6 3-5 0-0 0-4=4 1 9 0 3 0 0 27 ROBERTS, Keston g 10-16 3-7 2-2 1-2=3 1 25 0 3 0 1 32 MATTHEWS, James 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2=3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 BARBER, John 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-2=2 2 3 2 2 0 3 23 McELHINNY, Danny 2-7 2-7 2-3 1-0=1 0 8 1 1 0 0 21 NIEMI, Mikko 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1=1 1 3 0 0 0 0 11 CASHEN, Craig 1-2 1-1 0-0 1-3=4 4 3 2 0 0 0 27 CREWFORD, Domonique 3-6 2-5 1-1 0-0=0 2 9 1 0 0 0 18 GAY, Zane 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 ADAMS, Mike 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 VanSOLKEMA, Derek 2-3 2-3 0-0 0-2=2 1 6 1 1 0 0 13 LILES, Jack 0-2 0-0 2-2 2-2=4 3 2 0 0 1 2 17 TEAM 0-0=0 TEAM 0-3=3 TOTALS 21-48 8-21 13-18 9-20=29 17 63 12 17 1 4 200 TOTALS 25-55 10-28 11-14 9-20=29 22 71 11 16 1 10 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-26 42.3 2nd Half: 10-22 45.5 Game: 43.8 DB Rebs TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-25 60.0 2nd Half: 10-30 33.3 Game: 45.5 DB Rebs 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 5-11 45.5 2nd Half: 3-10 30.0 Game: 38.1 3 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4 2nd Half: 6-19 31.6 Game: 35.7 2 F.Throw % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4 2nd Half: 8-11 72.7 Game: 72.2 F.Throw % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0 2nd Half: 8-10 80.0 Game: 78.6

HOME: INDIANA (79) HOME: EASTERN MICHIGAN (77) Total 3 Pt. Total 3 Pt. Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min KILLINGSWORTH, Marco f 6-9 0-1 2-5 1-2=3 5 14 3 2 1 1 28 SMITH, Gino f 5-9 0-0 1-1 1-2=3 1 11 2 3 0 0 30 VADEN, Robert f 7-14 2-6 2-2 1-3=4 4 18 7 3 0 1 30 BOWLER, John f 8-11 0-0 5-7 0-9=9 2 21 3 1 0 0 34 WILMONT, Roderick g 3-8 2-6 0-0 0-1=1 2 8 2 1 0 2 17 KNAUB, Chris c 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 STRICKLAND,Marsh. g 6-9 3-5 0-0 1-3=4 2 15 1 1 0 3 37 MEDLOCK, Carlos g 6-10 0-2 9-10 0-0=0 3 21 2 2 0 5 29 MONROE, Lewis g 0-2 0-1 1-2 1-4=5 2 1 4 0 0 0 33 FREER, Nick g 0-2 0-0 2-4 1-1=2 1 2 3 3 1 0 23 SUHR, Errek 2-3 1-2 3-3 1-1=2 0 8 1 1 0 0 19 MATTHEWS, James 2-4 0-0 2-2 1-1=2 4 6 1 2 0 0 15 RATLIFF, A.J. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 McELHINNY, Danny 3-6 2-5 0-0 0-1=1 1 8 1 0 0 1 25 ALLEN, Ben 6-8 2-3 1-1 1-4=5 0 15 0 1 0 1 23 CASHEN, Craig 1-2 1-2 2-2 0-4=4 3 5 3 1 0 2 24 KLINE, Sean 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 GAY, Zane 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 CALLOWAY, Earl 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7 VanSOLKEMA, Derek 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-1=1 1 3 0 2 0 0 11 TEAM 1-1=2 TEAM 2-3=5 TOTALS 30-54 10-25 9-13 7-19=26 16 79 22 10 1 8 200 TOTALS 26-48 4-13 21-27 5-22=27 16 77 16 14 1 8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-26 61.5 2nd Half: 14-28 50.0 Game: 55.6 DB Rebs TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-25 48.0 2nd Half: 14-23 60.9 Game: 54.2 DB Rebs 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 6-14 42.9 2nd Half: 4-11 36.4 Game: 40.0 2 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2 2nd Half: 2-4 50.0 Game: 30.8 3 F.Throw % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7 2nd Half: 7-10 70.0 Game: 69.2 F.Throw % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5 2nd Half: 14-19 73.7 Game: 77.8

Officials: Tom Clark, Terry Wymer, Bill Daminski Tech. Fouls: None Officials: Eugene Crawford, Bert Smith, Chris Beaver Tech. Fouls: None Score by Periods 1st 2nd Tot Attendance: 17,169 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Tot Attendance: 1,300 Eastern Michigan 32 31 63 Youngstown State 37 34 71 Indiana 40 39 79 Eastern Michigan 33 44 77

EMU DROPS 79-63 DECISON TO NATIONALLY RANKED IU EMU DEFEATS VISITING YOUNGSTOWN STATE, 77-71 Eagles come up with great effort in loss to Hoosiers Medlock notches career high with 21 points and Bowler also adds 21 YPSILANTI, Mich.—The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team BLOOMINGTON, Ind.--The Eastern Michigan University basketball broke a three-game losing streak with a 77-71 non-conference win over team overcame a lot of obstacles here Saturday night, but in the end Youngstown State here Wednesday night in the Convocation Center. the No. 16 ranked Indiana University Hoosiers just had too much firepower The Eagles, now 2-3 on the year, were led by freshman Carlos Medlock in a 79-63 IU win over the visiting Eagles. (Detroit, Mich.-Murray Wright), who scored a career-best 21 points hitting EMU faced the tough task of playing a top 20 team, before a huge 6-of-10 from the field and connecting on 9-of-10 free throws. Senior John partisan crowd of 17,169, in one of the most venerable home facilities Bowler (Chicago, Ill.-Notre Dame) matched Medlock with 21 points and in the nation, and the Eagles gave it a strong effort for 40 minutes, their added nine rebounds. Freshman forward Gino Smith (Milwaukee, Wisc.- Harmony Comm.) chipped in 11 for the Eagles. top overall effort of the season before falling by 16. Youngstown State, now 1-5 on the season, was led by Keston Roberts with And after the host Hoosiers ran out to a 40-32 halftime lead, Head a game-high 25 points, including 3-of-7 three-point field goals. Coach Charles Ramsey’s EMU crew did not back down, cutting The game was a tale of two halves as Youngstown State shot a blistering Indiana’s lead to five point, 52-47, with 14:25 left when Derek 60% from the field connecting on 15-of-25 shots in the first half while EMU VanSolkema (Grand Rapids, Mich.-South Christian) hit the second kept it close connecting on 12-for-25 shots for a 48% clip. However, the of two consecutive three-point field goals. second half was a different story as EMU opened up by outscoring the The Eagles kept it close over the next five minutes before Indiana Penguins, 20-5, over the first 12 minutes and finished the half hitting 14-of-23 took charge and built a double-digit advantage that the Eagles could not shots for a 60% clip while connecting on two-of-four three pointers. YSU cooled off in the game’s final 20 minutes, shooting just 33% from the field. crack. EMU started to second half on a 9-3 run to regain the lead, 40-39, on a EMU senior forward John Bowler (Chicago, Ill.-Notre Dame) led three-point bucket by Danny McElhinny (Heritage, Pa.-Kennedy Catholic). all scorers with a career-best 28 points and was the top rebounder with EMU never looked back as their run continued and the lead increased to, 53- nine caroms. Bowler connected on 10-of-17 field goals and 8-of-10 free 42, after two technical free throws by Medlock and a James Matthews throws while tying his career-best with four assists. (Detroit, Mich.-Denby) layup at the 7:48 mark. The Eagles pushed the Eastern, now 1-3, shot 43.8 percent for the game (21-of-48) and hit lead to, 68-54, with 2:20 remaining and closed out the game with a, 77-71, 8-of-21 three-point field goals (38.1 percent) while Indiana made 30-of- victory 54 shots from the field (55.6 percent) and recorded 10-of-25 triple tries In the first half, Youngstown State came out hot from three-point land, connecting on four-of-seven shots from downtown to take a 20-9 lead at the (40.0 percent). EMU held a 29-26 advantage on the boards. 12:49 mark. Despite the hot shooting by the Penguins, EMU hung tough and Indiana, now 4-1, was led by forward Robert Vaden with 18 points. pulled within seven points, 28-21, on a Bowler three point play with 6:30 left in the first half. EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2005-06 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 14 2005-06 Season - GAME 6 2005-06 Season - GAME 7 Wed., Dec. 14, 2005 • Resch Center • Green Bay, Wisconsin Thurs., Dec. 22, 2005 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Michigan

