Lovejoy's layup in OT lifts Eastern Michigan past Kent State 71-69 – Winnipeg Free Press
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The Pirates will hit the road to play in its last two games of the calendar year this week against Bowling Green and Eastern Michigan.
Juwan Howard coached for the first time since having heart surgery in September and Olivier Nkamhoua had 17 points, nine rebounds to lead Michigan to an 83-66 win over Eastern Michigan 83-66 on Saturday. “I'm healthy enough,” Howard said. Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel announced on Friday that Howard would return to his head coaching duties after a review of an incident involving several individuals during a team practice last week.
[Note: This is coming late because I went to the game with my family, and Alex and Jamie were both unable to cover it] No, Sanderson wasn't there. No, Dug wasn't able to keep up with the 6'5" guy defensively. No, they didn't fix the turnover issues, play lockdown defense, cover the 20-point spread, or even score more than their opponent in the second half. But Michigan did beat Eastern comfortably and without drama. They did it for the first time all season with head coach Juwan Howard officially back in his position. They also did it for the third time this season wit...