Saturday’s state basketball: Eastern edges Ohio
Athens, Ohio — Ty Toney scored 17 points, including three 3-pointers, and Eastern Michigan slipped past Ohio for a 53-49 win Saturday.
Eastern Michigan (11-6, 3-1 Mid-American) trailed by seven at the break but tied the game at 37 midway through the second half with a 7-0 spurt capped by James Thompson’s layup. The teams knotted again at 41, 46 and 48 before Toney got a layup to put Eastern Michigan on top for good, 50-49, with 3:44 left.
Tim Bond sealed it with a 3-pointer with 10 seconds to go. Ohio’s Jaaron Simmons missed a 3 at the other end and the Bobcats rebounded but didn’t get another shot off before the buzzer.
Bond finished with 13 points and James Thompson IV had 11 for the Eagles.
Ohio (11-4, 3-1) got 14 points and 11 rebounds from Jason Carter, his first career double-double. Jordan Dartis added 12 points and Kenny Kaminski had 10.
More state men
(At) Western Michigan 92, Kent State 88: Tucker Haymond scored a career-high 35 points, Thomas Wilder added 24 and the Broncos (6-10, 1-2 Mid-American) had a 13-point lead midway through the second half before the Golden Flashes (9-8, 1-3) battled back.
A 3-pointer from Mitch Peterson cut the deficit to 76-74 with 4:43 left. Western Michigan worked the lead back to eight with 1:27 left but a layup by Jimmy Hall made it 86-84 with 27 seconds remaining. Haymond then made two free throws as did Wilder after a rebound with 11.9 to play. Hammond sank the clincher from the line at 2.7 seconds.
Haymond had four 3-pointers and was 12 of 18 overall as the Broncos shot 54 percent.
Kent State shot 75 percent in the second half and 62 percent (33 of 53) overall. Hall had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Jaylin Walker had 17 points and Deon Edwin 16. The Golden Flashes, who average 18 offensive boards, had three in the first five minutes but just one after that.
Northern Michigan 75, (at) Wayne State 71: Naba Echols scored 25 and Isaiah Johnson 17 for Northern (5-9, 3-6 GLIAC). Michael Lewis scored 20 and Marcus Moore and Chuck Key 16 each for Wayne State (9-4, 6-3), which lost its third straight.
State women
(At) Rutgers 62, Michigan State 58: Shrita Parker scored 20 and Kandiss Parker 15 for Rutgers (6-13, 3-3 Big Ten). Tori Jankoska scored 20 for the Spartans (13-5, 3-2).
Western Michigan 76, (at) Eastern Michigan 67: Breanna Mobley scored 20, Marley Hill 19 and Meredith Shipman 17 for Western (13-3, 4-1 MAC). Sasha Dailey scored 24 and Phillis Webb 23 for Eastern (5-12, 0-5).
Central Michigan 76, (at) Bowling Green 65: Presley Hudson scored 34, Reyna Frost had 12 points and 23 rebounds and Jewel Cotton had 12 rebounds for Central (13-4, 5-0 MAC). Sydney Lambert and Carly Santoro each scored 20 for Bowling Green (5-12, 1-4).
(At) Wayne State 55, Northern Michigan 53: Christine Green scored 25 and Nastassja Chambers and Shannon Wilson eight each for Wayne State (6-10, 3-6 GLIAC), which after opening the fourth quarter with a seven-point lead saw it shrink to one three times before holding on. Bre Vaspervich scored 15 for Northern (10-6, 5-4).
More men’s scores
Ashland 86, Hillsdale 76
Calvin 95, Alma 86
Cornerstone 84, Concordia 63
Davenport 82, Aquinas 64
Ferris State 91, Northwood 59
Indiana Tech 70, Siena Heights 58
Lake Superior State 99, Grand Valley State 78
Madonna 89, Lawrence Tech 73
Michigan-Dearborn 75, Lourdes 60
Michigan Tech 93, Saginaw Valley St. 72
Northwestern Ohio 82, Marygrove 80
Spring Arbor 93, Grace (Ind.) 86, OT
More women’s scores
Ashland 85, Hillsdale 66
Calvin 63, Albion 58
Cornerstone 71, Concordia 60
Davenport 71, Aquinas 63
Grace 61, Spring Arbor 58
Grand Valley State 74, Lake Superior State 46
Kalamazoo 68, Olivet 61
Madonna 83, Lawrence Tech 78
Michigan-Dearborn 70, Lourdes 56
Northwestern Ohio 69, Marygrove 60
Northwood 81, Ferris State 56
Saginaw Valley State 79, Michigan Tech 67
Siena Heights 69, Indiana Tech 64
Trine 75, Alma 48