VISITORS: EASTERN MICHIGAN (69) VISITORS: TULSA (62) Total 3 Pt. Total 3 Pt. Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min SMITH, Gino f 3-8 0-0 1-2 2-1=3 4 7 3 3 0 1 25 CROW, Darold f 6-13 1-3 2-4 4-5=9 4 15 1 6 2 2 33 BOWLER, John f 6-13 0-1 7-10 4-9=13 3 19 7 2 1 2 36 RAMSDELL, Charles f 5-12 2-5 0-0 5-5=10 4 12 1 2 0 0 24 KNAUB, Chris c 4-5 2-3 0-1 1-2=3 2 10 0 1 0 0 11 MITCHELL, Sam c 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1=1 3 2 1 6 0 0 21 MEDLOCK, Carlos g 1-4 1-4 1-3 1-2=3 3 4 2 4 0 2 29 McDADE, Brett g 6-10 2-4 6-6 0-5=5 3 20 4 0 0 0 38 FREER, Nick g 4-9 2-6 0-0 0-1=1 1 10 0 0 0 0 24 REESE, Ray g 0-3 0-2 0-0 1-3=4 1 0 2 3 0 1 19 MATTHEWS, James 3-4 0-0 0-0 1-1=2 1 6 0 1 0 0 10 JAMES, Deion 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1=1 0 0 2 1 0 0 15 McELHINNY, Danny 3-8 3-8 0-0 0-0=0 2 9 1 0 0 1 26 WALLACE, Chris 1-5 1-4 0-0 2-4=6 2 3 0 1 0 0 20 CASHEN, Craig 2-8 0-3 0-1 3-3=6 4 4 2 0 0 0 23 WHEATLEY, Bishop 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1=2 1 2 0 1 0 0 8 GAY, Zane 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 YOUNG, Kyle 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 VanSOLKEMA, Derek 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1=1 1 0 2 0 0 0 11 PRICE, Anthony 4-9 0-0 0-0 0-2=2 5 8 0 0 2 0 18 TEAM 0-2=2 TEAM 3-1=4 TOTALS 26-60 8-26 9-17 12-22=34 21 69 17 11 1 6 200 TOTALS 24-57 6-20 8-10 16-28=44 24 62 11 22 4 3 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-31 38.7 2nd Half: 14-29 48.3 Game: 43.8 DB Rebs TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-23 39.1 2nd Half: 15-34 44.1 Game: 42.1 DB Rebs 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 3-14 21.4 2nd Half: 5-12 41.7 Game: 30.8 2 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6 2nd Half: 4-13 30.8 Game: 30.0 0 F.Throw % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3 2nd Half: 4-11 36.4 Game: 52.9 F.Throw % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0 2nd Half: 5-6 83.3 Game: 80.0 HOME: WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY HOME: EASTERN MICHIGAN (67) Total 3 Pt. Total 3 Pt. Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min EVANS, Terry f 4-9 0-2 1-4 3-6=9 4 9 5 3 3 2 36 FREER, Nick f 5-7 4-6 0-0 0-3=3 1 14 0 1 1 0 28 LAWRENCE, Josh f 5-8 0-2 0-0 0-5=5 4 10 1 1 0 0 27 BOWLER, John f 2-7 0-0 5-6 2-4=6 3 9 2 2 0 1 27 SCHACHTNER, Mike f 3-8 0-1 0-0 0-2=2 2 6 0 3 0 0 32 KNAUB, Chris c 1-2 0-1 1-2 0-0=0 0 3 1 0 0 0 5 EVANOCHKO, Ryan g 10-16 2-6 3-4 0-4=4 2 25 6 2 0 0 39 MEDLOCK, Carlos g 5-13 2-8 3-4 0-0=0 4 15 4 2 0 6 30 TILLEMA, Ryan g 2-7 0-5 1-2 0-4=4 2 5 0 1 1 1 29 GAY, Zane g 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0=1 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 FARINE, Simon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 MATTHEWS, James 1-4 0-0 1-2 0-2=2 1 3 0 2 0 0 15 MINATEE, Aswan 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-2=3 0 4 0 0 0 0 10 McELHINNY, Danny 0-4 0-4 2-2 0-1=1 1 2 0 0 0 0 15 BARKLEY, Cordero 3-3 3-3 4-4 1-1=2 0 13 2 0 0 1 12 CASHEN, Craig 4-9 1-5 6-7 3-3=6 0 15 1 1 2 1 33 MORRIS, Tevah 0-1 0-0 1-2 2-1=3 2 1 0 2 0 0 11 SMITH, Gino 1-6 0-0 1-4 3-6=9 3 3 3 3 1 2 29 TEAM 1-2=3 VanSOLKEMA, Derek 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0=0 2 3 0 0 0 1 10 TOTALS 29-55 5-19 10-16 8-27=35 16 73 14 12 4 4 200 TEAM 2-0=2 TOTALS 20-54 8-26 19-27 11-19=30 15 67 12 11 4 12 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-30 50.0 2nd Half: 14-25 56.0 Game: 52.7 DB Rebs 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2 2nd Half: 3-10 30.0 Game: 26.3 3 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-25 28.0 2nd Half: 13-29 44.8 Game: 37.0 DB Rebs F.Throw % 1st Half: 0-0 00.0 2nd Half: 10-16 62.5 Game: 62.5 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 3-9 33.3 2nd Half: 5-17 29.4 Game: 30.8 3 F.Throw % 1st Half: 5-10 50.0 2nd Half: 14-17 82.4 Game: 70.4 Officials: Steve Skiles, James Breeding, Tom Maurerg Tech. Fouls: EMU bendh Score by Periods 1st 2nd Tot Attendance: 2,037 Officials: Randy Drury, Mike Roberts, Terry Anderson Tech. Fouls: None Eastern Michigan 32 37 69 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Tot Attendance: 1,383 Wisconsin-Green Bay 32 41 73 Tulsa 23 39 62 Eastern Michigan 22 45 67 EMU EDGED BY UWGB EAGLES RALLY IN SECOND HALF FOR 67-62 WIN OVER TULSA Bowler leads Eagles with 19 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists Eastern uses 20-0 run to start the second half

GREEN BAY, WI--The Eastern Michigan University basketball team YPSILANTI, Mich.—The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball could not hold on to a double-digit lead and lost a 77-71 non-conference team came back from a poor first half to out score Tulsa 45-39 in the final decision to the University of Wisconsin Green Bay Phoenix here Dec. 14 20 minutes on the way to a 67-62 non-conference win here Thursday in in a game played in the Resch Center. the Convocation Center. After battling to a 32-32 tie at intermission, the Eagles came out on Head Coach Charles E. Ramsey’s Eagles (3-4) shot just 28 percent fire in the second half, building a 14-point lead, 43-57, on a layup by in the first half of action, making 7-of-25 field goals and 5-of-10 free James Matthews (Detroit, Mich.-Denby-Marquette U.) with 10:23 throws while also turning the ball over six times. That poor offensive left in the game. showing ended in a 23-22 Tulsa (4-6) halftime lead. Head Coach Charles Ramsey’s EMU crew continued to keep the The Eagles started the second half slowly, allowing Tulsa to score the offense rolling, holding a 12-point lead with just 4:58 left in the contest. first four points of the half to build a 27-22 lead. The Phoenix then clamped on a stifling full-court press and the young At that point the Eagles’ offense came alive, rolling off 20 unanswered Eagles could not handle the pressure, allowing UWGB to get back into point to build a 42-27 lead with 14:53 left. the game. The Golden Hurricane refused to give up, however, fighting back to pull Eastern also failed to convert on the free-throw line late in the game, within three points twice during the late stages of the game, but the missing three straight charity tosses. Eagles managed to hit key free throws down the stretch to stave off the UWGB outscored the Eagles by a 17-1 count over the final 4:58 in the visitors. game to post its four win of the year against five losses. Freshman point guard Carlos Medlock (Detroit, Mich.-Murray EMU, now 2-4 on the season, was led by senior forward John Bowler Wright) led the Eagles with 15 points and six steals while junior Craig (Chicago, Ill.-Notre Dame) who turned in a double-double with 19 Cashen (Cincinnati, Ohio-St. Xavier) also had 15 points and added points and 13 rebounds and also added a career-best seven assists. six rebounds. Sophomore Nick Freer (Stevensville, Mich.-Lake Sophomore Nick Freer (Stevensville, Mich.-Lakeshore) scored a Shore) scored a career-best 14 points and connected on 5-of-7 field career-best 10 points and junior forward Chris Knaub (South Bend, goals, including 4-of-6 behind the three-point arc. Ind.-St. Joseph’s-Jacksonville (TX) J.C.) also added a career-best Tulsa was led by guard Brett McDade with 20 points. 10 points for the Eagles. EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2005-06 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 15 2005-06 Season - GAME 8 2005-06 Season - GAME 9 Fri., Dec. 30, 2005 • Butler-Hancock Arena • Greeley, Colorado Wed., Jan. 4, 2006 • Alumni Arena • Amhurst, New York

