Michigan Can’t Keep It Going

Just a few days after defeating the No. 1 team in the country, Michigan couldn’t take care of business in its backyard on Wednesday night.

Earl Boykins scored 29 points as Eastern Michigan upset the No. 21 Wolverines, 89-83, in overtime at Ann Arbor, Mich.

Though Eastern Michigan and Michigan are less than 10 miles apart, this was their first meeting in five seasons.

The Wolverines defeated then-No. 1 Duke last Saturday.

“The guys feel right now as bad as it gets,” said Michigan’s Robert Traylor.

James Head scored 20 points and Derrick Dial had 16 for the Eagles (3-3), who dropped Michigan to 0-2 against Mid-American Conference teams. The Wolverines opened the season with a loss to MAC member Western Michigan.

“This proves that on any given night, any MAC team can play with any Big Ten team,” said Boykins, Eastern Michigan’s 5-foot-5 point guard who also had five assists and three steals.

Louis Bullock had 24 points for Michigan (6-3), making seven of eight three-point shots. His three-point basket from the deep left corner with 1.4 seconds remaining sent the game into overtime for the Wolverines, who trailed by as many as 13 points in the second half.

“At that point we had a lot of emotion and we thought we’d play off that in overtime,” Bullock said. “But they turned it up, also. That says a lot about that team.”

Clemson 62, No. 6 South Carolina 57--Vincent Whitt scored 17 points and the Tigers (6-3) held the sixth-ranked Gamecocks (5-1) scoreless for nine minutes in the victory at Clemson, S.C.

No. 17 Florida State 77, North Carolina Asheville 60--Terrell Baker scored 18 points and had eight rebounds, four assists and three steals as the Seminoles (8-1) warmed up for Saturday’s home game against top-ranked North Carolina with an easy victory at Tallahassee, Fla.

No. 18 Mississippi 100, Belmont 59--Joezon Darby came off the bench to score 16 points at Oxford, Miss., as the Rebels (6-1) handed the Bruins (2-5) their worst loss of the season. Jason Smith added 13 for Mississippi, which took a 13-2 lead to start the game and led, 40-14, at halftime.

Marshall 73, No. 22 Wake Forest 66--Travis Young scored 17 points as the Thundering Herd (4-3) defeated a top 25 opponent for the first time in six years with the victory at Huntington, W. Va. Tony Rutland scored 19 points for Wake Forest (6-2).