

The Eagles had four players in double figures: Brandon Bowdry (26), Carlos Medlock (14), Antonio Green (14) and Justin Dobbins (11).Eastern Michigan defeated Oakland for the first time in four tries.With the win, Eastern Michigan improves its record over Oakland to 7-4.With 44 seconds left in the half, Jones drained a 3-pointer, his second of the game, from the top of the arc to cut EMU's lead to two points, 79-77.The trey put Oakland within five (73-68). Blake Cushingberry hit his first 3-pointer of the night with 3:47 in the second half after starting the night 0-7 from behind the arc.On March 8, 2009, Oakland also tallied 10 blocks against IPFW. With 10 team blocks tonight, Oakland tied the second most single team blocks in school history.Jones came up with a huge block at 9:23 to prevent EMU from extending their 10 point lead off a one-on-one breakaway.Jones was just shy of his seventh career double-double, with 23 points and nine assists.Keith Benson tied the school record in blocks in a single game with eight.The Golden Grizzlies had three players in double-figures: Johnathon Jones (23), Derick Nelson (20), and Keith Benson (15).the Michigan Wolverines regain their status as an elite college basketball. Johnathon Jones tallied nine assists for the evening, leading all players on the floor. The Orlando Magic continue to add to their roster by signing Wyoming guard. Oakland shot 4-22 from behind the arc.

It was also the first trey Oakland hit in the half after going 0-8. After being down 10, 42-32, with four seconds on the clock in the first half, Nelson hit a three-pointer to cut the Eagles' lead to seven points at the half, 42-35.After coming back from a medical redshirt season in 2008-09, tonight was Derick Nelson's first start since Dec.