VISITORS: EASTERN MICHIGAN (70) VISITORS: EASTERN MICHIGAN (62) Total 3 Pt. Total 3 Pt. Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min SMITH, Gino f 3-7 0-0 2-4 0-3=3 0 8 1 1 0 4 24 SMITH, Gino f 3-6 0-0 1-4 1-1=2 1 7 1 2 1 0 24 BOWLER, John f 9-16 0-0 3-5 5-5=10 4 21 2 2 1 0 31 BOWLER, John f 5-8 0-0 2-2 1-5=6 3 12 2 3 0 0 26 KNAUB, Chris c 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 MATTHEWS, James c 2-6 0-0 0-0 3-2=4 3 4 0 1 0 0 25 MEDLOCK, Carlos g 6-10 2-5 6-6 0-1=1 5 20 2 1 0 0 25 MEDLOCK, Carlos g 0-6 0-0 2-2 0-1=1 2 2 5 5 0 2 27 FREER, Nick g 2-5 1-4 0-0 0-3=3 3 5 0 3 0 0 27 FREER, Nick g 3-7 1-3 0-0 1-0=1 0 7 3 5 0 1 28 FORD, B.J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 FORD, B.J. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 2 0 1 0 0 8 MATTHEWS, James 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-3=3 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 McELHINNY, Danny 5-7 5-7 2-3 0-1=1 1 17 4 1 0 2 25 McELHINNY, Danny 3-9 2-6 0-0 1-0=1 2 8 3 0 0 0 22 CASHEN, Craig 4-6 1-3 0-1 1-2=3 5 9 0 1 0 0 20 CASHEN, Craig 1-5 0-2 3-4 4-5=9 3 5 1 0 0 1 29 LEWIS, Travis 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0=1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 GAY, Zane 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 VanSOLKEMA, Derek 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 VanSOLKEMA, Derek 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0=0 2 3 1 1 0 0 12 KNAUB, Chris 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-1=3 2 2 0 0 0 1 11 TEAM 2-0=2 TEAM 1-1=2 TOTALS 25-58 6-20 14-19 12-20=32 22 70 11 8 1 5 200 TOTALS 24-48 7-13 7-12 11-14=25 17 62 15 20 1 6 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-29 48.3 2nd Half: 11-29 37.9 Game: 43.1 DB Rebs TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-26 42.3 2nd Half: 13-22 59.1 Game: 50.0 DB Rebs 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4 2nd Half: 2-11 18.2 Game: 30.0 2 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5 2nd Half: 4-5 80.0 Game: 53.8 2 F.Throw % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0 2nd Half: 13-17 76.5 Game: 73.7 F.Throw % 1st Half: 0-2 00.0 2nd Half: 7-10 70.0 Game: 58.3 HOME: NORTHERN COLORADO (76) HOME: BUFFALO (78) Total 3 Pt. Total 3 Pt. Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min TAIBI, Sean f 7-11 3-5 4-5 0-2=2 0 21 3 2 0 1 38 GAMBLE, Greg f 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1=1 1 0 2 2 0 2 14 LOWE, Cory f 3-4 0-0 4-4 1-1=2 5 10 0 1 1 1 13 SMITH, Parnell f 4-5 0-0 0-0 1-0=1 2 8 1 1 2 2 22 KLINE, Matt g 3-8 1-5 2-5 2-2=4 2 9 9 2 0 1 32 IDBIHI, Yassin f 8-14 0-1 1-1 3-5=8 4 17 4 1 0 1 27 BIRDEN, Dwayne g 4-13 0-1 3-6 2-4=6 3 11 3 1 1 0 40 CAGE, Calvin g 6-13 4-8 4-4 0-2=2 2 20 4 2 0 1 35 OLSON, Erik G 2-6 1-2 1-3 3-5=8 5 6 2 2 2 3 31 MIDDLETON, Rod. g 6-9 5-7 0-0 1-1=2 0 17 6 2 0 3 37 JEFFERIES, Darren 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-2=2 1 1 2 0 0 0 10 ROBINSON, Andy 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-0=0 0 2 0 1 1 0 6 LEWIS, Jared 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-2=2 1 1 2 2 0 0 9 SMILEY, Sean 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 ARCHIBEQUE, Kirk 8-13 0-0 1-3 4-4=8 4 17 0 0 0 0 27 YOUNG, Darwin 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-1=2 1 1 2 0 0 0 15 McDANIEL, Dorian 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ ATMAN, Andrew 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 TEAM 4-1=6 MOORE, Eric 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2=2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 TOTALS 27-55 5-13 17-30 16-24=40 21 76 21 10 4 6 200 JORDAN, Mario 3-5 0-0 3-4 1-3=4 0 9 2 3 0 0 18 ONYENUCHEYA, B. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-28 50.0 2nd Half: 13-27 48.1 Game: 49.1 DB Rebs SCHMIDT, Christian 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 4-6 66.7 2nd Half: 1-7 14.3 Game: 38.5 5 FEDOTOV, Vadim 1-4 0-0 1-1 3-1=4 1 3 1 3 0 0 10 F.Throw % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5 2nd Half: 14-22 63.6 Game: 56.7 TEAM 1-0=1 TOTALS 29-52 10-18 10-14 11-16=27 14 78 22 17 3 10 200 Officials: Lonnie Dixon, Kenny Wilson, Doran Gotschall Tech. Fouls: EMU bench Score by Periods 1st 2nd Tot Attendance: 412 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 19-29 65.5 2nd Half: 10-23 43.5 Game: 55.8 DB Rebs Eastern Michigan 33 37 70 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 8-11 72.7 2nd Half: 2-7 28.6 Game: 55.6 2 Nortrhern Colorado 35 41 76 F.Throw % 1st Half: 3-3 100.0 2nd Half: 7-11 63.6 Game: 71.4

Officials: Mike Roberts, Dan Fouser, Lawrence Truman Tech. Fouls: EMU-Smith Score by Periods 1st 2nd Tot Attendance: 3,679 Eastern Michigan 25 37 62 EMU FALLS AT NORTHERN COLORADO Buffalo 49 29 78 Bowler turns in double-double with 21 points, 10 rebounds EMU DROPS MAC OPENER TO BUFFALO GREELEY, Colo.--A second-half comeback fell just short for the Eastern Michigan University basketball team here Dec. 30, in a non-conference McElhinney turns in a season-best 17 points game against the University of Northern Colorado. AMHURST, N.Y. --The University at Buffalo used a 29-6 run to propel to The Eagles, down by a 16-point deficit, 64-48, with 6:28 left, cut the the Bulls to a 78-62 win over Eastern Michigan in the conference opener lead to seven, 69-62, with 2:02 left but the Eagles would get no closer for both teams Wednesday night at Alumni Arena. With the victory Buffalo in a 76-70 loss to the Bears. improves to 11-1 and 1-0 in Mid-American Conference play, while Eastern Senior forward John Bowler led the Eagles with the 18th double- falls to 3-6 and 1-0 in conference. double of his career with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman guard Senior Danny McElhinny (Hermitage, Pa.-Kennedy Catholic) Carlos Medlock backed Bowler up with a 20-point effort. had a season-best 17 points to lead EMU while John Bowler (Chicago, Eastern started the game with a burst, racing to a 4-0 early lead Ill.-Notre Dame) added 12 points and six boards. before UNC tied the game at 4-4. Calvin Cage paced the UB attack with 20 points while Yassin Idbihi and The two teams exchanged the lead throughout most of the first half Roderick Middleton contributed 17 points each for the Bulls. before EMU gained a one-point advantage, 33-32, when Medlock Up 20-19 with seven minutes to go in the first half, the Bulls went on a connected on a three-point field goal with 2:15 left. UNC then rallied to 29-6 run to give them a 49-25 edge at halftime. Buffalo shot a blistering take a 35-33 halftime lead. 66 percent (19-of-29) from the floor during the first 20 minutes, including The Bears raced out to a quick double-digit lead in the second half and hitting 8-of-11 from beyond the arc. held a 46-35 lead with 14:43 remaining before the Eagles began to cut The Bulls extended their lead to 28 points just three minutes into the into the lead. second half before the Eagles were able to trim the lead to 67-51 with For the game, the Eagles shot just 43.1 percent from the field (25-of- under five minutes to play. 58) and hit 6-of-20 threes while making 14-of-19 free throws. The Eagles are next in action traveling to Oxford, Ohio Saturday, Jan. 7, UNC made 49.1 percent from the field (27-of-55) and out-rebounded the Eagles by a 40-32 margin. for a 4 p.m. game against the Miami RedHawks. EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2005-06 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 16

2005-06 Season - GAME 10 2005-06 Season - GAME 11 Sat., Jan. 7, 2006 • Millett Hall • Oxford, Ohio Wed., Jan. 11, 2006 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Michigan

VISITORS: EASTERN MICHIGAN (59) VISITORS: OHIO (75) Total 3 Pt. Total 3 Pt. Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min MATTHEWS, James f 0-1 0-0 0-0 3-3=6 4 0 2 1 0 1 20 TROUTMAN, Sonny f 7-12 1-4 4-5 1-2=3 3 19 2 2 1 1 29 SMITH, Gino f 2-6 0-0 0-1 0-6=6 2 4 3 3 0 1 39 HALBERT, Jeff f 2-6 1-5 2-3 1-2=3 1 7 2 1 0 2 23 BOWLER, John f 13-21 0-0 5-7 3-7=10 4 31 4 3 1 0 40 WILLIAMS, Leon c 5-10 0-0 4-6 3-6=9 4 14 0 1 2 2 29 MEDLOCK, Carlos g 2-7 1-2 1-2 0-1=1 4 6 1 3 0 1 33 GREEN, Mychal g 3-8 3-4 2-3 2-4=6 1 11 3 1 0 1 32 FREER, Nick g 0-3 0-3 0-0 0-1=1 2 0 1 2 0 0 17 FEARS, Jeremy g 3-8 1-3 0-0 3-2=5 0 7 3 6 0 1 27 FORD, B.J. 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0=0 0 2 0 0 0 0 11 JACKSON, Johnnie 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-1=1 2 2 0 1 1 1 16 McELHINNY, Danny 4-5 4-5 0-0 0-1=1 0 12 0 1 0 1 35 DAVIS, Whitney 3-5 2-2 1-2 0-4=4 3 9 1 2 0 3 21 CASHEN, Craig 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 5 2 0 0 1 1 27 CHATMAN, Antonio 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-2=2 1 2 1 1 0 0 13 LEWIS, Travis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ TILLMAN, Jerome 2-4 0-1 0-1 0-1=1 0 4 0 0 1 0 10 KNAUB, Chris 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1=1 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 2-1=3 TEAM 0-1=1 TOTALS 27-58 8-20 13-20 12-25=37 15 75 12 15 5 11 200 TOTALS 24-48 5-11 6-10 6-21=27 22 59 11 13 2 5 225 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-38 44.7 2nd Half: 10-20 50.0 Game: 46.6 DB Rebs DB Rebs 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 6-14 42.9 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3 Game: 40.0 2 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-21 47.6 2nd Half: 11-20 55.0 OT:3-7 42.9 Game: 50.0 0 F.Throw % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3 2nd Half: 8-14 57.1 Game: 65.0 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 5-9 55.6 2nd Half: 0-1 00.0 OT:0-1 00.0 Game: 45.5 F Throw % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0 2nd Half: 0-2 00.0 OT:3-4 75.0 Game: 60.0 HOME: EASTERN MICHIGAN (63) Total 3 Pt. HOME: MIAMI (64) Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Total 3 Pt. SMITH, Gino f 9-16 0-1 0-2 1-4=5 2 18 1 6 0 0 37 Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min BOWLER, John f 7-12 0-0 2-4 2-9=11 2 16 3 3 1 3 37 PEAVY, Nathan f 4-7 0-0 4-4 3-3=6 1 12 3 1 0 2 39 MATTHEWS, James f 2-3 0-0 2-2 1-1=2 2 6 0 1 1 0 12 POLLITZ, Tim f 5-10 0-0 2-5 3-4=7 2 12 2 1 0 1 42 MEDLOCK, Carlos g 2-9 1-3 2-2 4-3=7 3 7 6 2 0 2 29 VANDERSLUIS, Nate c 6-8 1-1 4-4 0-3=3 4 17 0 3 0 0 28 FREER, Nick g 1-5 0-3 0-0 1-1=2 2 2 1 1 2 0 21 PENNO, Doug g 0-4 0-2 0-0 0-2=2 0 0 1 1 0 1 28 FORD, B.J. 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-1=1 1 2 2 2 0 1 9 HATCHER, William g 6-15 1-6 5-6 0-2=2 3 18 3 4 0 2 45 YOUNG, Desmond 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 HAUSFELD, Josh 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 McELHINNY, Danny 3-8 3-8 0-0 1-2=3 2 9 4 2 0 0 30 TROYER, Chad 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1=1 1 3 1 0 0 0 9 CASHEN, Craig 0-6 0-2 0-0 3-2=5 1 0 2 1 0 0 20 BRAMOS, Michael 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1=1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 LEWIS, Travis 1-2 1-1 0-0 1-0=1 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 ST. CLAIR, Monty 1-4 0-2 0-1 2-3=5 3 2 0 0 1 0 16 KNAUB, Chris 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1=1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 1-3=4 TEAM 1-0=1 TOTALS 23-50 3-13 15-20 9-22=31 14 64 11 10 1 7 225 TOTALS 26-53 5-19 6-10 15-24=39 15 63 19 18 4 8 200

DB Rebs TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-27 44.4 2nd Half: 14-36 38.9 Game: 41.3 DB Rebs TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-23 34.8 2nd Half: 12-22 54.5 OT:3-5 60.0 Game: 46.0 2 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 3-9 33.3 2nd Half: 2-10 20.0 Game: 26.3 1 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 1-5 20.0 2nd Half: 1-6 16.7 OT:1-2 50.0 Game: 23.1 F.Throw % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1 2nd Half: 2-3 66.7 Game: 60.0 F Throw % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0 2nd Half: 6-8 75.0 OT:7-8 87.5 Game: 75.0 Officials: Glenn Mayborg, Lamont Simpson, Bart Wegenke Tech. Fouls: EMU bench Officials: Jerry Sauder, Dave Laning, Victor Montgomery Tech. Fouls: None Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Attendance: 1,330 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT TOT Attendance: 3,473 Ohio 45 30 75 Eastern Michigan 28 22 9 59 Eastern Michigan 31 32 63 Miami 19 31 14 64 MIAMI PREVAILS IN OVERTIME THRILLER EAGLES DROP MAC HOME OPENER Eagles let chance slip away in regulation Quick Ohio start too much to overcome in 75-63 loss

OXFORD, Ohio --It came down to two misses of the easiest shots in YPSILANTI, Mich. --A visiting Ohio team was just too hot too early basketball as the Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team here Jan. 11 in the 2006 Mid-American Conference home opener for the lost a 64-59 Mid-American Conference overtime heartbreaker here Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team. Saturday, Jan. 7. The Bobcats (9-2; 3-0) hit their first eight shots from the field, including With the game tied at 50-all, EMU missed a driving layup with just 1:16 their first three pointers, to build an early 15-point lead after just six left. The Eagles also missed the front end of a 1-and-1 free-throw situation minutes of the game and the visitors went on to post the 12-point win. with 00:35 remaining and neither team was able to score over the final Eastern (3-8; 0-3) rallied in the late stages of the first half, cutting two minutes of regulation, forcing the overtime session. Ohio’s lead to eight, 39-31, on a layup by John Bowler (Chicago, Ill.- During the extra minute minutes the home RedHawks outscored the Notre Dame), but a series of turnovers cost the Eagles and Ohio entered visitors by a 14-9 margin. halftime with a 45-31 lead. EMU, now 3-7 overall and 0-2 in league action, was led by senior John The second half was played evenly, with Eastern holding a slim 32-30 Bowler (Chicago, Ill.-Notre Dame) who scored a career-best 31 advantage in scoring. points and added 10 rebounds for the 19th double-double of his Ohio finished the game hitting 17-of-38 shots for 46.6 percent and the outstanding career. Senior Danny McElhinny (Hermitage, Pa.- Bobcats were 8-of-20 from the three-point arc for 40 percent. The Bobcats Kennedy Catholic) scored 12 points for the Eagles on four three-point held a 39-37 rebounding edge. field goals. EMU shot 41.3 percent from the field on 26-of-53 shooting, but the Miami, 6-5 overall and 3-0 in MAC play, was led by senior guard William Eagles hit just 5-of-19 threes for 26.3 percent. Hatcher with 18 points. The Eagles were led in scoring by freshman guard Gino Smith Eastern opened the game with a flurry, racing to a 28-19 halftime lead, (Milwaukee, WI-Harmony Comm.) who scored 18 while Bowler turned with McElhinny hitting all four of his threes in the early going. in the 20th double-double of his career with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Miami came right out with a vengeance at the start of the second half Ohio was paced by senior guard Sonny Troutman with 19 points while and actually took a one-point lead, 39-38, with 12:26 left in regulation. Leon Williams added 14 and Mychal Green 11. The two teams traded baskets through most of the remainder of the game, ending in the thrilling final minutes. EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2005-06 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 17

2005-06 Season - GAME 12 2005-06 Season - GAME 13 Sat., Jan. 14, 2006 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Michigan Wed., Jan. 18, 2006 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Michigan

VISITORS: KENT STATE (74) VISITORS: BOWLING GREEN (79) Total 3 Pt. Total 3 Pt. Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min KNIGHT, Isaac f 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1=2 3 2 2 0 1 0 13 SOLVER, Mawel f 2-4 0-1 1-4 1-7=8 4 5 4 0 0 0 38 SCOTT, Mike f 1-1 0-0 3-3 0-5=5 0 5 0 2 0 1 20 MARSHALL, Erik f 2-7 0-0 0-0 1-0=1 5 4 0 2 1 0 16 MINCY, Jordan g 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-0=1 1 0 1 1 0 0 13 LEFELD, Matt c 2-5 0-0 1-2 1-0=1 5 5 0 2 0 0 13 YOUNGBLOOD, Jay g 7-14 1-5 8-10 1-4=5 3 23 2 3 0 2 33 FLOYD, John g 1-4 0-3 0-0 0-1=1 1 2 3 2 0 1 20 HAYNES, DeAndre g 4-9 1-4 0-0 1-0=1 3 9 5 1 0 2 35 SAMARCO, Martin g 10-13 5-7 10-10 1-1=2 2 35 0 5 0 4 35 GERWIG, Nate 4-5 0-0 2-3 1-6=7 4 10 1 2 1 0 16 MOTEN, Brian 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 SMITH, Omni 5-9 1-5 1-2 0-2=2 4 12 3 3 0 0 32 FREEMAN, Alvin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 GATES, Armon 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-0=0 0 3 0 0 0 0 7 RADIOJEVIC, Dusan 3-5 2-4 0-0 0-1=1 2 8 2 0 0 1 21 WARZYNSKI, Kevin 4-5 1-1 1-3 2-2=4 3 10 1 2 0 2 31 ROBINSON, Perrick 1-2 0-1 1-3 0-2=2 3 3 0 0 0 1 21 TEAM 2-1=3 1 WRIGHT, Steven 5-10 0-4 7-8 0-5=5 4 17 5 3 0 0 32 TOTALS 27-49 5-18 15-21 9-21=30 21 74 15 15 2 7 200 TEAM 2-1=3 TOTALS 26-51 7-21 20-27 6-18=24 26 79 14 14 1 8 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-32 50.0 2nd Half: 11-17 64.7 Game: 55.1 DB Rebs 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2 2nd Half: 3-9 33.3 Game: 27.8 4 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-27 44.4 2nd Half: 14-24 58.3 Game: 51.0 DB Rebs F.Throw % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5 2nd Half: 8-13 61.5 Game: 71.4 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 4-11 36.4 2nd Half: 3-10 30.0 Game: 33.3 2 F.Throw % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1 2nd Half: 16-20 80.0 Game: 74.1 HOME: EASTERN MICHIGAN (64) Total 3 Pt. HOME: EASTERN MICHIGAN (72) Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Total 3 Pt. CASHEN, Craig f 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 1 1 0 0 17 Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min SMITH, Gino f 3-6 0-0 0-0 0-1=1 2 6 3 2 1 0 25 SMITH, Gino f 7-9 0-2 2-2 1-2=3 5 16 2 4 1 1 31 BOWLER, John f 7-12 1-1 8-11 5-9=14 4 23 3 6 1 1 35 BOWLER, John f 5-7 1-1 7-10 2-5=7 4 18 3 2 1 2 34 MEDLOCK, Carlos g 4-9 2-5 0-0 1-1=2 2 10 3 1 0 1 31 MATTHEWS, James f 1-4 0-0 2-5 0-4=4 0 4 1 1 1 0 23 FREER, Nick g 4-8 1-5 1-4 2-0=2 5 10 2 1 0 1 25 MEDLOCK, Carlos g 3-4 2-2 3-4 0-1=1 3 11 5 8 0 0 23 FORD, B.J. 0-2 0-1 2-2 0-0=0 0 2 0 1 0 0 9 FREER, Nick g 4-7 2-4 0-0 0-4=4 3 10 4 1 0 0 31 MATTHEWS, James 1-5 0-0 0-0 2-1=3 0 2 0 2 0 0 27 FORD, B.J. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 McELHINNY, Danny 3-7 3-6 2-2 1-0=1 2 11 1 1 0 1 22 McELHINNY, Danny 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-3=3 2 6 0 3 0 1 27 LEWIS, Travis 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-2=2 2 0 0 1 0 1 8 CASHEN, Craig 1-2 0-1 3-4 1-3=4 3 5 2 3 0 0 23 KNAUB, Chris 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 LEWIS, Travis 0-4 0-3 2-2 0-1=1 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 TEAM 1-2=3 KNAUB, Chris 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 22-52 7-20 13-19 12-16=28 18 64 13 16 2 5 200 TEAM 0-1=1 TOTALS 23-42 7-18 19-27 4-24=28 23 72 17 23 3 4 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-25 44.0 2nd Half: 11-27 40.7 Game: 42.3 DB Rebs 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5 2nd Half: 4-12 33.3 Game: 35.0 2 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-18 55.6 2nd Half: 13-24 54.2 Game: 54.8 DB Rebs F.Throw % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0 2nd Half: 11-17 64.7 Game: 68.4 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 3-9 33.3 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4 Game: 38.9 5 F.Throw % 1st Half: 10-14 71.4 2nd Half: 9-13 69.2 Game: 70.4 Officials: Randy Drury, Keith Herring, Rodney Chamberlain Tech. Fouls: None Score by Periods 1st 2nd TOT Attendance: 1,627 Officials: Tim Hutchinson, James Ferrari, John LaRoca Tech. Fouls: None Kent State 41 33 74 Score by Periods 1st 2nd TOT Attendance: 1,275 Eastern Michigan 27 37 64 Bowling Green 32 47 79 Eastern Michigan 33 39 72 EAGLES FALL TO KENT STATE, 74-64 ON SPECIAL NIGHT MEN’S BASKETBALL DROPS 79-72 HOME DECISION TO Eagles retire former great Kennedy McIntosh’s number 54 jersey at halftime BOWLING GREEN Eagles out-shoot and out-rebound Falcons in home loss YPSILANTI, Mich. --On a night in which it honored one of the all-time YPSILANTI, Mich.--The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball greats in Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball history, Kennedy team may have won the statistical battle, but the Eagles lost the war as McIntosh, the Eagles could not build on that tradition as a visiting Kent a visiting Bowling Green State University team came up with a 79-72 win State University spoiled the show with a 74-64 Mid-American Conference here Wednesday night in a Mid-American Conference game in the win over the Eagles in the Convocation Center. Convocation Center. McIntosh, the all-time leading scorer (2,219) and rebounds (1,426) The Eagles (3-10; 0-5) shot 55 percent (23-of-42) from the field to from 1967-71, had his No. 54 home jersey retired in a special halftime Bowling Green’s (7-8; 3-2) 51 percent (26-of-51). Eastern also held a 28- ceremony. 24 advantage in rebounds and tied the Falcons with seven three-point The Eagles (3-9; 0-4 MAC) could have used the 6-foot-7 McIntosh in the shots, but in the end it was too many turnovers and too much of junior game, but in the end a second-half comeback fell just short as the Golden Martin Samarco as the Eagles dropped their fifth straight league tilt. Flash posted the 10-point win. Eastern committed 23 turnovers in the game to just 14 for the Falcons After trailing at the half, 41-27, the Eagles managed to whittle away at and the Eagles also failed to cool the hot hand of BGSU forward Martin the Kent lead, pulling to within one point, 61-60, with 3:44 left when Gino Samarco who led all scorers with 35 points, hitting 10-of-13 shots from Smith (Milwaukee, WI-Harmony Comm.) scored on a layup. the field and 5-of-7 triple tries. To make matters even worse is the fact Eastern would get no closer the rest of the way as the Golden Flashes that the 6-foot-3 Samarco is a native of Ypsilanti who played his high picked up the pace on the offensive end. school ball at Belleville before transferring to BG from Schoolcraft EMU senior forward John Bowler (Chicago, Ill.-Notre Dame H.S.), Community College. the top scorer in the Mid-American Conference, continued his outstanding Despite trailing by 10, 59-49, with nine minutes left, the Eagles offensive play with the 21st double-double of his career with 23 points managed to stay in the game and made several runs down the stretch. The Eagles pulled with three several times in the late stages and were and 14 rebounds. Danny McElhinny (Hermitage, Pa.-Kennedy down by three, 72-69, with two minutes left on two free throws by John Catholic) added 11 points while Carlos Medlock (Detroit, Mich.- Bowler (Chicago, Ill.-Notre Dame) but the Eagles could not get over Murray Wright) and Nick Freer (Stevensville, Mich.-Lakeshore) the hump and the Falcons went on to post the seven-point win. scored 10 each. Bowler paced the Eagles with 18 points while Gino Smith Kent (10-5; 4-0 MAC) was led by Jay Youngblood with 23 points. The (Milwaukee, WI-Harmony Comm.) added 16, Carlos Medlock Golden Flashes hit 55.1 percent of their shots (27-of-49) while Eastern (Detroit, Mich.-Murray Wright) 11, and Nick Freer (Stevensville, was at 42.3 (22-of-52). Mich.-Lakeshore) had 10. EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2005-06 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 18

2005-06 Season - GAME 14 2005-06 Season - GAME 15 Sat., Jan. 21, 2006 • J.A.R • Akron, Ohio Tues., Jan. 24, 2006 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Michigan

VISITORS: EASTERN MICHIGAN (61) VISITORS: WESTERN MICHIGAN (68) Total 3 Pt. Total 3 Pt. Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min MATTHEWS, James f 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-6=7 3 2 0 2 0 0 21 HERSHBERGER, Andrew f 6-8 1-2 1-1 2-4=6 3 14 3 1 3 3 35 GAY, Zane f 2-4 1-3 0-2 1-1=2 2 5 1 0 0 0 12 BUFFORD, Stane’s f 1-8 0-1 1-2 0-0=0 5 3 0 1 1 1 24 BOWLER, John f 6-11 0-0 4-7 3-6=9 4 16 5 8 0 0 35 REITZ, Joe c 3-9 0-0 2-5 5-4=9 4 8 0 0 0 0 24 MEDLOCK, Carlos g 5-8 0-1 3-5 0-1=1 2 13 3 6 0 1 26 SNIDER, Brian g 6-11 2-4 9-10 1-6=7 2 23 5 3 0 4 30 FREER, Nick g 2-6 0-1 2-2 1-1=2 4 6 1 2 0 0 25 GARY, Shawntes g 3-4 0-1 0-2 1-2=3 0 6 0 3 0 0 20 FORD, B.J. 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0=0 2 1 0 2 0 0 14 FRACALOSSI, Derek 1-1 1-1 2-4 0-3=3 0 5 2 1 0 0 21 YOUNG, Desmond 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 DREWS, Derek 3-6 3-5 0-0 0-0=0 2 9 0 1 0 0 15 McELHINNY, Danny 4-5 4-5 0-0 0-1=2 2 12 1 1 0 0 25 RICKS, Andre 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 1 1 0 1 10 CASHEN, Craig 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-0=0 2 0 0 1 0 1 19 HESS, Dan 0-3 0-0 0-0 3-3=6 1 0 0 3 0 0 19 SMITH, Gino 3-4 0-0 0-0 1-0=1 2 6 2 2 1 1 19 CLOUTIER, Donald 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 LEWIS, Travis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 0-0=0 KNAUB, Chris 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1=1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TOTALS 23-53 7-16 15-24 12-22=34 18 68 11 14 4 9 200 TEAM 1-3=4 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-27 48.1 2nd Half: 10-26 38.5 Game: 43.4 DB Rebs TOTALS 23-44 5-11 10-18 9-18=28 23 61 13 24 1 3 200 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 6-11 54.5 2nd Half: 1-5 20.0 Game: 43.8 3 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-25 60.0 2nd Half: 8-19 42.1 Game: 52.3 DB Rebs F.Throw % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0 2nd Half: 13-22 59.1 Game: 62.5 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 5-7 71.4 2nd Half: 0-4 00.0 Game: 45.5 3 F.Throw % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0 2nd Half: 8-14 57.1 Game: 55.6 HOME: EASTERN MICHIGAN (62) Total 3 Pt. HOME: AKRON (79) Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Total 3 Pt. MATTHEWS, James f 2-5 0-0 0-0 2-2=4 3 4 1 3 0 2 16 Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min SMITH, Gino f 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1=2 1 0 1 3 1 0 14 PRESTON, Rob f 4-7 3-5 2-4 3-2=5 1 13 1 3 2 3 28 BOWLER, John f 5-11 0-1 5-8 4-8=12 4 15 3 4 1 1 35 LINHART, Nate f 4-8 2-2 3-4 3-1=4 1 13 3 2 0 1 28 FORD, B.J. g 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2=2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 FUTCH, Matt c 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-3=3 5 4 0 1 0 0 12 GAY, Zane g 3-9 2-6 4-5 5-2=7 3 12 0 1 0 1 25 JOYCE, Dru g 6-10 3-7 1-2 1-1=2 0 16 5 2 0 1 35 MEDLOCK, Carlos 4-9 0-3 1-1 0-0=0 4 9 2 5 0 2 31 DIALS, Nick g 2-7 0-5 5-5 0-2=2 2 9 6 0 0 1 31 FREER, Nick 1-3 0-1 0-0 1-0=1 1 2 0 1 0 0 12 MIDDLETON, Cedrick 2-3 0-0 3-5 2-2=4 5 7 1 3 0 0 17 McELHINNY, Danny 2-7 2-7 2-2 0-1=1 0 8 1 0 0 0 21 MILUM, Quade 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 CASHEN, Craig 4-8 4-7 0-0 0-3=3 5 12 3 2 4 1 28 MRAZ, Chad 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0=0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 LEWIS, Travis 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-2=3 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 TRAVIS, Romeo 6-16 0-1 3-6 3-5=8 3 15 0 3 0 3 31 TEAM 0-3=3 GODDARD, Nick 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 21-54 8-26 12-16 14-24=38 22 62 12 19 6 7 200 RYBAK, John 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 SOWERS, Zach 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-28 32.1 2nd Half: 12-26 46.2 Game: 38.9 DB Rebs TEAM 2-0=2 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 4-13 30.8 2nd Half: 4-13 30.8 Game: 30.8 1 TOTALS 27-55 8-21 17-27 14-16=30 18 79 18 14 2 10 200 F.Throw % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0 2nd Half: 8-11 72.7 Game: 75.0 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-29 41.4 2nd Half: 15-26 57.7 Game: 49.1 DB Rebs Officials: Mike Foote, Terry Wymer, Zelton Steed Tech. Fouls: Stane’s Bufford (WMU) 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 4-11 36.4 2nd Half: 4-10 40.0 Game: 38.1 6 Score by Periods 1st 2nd TOT Attendance: 1,169 F.Throw % 1st Half: 8-12 66.7 2nd Half: 9-15 60.0 Game: 63.0 Western Michigan 34 34 68 Eastern Michigan 26 36 62 Officials: Bret Wegenke, Kyle Ingram, Rodney Chamberlain Tech. Fouls: None Score by Periods 1st 2nd TOT Attendance: 4,461 MEN’S BASKETBALL FALLS TO RIVAL WESTERN MICHIGAN Eastern Michigan 37 24 61 Akron 36 43 79 Freshman Zane Gay notches career high

YPSILANTI, Mich.-- The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball EMU TURNS OVER 79-61 LOSS AT AKRON team lost a tough contest to inter-state rival Western Michigan, 68--62, Eagles commit season-high 24 turnovers in MAC defeat here Tuesday night in the Convocation Center in a Mid-American Conference tilt. With the loss, EMU falls to 3-12 (0-7 MAC) while Western improves to AKRON, Ohio --A failure to control the basketball spelled doom for the 6-11 (3-4 MAC). Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team here in the James A. The Eagles were led once again by John Bowler (Chicago, Ill.- Rhodes Arena Saturday night in a 79-61 Mid-American Conference loss Notre Dame) who recorded his 22nd career double-double with 15 to Akron. points and 12 rebounds. Freshman Zane Gay (Olivet, Mich.-Olivet) The Eagles (3-11; 0-6 MAC) committed a season-high 24 turnovers as notched a career-high nine points while grabbing seven boards. Junior Akron (13-3; 6-0 MAC) rallied from a 37-36 halftime deficit to out score Craig Cashen (Cincinnati, Ohio-St. Xavier) also added 15 points. the visitors by a 43-24 count in the second half for the win. Western was led by senior Brian Snider who tallied 23 points. For the Eagles it was a disappointing finish as they squandered an “We need to do a better job defending,” Eastern Michigan University early 12-point first-half lead. Head Coach Charles E. Ramsey said. “Sometimes when we need The EMU offense was paced early by the three-point shooting of Danny stops, guys have to step up and make them.” McElhinny (Hermitage, Pa.-Kennedy Catholic), who connected on “I thought a crucial point in the game came in the first half when we three consecutive three-point field goals, and John Bowler (Chicago, made a run and got it back to 23-20 and then we gave them seven Ill.-Notre Dame) who chipped in with eight points as the Eagles raced unanswered, just on missed assignments,” Ramsey added. to several double-digit leads through the first 10 minutes. Poor shooting from field and too many turnovers doomed the Eagles Akron then found its offense, and cut EMU’s halftime lead to one, 37- from the start as they could not overcome a 12-point halftime deficit to 36. remain winless in the conference standings. For the game, EMU shot 38 The second half was all Akron as the Zips shot 57.7 percent (15-of-26) percent hitting 21-of-54 shots from the field and committed 19 costly from the field while limited the Eagles to just 42.1 percent (8-of-19). turnovers. On the other hand, Western used hot first-half shooting and Bowler led the Eagles with 16 points and nine rebounds while Carlos held on to win their third conference game of the year. The Broncos hit a Medlock (Detroit, Mich.-Murray Wright) added 13 and Danny blistering 7-of-16 three-pointers for a 43 percent clip and also shot 23-for- McElhinny scored 12. 53 from the field for a 43 percent pace. EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2005-06 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 19

2005-06 Season - GAME 16 2005-06 Season - GAME 17 Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006 • Savage Hall • Toledo, Ohio Sun., Jan. 29, 2006 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Michigan

VISITORS: EASTERN MICHIGAN (58) VISITORS: NORTHERN ILLINOIS (67) Total 3 Pt. Total 3 Pt. Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min MATTHEWS, James f 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 PETERSON, Todd f 3-8 2-5 1-2 3-4=7 0 9 2 0 0 0 30 BOWLER, John f 2-9 0-1 9-11 3-8=11 4 13 3 2 0 0 24 REICHEL, Craig f 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-2=2 3 0 1 1 1 0 10 MEDLOCK, Carlos g 3-5 1-3 7-10 0-1=1 4 14 1 9 0 0 26 MAESTRANZI, Anthony g 2-3 2-3 6-6 0-2=2 1 12 3 3 0 2 29 FREER, Nick g 0-3 0-2 2-2 0-2=2 2 2 0 2 0 0 14 SIMS, Cory g 4-9 1-2 0-0 1-1=2 1 9 2 4 0 2 25 GAY, Zane g 2-4 1-2 1-2 1-2=3 2 6 0 1 0 2 21 McKINNEY, Mike g 5-5 1-1 2-3 1-3=4 0 13 1 3 0 0 32 FORD, B.J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 1 3 0 1 9 PARADISE, Ryan 1-3 0-1 1-1 1-1=2 2 3 1 1 0 0 11 YOUNG, Desmond 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 PANCRATZ, Zach 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0=0 2 2 1 0 0 0 14 McELHINNY, Danny 4-7 3-6 0-0 1-2=3 1 11 3 1 0 1 34 RAND, Ben 1-3 0-0 1-2 1-2=3 2 3 3 0 0 0 19 CASHEN, Craig 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-2=2 2 4 0 2 0 1 25 HUGHES, James 7-12 0-0 0-1 1-7=8 2 14 0 0 5 1 22 SMITH, Gino 3-9 0-0 0-0 1-1=2 2 6 2 0 0 2 26 McKENZIE, Bryson 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-0=1 2 2 0 0 1 0 8 KNAUB, Chris 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-2=2 3 2 0 2 0 0 5 TEAM 1-1=2 TEAM 0-0=0 TOTALS 25-50 6-14 11-15 10-23=33 15 67 14 13 7 5 200 TOTALS 17-42 5-14 19-25 6-20=26 22 58 10 25 0 7 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-28 42.9 2nd Half: 13-22 59.1 Game: 50.0 DB Rebs TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 6-14 42.9 2nd Half: 11-28 39.3 Game: 40.5 DB Rebs 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4 2nd Half: 2-5 40.0 Game: 42.9 1 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 1-7 14.3 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1 Game: 35.7 2 F.Throw % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0 2nd Half: 10-13 76.9 Game: 73.3 F.Throw % 1st Half: 8-12 66.7 2nd Half: 11-13 84.6 Game: 76.0 HOME: EASTERN MICHIGAN (55) HOME: TOLEDO (83) Total 3 Pt. Total 3 Pt. Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min SMITH, Gino f 2-8 0-0 2-2 2-2=4 1 6 3 2 0 1 30 CURRIE, Anton f 5-7 1-2 0-0 4-5=9 2 11 1 2 0 1 25 BOWLER, John f 7-15 0-0 3-4 3-4=7 4 17 1 4 1 2 32 VALENCIA,Florentino f 9-9 0-0 5-8 1-0=1 4 23 0 1 0 0 16 KNAUB, Chris c 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-1=1 1 2 0 0 0 0 16 PAYNE, Kashif g 3-5 1-1 0-1 0-1=1 4 7 4 3 0 2 22 MEDLOCK, Carlos g 4-9 1-5 0-1 0-4=4 4 9 3 1 9 3 28 INGRAM, Justin g 0-4 0-3 4-4 0-4=4 3 4 5 2 0 0 27 GAY, Zane 2-5 0-1 2-2 4-1=5 1 6 0 1 1 0 15 HOWELL, Keonta g 6-8 2-3 3-4 3-1=4 2 17 3 0 0 2 27 FORD, B.J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 CHARALAMBOUS,Harris 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-1=1 3 4 0 3 0 0 8 MATTHEWS, James 0-2 0-0 0-2 1-0=1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 AMOS, Jonathan 0-2 0-2 4-6 1-1=2 2 4 3 0 1 5 19 FREER, Nick 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-1=1 1 2 1 0 0 0 9 YOUNG, Jerrah 3-6 0-0 1-2 0-3=3 3 7 0 0 0 0 14 McELHINNY, Danny 4-7 3-5 2-2 1-0=1 3 13 0 0 0 0 32 VILLEGAS, Sammy 1-3 1-2 2-2 0-2=2 0 5 2 0 0 0 16 CASHEN, Craig 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2=2 0 0 0 2 0 0 21 KENT, Tyrone 2-3 0-1 0-0 0-3=3 2 4 1 3 0 4 12 LEWIS, Travis 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-1=3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 JOHNSON, Ridley 1-5 0-2 0-0 0-1=1 1 2 1 1 0 1 14 Team 0-1=1 TEAM 0-1=1 TOTALS 21-54 4-14 9-13 13-17=30 15 55 8 10 2 8 200 TOTALS 32-54 5-16 19-27 9-23=32 26 88 20 16 1 15 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-22 40.6 2nd Half: 8-22 36.4 Game: 38.9 DB Rebs TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-29 51.7 2nd Half: 17-25 68.0 Game: 59.3 DB Rebs 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 3-7 42.9 2nd Half: 1-7 14.3 Game: 28.6 2 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 3-11 27.3 2nd Half: 2-5 40.0 Game: 31.3 1 F.Throw % 1st Half: 3-3 100.0 2nd Half: 6-10 60.0 Game: 69.2 F.Throw % 1st Half: 10-14 71.4 2nd Half: 9-13 69.2 Game: 70.4 Officials: Dan Fouser, Bart Wegenke, Tom O’Neill Tech. Fouls: None Score by Periods 1st 2nd TOT Attendance: 1,219 Officials: Glenn Mayborg, Kyle Ingram, Keith Herring Tech. Fouls: None Northern Illinois 29 38 67 Score by Periods 1st 2nd TOT Attendance: 3,686 Eastern Michigan 32 23 55 Eastern Michigan 21 37 58 Toledo 43 45 88 MEN’S BASKETBALL FALLS TO NORTHERN ILL., 67-55 Eagles Fail to Hold Early Lead in Latest MAC Loss EMU OFFENSE FLAT IN LOSS AT TOLEDO Eagles held to 58 points in MAC West Division setback YPSILANTI, Mich.— The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball TOLEDO, Ohio --A lack of offensive firepower proved disastrous for the team could not hold on to a second half lead as they fell to Northern Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team here Thursday in Illinois, 67-55, here Sunday afternoon in the Convocation Center in Mid- Savage Hall. American Conference action. With the loss, EMU falls to 3-14 (0-8 MAC) The visiting Eagles were held to 21 first-half points, trailing 43-21, at while the Huskies improve to 11-7 and a MAC-West leading 6-4 mark. intermission, and Toledo went on to out score Eastern, 45-27, in the The Eagles were led once again by John Bowler (Chicago, Ill.- second half as the Rockets posted an 88-58. Notre Dame) who posted a game-high 17 points. Danny McElhinny Eastern (3-13; 0-8) shot just 40.5 for the game (17-of-42) while Toledo (Hernitage, Pa.-Kennedy Catholic) also added 13 points off the was making 59.3 percent of its shots (32-of-54). Eastern was also slowed bench, connecting on three-of-five three point attempts. NIU was led by by turnovers, with a season’s high 25. James Hughes who tallied 14 points. The Eagles started the game ice cold, scoring just one point through NIU used hot shooting to put the Eagles on ice. The Huskies shot 50 the first nine minutes of the game. percent from the floor, connecting on 25-of-50 shots, including a blistering Eastern managed to find a little scoring just before half, but the 22- 59.1 percent in the second half. While, EMU shot 38.9 percent from the point deficit at intermission was just too much for the Eagles to overcome. field. Eastern had seven second half turnovers and connected on just Senior John Bowler (Chicago, Ill.-Notre Dame H.S.) turned in one-of-seven second half three point tries, which saw its five point second the 23rd double-double of his career with 13 points and 11 rebounds. half advantage turn into a 12 point deficit. EMU led 45-42 off a Bowler lay- Freshman guard Carlos Medlock (Detroit, Mich.-Murray Wright) up with 11:19 remaining, but the Huskies used a 15-4 run to extend their added 14 points while Danny McElhinny (Hermitage, PA-Kennedy lead to eight, 57-49. EMU closed the gap to four with 4:47 to go, after Catholic) scored 11 points, connecting on three three-point shots. back-to-back McElhinny free throws. However, an 8-0 NIU run put the Toledo (10-7; 3-6) was led by Florentino Valencia with a career-best 23 game out off reach, 65-53, with just over a minute left in the game. points. Keonta Howell scored 17 for the Rockets and Anton Currie added “This is a learning experience for us,” EMU Head Coach Charles E. 11. Ramsey said. “For 35 minutes of that game we were pretty darn good and then we had the breakdowns. The last five minutes of the game, which we call winning time, you just can’t have breakdowns.” The Eagles were out scored 10-3 over the game’s final five minutes. EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2005-06 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 20 2005-06 Season - GAME 18 2005-06 Season - GAME 19 Wed., Feb. 1, 2006 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Michigan Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006 • Worthen Arena • Muncie, Indiana

VISITORS: CENTRAL MICHIGAN (75) VISITORS: EASTERN MICHIGAN (56) Total 3 Pt. Total 3 Pt. Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min SPENCER, Eddie f 5-7 3-4 1-3 2-5=7 5 14 1 3 0 1 35 SMITH, Gino f 0-3 0-0 0-0 1-0=1 3 0 2 4 0 2 21 KELLERMAN, Chris f 5-7 1-3 3-4 3-2=5 3 14 0 3 0 0 22 BOWLER, John f 3-7 0-0 8-8 2-10=12 2 14 2 4 0 1 34 BLEVINS, Justin f 4-7 0-0 4-5 3-3=6 5 12 0 2 1 1 28 KNAUB, Chris c 0-1 0-1 1-2 2-1=3 2 1 0 1 0 2 12 BARRETT, Sefton g 6-14 2-7 7-8 4-1=5 4 21 0 2 1 0 34 MEDLOCK, Carlos g 3-6 0-1 4-6 0-4=4 2 10 3 6 0 3 35 WATSON, Giordan g 2-11 1-6 2-3 0-3=3 3 7 13 7 0 1 40 GAY, Zane g 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-3=3 0 2 2 1 0 1 19 YEAZEL, Jon 1-3 0-2 0-0 2-0=2 3 2 2 1 1 0 16 FORD, B.J. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 RICHIE, Aaron 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-1=1 1 3 2 0 0 0 13 MATTHEWS, James 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 1 2 0 0 0 0 15 TIEMEYER, John 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2=2 2 2 0 0 0 0 8 FREER, Nick 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-2=2 0 5 1 1 0 0 11 WALKER, Drew 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 McELHINNY, Danny 4-8 3-5 7-7 0-3=3 0 18 0 1 0 2 29 TEAM 2-1=3 CASHEN, Craig 0-1 0-1 2-4 0-1=1 3 2 1 0 0 0 19 TOTALS 25-54 8-24 17-23 16-18=34 26 75 18 19 3 3 200 TEAM 4-1=5 TOTALS 14-34 4-10 24-29 9-25=34 13 56 11 20 0 11 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-28 50.0 2nd Half: 11-26 42.3 Game: 46.3 DB Rebs 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 4-14 28.6 2nd Half: 4-10 40.0 Game: 33.3 1 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-19 36.8 2nd Half: 7-15 46.7 Game: 41.2 DB Rebs F.Throw % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0 2nd Half: 15-18 83.3 Game: 73.9 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 1-5 20.0 2nd Half: 3-5 60.0 Game: 40.0 3 F.Throw % 1st Half: 10-11 90.9 2nd Half: 14-18 77.8 Game: 82.8 HOME: EASTERN MICHIGAN (81) Total 3 Pt. HOME: BALL STATE (43) Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Total 3 Pt. SMITH, Gino f 2-6 0-0 3-4 1-1=2 1 7 1 0 0 1 12 Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min BOWLER, John f 6-10 0-0 12-15 7-4=11 3 24 2 1 1 1 36 PEYTON, D’Andre f 3-6 0-0 2-2 1-0=1 2 8 1 1 1 1 16 KNAUB, Chris c 1-1 0-0 1-2 1-0=1 3 3 0 1 0 0 13 PERRYMAN, Jalon f 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-2=2 1 2 1 3 0 0 17 MEDLOCK, Carlos g 5-13 2-5 3-3 2-4=6 3 15 2 6 0 2 38 BASS, Charles c 1-5 0-0 0-2 4-1=5 5 2 0 1 4 2 18 GAY, Zane 2-2 1-1 2-2 1-1=2 4 7 1 1 0 0 6 ACKER, Maurice g 1-10 0-5 2-2 0-1=1 4 4 2 3 0 0 35 FORD, B.J. 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0=0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 MILLS, Skip g 5-14 1-7 3-3 2-3=5 2 14 0 3 1 0 32 MATTHEWS, James 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1=1 4 2 0 1 1 1 8 LAMPLEY, Brandon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 FREER, Nick 2-5 2-4 0-0 1-2=3 4 6 3 2 0 0 27 AMES, Chris 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-2=2 1 4 2 2 0 0 19 McELHINNY, Danny 1-10 1-9 6-6 0-0=0 0 9 1 0 0 1 33 ADLER, Landon 2-6 0-2 0-0 4-2=6 4 4 0 1 0 0 15 CASHEN, Craig 2-4 1-2 0-0 2-3=5 4 5 3 2 0 0 24 NEWELL, Anthony 2-8 1-4 0-0 3-1=4 1 5 0 1 0 2 22 LEWIS, Travis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 HOWLAND, Tom 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1=1 1 0 0 1 1 0 13 Team 0-2=2 NELSON, Pat 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 2 0 1 7 TOTALS 22-52 8-22 29-34 15-18=33 27 81 13 14 2 6 200 TEAM 1-0=1 TOTALS 17-56 2-20 7-9 15-13=28 22 43 7 19 7 6 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-29 41.4 2nd Half: 10-23 43.5 Game: 42.3 DB Rebs 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 5-10 50.0 2nd Half: 3-12 25.0 Game: 36.4 2 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 6-21 28.6 2nd Half: 11-35 31.4 Game: 30.4 DB Rebs F.Throw % 1st Half: 10-11 90.9 2nd Half: 19-23 82.6 Game: 85.3 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 1-6 16.7 2nd Half: 1-14 7.1 Game: 10.0 1 F.Throw % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0 2nd Half: 4-4 100.0 Game: 77.8 Officials: Mike Foote, James Ferrari, Frank Spencer Tech. Fouls: Giordan Watson (CMU) Score by Periods 1st 2nd TOT Attendance: 1,253 Officials: Jerry Sauder, Chjris Beaver, Dave Laning Tech. Fouls: None Central Michigan 34 41 75 Score by Periods 1st 2nd TOT Attendance: 4,424 Eastern Michigan 39 42 81 Eastern Michigan 25 31 56 Ball State 16 27 43 EAGLES SNAP STREAK WITH 81-75 WIN OVER CMU EMU records first MAC win of the season EMU MAKES IT TWO IN A ROW WITH WIN AT BALL STATE Eagles’ defense holds Cardinals to just 43 points YPSILANTI, Mich.—The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team snapped a nine-game Mid-American Conference losing streak with an 81-75 MUNCIE, Ind. --A smothering defense and some timely offense was all win over a visiting Central Michigan University team here Wednesday night in the Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team needed here the Convocation Center in a MAC-West Division matchup. Saturday (Feb. 4) in a Mid-American Conference West Division game in Eastern (4-14; 1-9) held a slim two-point lead, 75-73, with less than a Worthen Arena. minute left when junior Craig Cashen (Cincinnati, Ohio-St. Xavier) jumped through the lane and tipped in a missed layup to put EMU up by four, 77-73, Eastern (5-14; 2-9) limited Ball State (7-12; 3-8) to just 30.4 percent with just 24.1 seconds remaining. From that point on it was a free-throw from the field (17-of-56) while shooting 41.2 (14-of-34) to record a 56-43 contest as Eastern hit four to Central’s two over the last few seconds. victory before a live television audience on Comcast Local. EMU senior forward John Bowler (Chicago, Ill.-Notre Dame H.S.) The victory snapped a 12-game MAC-road losing streak (17 games recorded the 24th double-double of his career with 24 points and 11 rebounds overall) for the Eagles dating back to an 86-82 win at Central Michigan, while Carlos Medlock (Detroit, Mich.-Murray Wright) added 15. Jan. 9, 2005. The 43 points by Ball State is the lowest MAC-point total Central Michigan (3-16; 1-10) was led by Sefton Barrett with 21 points, allowed by the Eagles since the 1999-2000 squad won a 68-43 decision one of four Chippewas in double figures for the evening. Eddie Spencer and at Western Michigan, Feb. 2, 2000, a total of 114 games between 43’s. Chris Kellerman added 14 each for CMU while Justin Blevins scored 12. “I was very, very pleased with our resilience,” EMU Head Coach Charles For the Eagles it was the first MAC road win of the season and was the E. Ramsey said. “When Central fought back we bent, and bent, but didn’t second victory of the week. EMU defeated Central Michigan, 81-75, at break. Everyone contributed when called upon. It was a great team win from home Wednesday, Feb. 1. top to bottom. The Eagles were led by their two seniors, guard Danny McElhinny “I thought Central’s assistant coaches did a great job without Jay (Smith) (Hermitage, PA-Kennedy Catholic) and forward John Bowler on the bench,” Ramsey added. (Chicago, Ill.-Notre Dame H.S.), with McElhinny scoring a game- CMU Assistant Coach Lamar Chapman was the lead coach for the high 18 points and Bowler turning in the 25th double-double of his career Chippewas who were missing Head Coach Jay Smith who was in Mt. Pleasant with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Freshman guard Carlos Medlock suffering from complications with kidney stones. Central outshot and out-rebounded the Eagles. The Chips shot 46.3 from (Detroit, Mich.-Murray Wright) added 10 points. the field (25-of-54) to 42.3 for the Eagles (22-of-52) and CMU held a one- Ball State was paced by junior guard Skip Mills with 14 points. rebound advantage, 34-33, but the Eagles connected on 29-of-34 free throws (85.3 percent) to 17-of-23 for Central (73.9 percent). EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2005-06 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 21 2005-06 Season - GAME 20 Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006 • Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio

VISITORS: EASTERN MICHIGAN (71) Total 3 Pt. Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min SMITH, Gino f 4-9 0-0 0-0 2-1=3 5 8 3 1 0 0 30 BOWLER, John f 7-10 0-1 6-8 5-12=17 3 20 5 4 0 0 36 KNAUB, Chris c 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 MEDLOCK, Carlos g 8-13 4-6 2-2 0-0=0 4 22 4 6 0 0 34 GAY, Zane g 1-3 0-2 0-0 1-2=3 2 2 1 0 0 1 13 FORD, B.J. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 MATTHEWS, James 2-3 0-0 0-1 0-1=1 1 4 0 1 0 0 9 FREER, Nick 1-4 1-3 0-0 2-2=4 3 3 1 2 0 0 10 McELHINNY, Danny 1-5 1-5 0-0 0-2=2 2 3 4 0 0 0 31 CASHEN, Craig 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-1=1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 LEWIS, Travis 3-7 2-4 1-1 1-1=2 5 9 1 0 0 0 14 TEAM 0-1=1 TOTALS 27-58 8-24 9-12 11-23=34 27 71 19 15 0 2 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-24 45.8 2nd Half: 16-34 47.1 Game: 46.6 DB Rebs 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0 2nd Half: 5-14 35.7 Game: 33.3 1 F.Throw % 1st Half: 0-0 00.0 2nd Half: 9-12 75.0 Game: 75.0 HOME: BOWLING GREEN (73) Total 3 Pt. Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min SOLER, Mawel f 3-6 1-3 2-3 2-5=7 4 9 4 3 0 0 40 LEFELD, Matt c 3-7 0-0 2-2 1-1=2 5 8 0 3 0 0 20 FLOYD, John g 3-6 1-2 5-6 0-2=2 1 12 2 0 0 0 21 PHILLIPS, Patrick g 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1=2 3 2 1 1 0 0 11 SAMARCO, Martin g 6-13 3-5 5-7 1-1=2 1 20 2 1 0 1 36 ROBINSON, Perrick 0-0 0-0 0-3 1-1=2 0 0 4 4 0 4 21 WRIGHT, Steven 5-6 0-1 7-10 0-6=6 2 17 2 1 0 1 34 MARSCHALL, Erik 2-7 0-0 1-2 1-2=3 5 5 1 1 0 1 17 TEAM 1-3=4 TOTALS 23-46 5-11 22-33 8-22=30 21 73 16 14 0 7 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-25 56.0 2nd Half: 9-21 42.9 Game: 50.0 DB Rebs 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 4-6 66.7 2nd Half: 1-5 20.0 Game: 45.5 3 F.Throw % 1st Half: 6-10 60.0 2nd Half: 16-23 69.6 Game: 66.7

Officials: Terry Wymer, Lamar Simpson, Dave Cronin Tech. Fouls: None Score by Periods 1st 2nd TOT Attendance: 1,354 Eastern Michigan 25 46 71 Bowling Green 38 35 73

EMU RALLY FALLS JUST SHORT AT THE BUZZER IN 73-71 LOSS AT BOWLING GREEN Freshman Carlos Medlock misses jumper at the buzzer

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio—The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team stormed back from a 14-point deficit with just under seven minutes left in the game and had a chance to win at the buzzer, but a three-point field goal by freshman point guard Carlos Medlock (Detroit, Mich.-Murray Wright) with two seconds left was just short as Bowling Green hung on for a 73-71 Mid-American Conference win here Tuesday night in Anderson Arena. Bowling Green (9-13; 5-7) led, 61-47, with 6:54 left in the game when the visiting Eagles (5-15; 2-10) started their comeback, outscoring the Falcons, 23-8, with senior forward John Bowler (Chicago, Ill.- Notre Dame H.S.) cutting the deficit to one, 70-69, with 00:30 left on the clock when he made the first of two free throws. The Falcons bounced right back to take a three-point lead, 72-69 on two free throws by John Floyd but the Eagles would not fold, with Medlock driving to the hoop for a layup to make it a one-point game again, 72-71, with 13 ticks left. BGSU’s Steven Wright then hit one of two free throws with 10 seconds left for the 73-71 lead. That left it up to the Eagles and Medlock drove the length of the court and attempted a long jumper from just in front of the EMU bench. That attempt by Medlock was short and the Eagles grabbed the rebound but the buzzer sounded before any more shots could be attempted. Despite missing the final shot, Medlock stepped up big for the Eagles with a career-best 22 points. Bowler turned in the 25th double-double of his career with 20 points and a career-best 17 rebounds. Bowling Green was led by Martin Samarco with 20 points with Wright adding 17. EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2005-06 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 22 EMU ANNOUNCES 2006-07 MEN’S BASKETBALL YPSILANTI, Mich.--The Eastern Michigan University men’s bas- RECRUITING CLASS ketball team will square off against Eastern Illinois Saturday, Head Coach Charles E. Ramsey signs three top prospects Feb. 18, at Lantz Arena in Charleston, Ill. The announcement was made today as part of the Bracket Buster presented by YPSILANTI, Mich.--Eastern Michigan University Head Men’s Bas- eBay pool release. The time for the contest will be announced ketball Coach Charles E. Ramsey has backed up his first re- later this week. cruiting class with a strong second group of incoming student- As part of the agreement, EIU (5-14), out of the Ohio Valley athletes for the 2006-07 season. Conference, will play a contest in Ypsilanti sometime next sea- The Eagles signed a versatile trio that includes 6-foot-8 for- son. The Eagles and Panthers will be meeting for the 27th time ward Justin Dobbins (Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville), 6-foot-6 on the hardwood and the first time since the 1966-67 cam- wingman William Cooper (Detroit, Mich.-Pershing-Bridgton paign. EIU leads the all-time series, 17-9, including claiming a Academy), and 6-foot-2 combo guard Devon Dumes (India- 92-81 decision, Feb. 4, 1967, at Bowen Field House the last napolis, Ind.-Decatur Central). time the teams played. “I’m elated with this class for a number of reasons,” stated The 13 games of the BracketBusters presented by eBay Ramsey. “First, I think we landed three young men who are great event were chosen from a field of 100 schools. Those 13 games people and will represent this program and this university in the are all being televised with six airing on ESPN or ESPN2, five on proper manner. Second, I think this class complements our first ESPNU and ESPN360 will offer coverage of the remaining two. recruiting group extremely well in the sense that we wanted to Game times and network assignments for the 13 matchups will get bigger, more athletic players, which we did with Cooper be announced Tuesday, Feb. 7. and Dobbins. We’re also more versatile on the perimeter with The Mid-American Conference had four selections to the Dumes because he’s equally adept at playing both backcourt BracketBusters field - Akron at Nevada; Buffalo at Iona; Butler positions.” at Kent State; and Samford at Ohio. In addition to EMU’s matchup Cooper was part of Ramsey’s first recruiting class after aver- with Eastern Illinois, other MAC matchups on the day include aging 11.5 points, 7.5 boards and 4.0 blocks as a senior at Tennessee State at Ball State, Wright State at Bowling Green, Pershing. Cooper decided to attend Bridgton Prep Academy in Morehead State at Central Michigan, Illinois State at Miami, Bridgton, Maine, out of high school, but chose to re-sign with Northern Illinois at Winthrop, Toledo at Detroit and Indiana State Eastern Michigan. at Western Michigan. A versatile forward who can play inside and out, the 6-8, 235- The Eagles return to the floor Wednesday, Feb. 1, when they pound Dobbins pledged to the Eagles after a successful sum- welcome Central Michigan to the Convocation Center. Tip off mer playing for the King James Shooting Stars on the AAU cir- for the MAC showdown is scheduled for 7 p.m. cuit. Dobbins has been tabbed the No. 3 wing forward in the state of Ohio by the National Premier Scouting Service and as one of the top five players in Cleveland by Street & Smith Maga- MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE MATCHUPS zine. Eastern Michigan at Eastern Illinois, 7:35 p.m. The EMU staff rounded out the class with a key pickup in Akron at Nevada Dumes, a combo guard who can play both the point and shoot- Tennessee Tech at Ball State ing guard positions. Dumes will team with current Eagle fresh- Wright State at Bowling Green man point guards to give EMU a potent backcourt for years to Buffalo at Iona come. Dumes was named to the All-Marian County team as a Morehead State at Central Michigan junior, joining the likes of top 10 national recruits Greg Oden Butler at Kent State and Mike Conley in 2006 and Eric Gordon in 2007. Illinois State at Miami Northern Illinois at Winthrop Eastern Michigan University Samford at Ohio 2006-07 Men’s Basketball Recruits Toledo at Detroit Name Ht Class Hometown-High School Indiana State at Western Michigan Ppg Rbp Apg Bpg William Cooper 6-6 Fr. Detroit, Mich.-Pershing- Bridgton (Maine) Academy 11.5 7.5 1.0 4.0 Justin Dobbins 6-8 Fr. Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville 15.0 9.0 5.0 Devon Dumes 6-2 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind.-Decatur Central 18.0 5.0 6.0