vs. Eastern Michigan (1/17)

[mbenecke]

On Saturday, January 17, our Falcons (11-6, 2-3 MAC) will host Eastern Michigan (8-9, 2-3 MAC) at 1:00pm. The game will be available to stream on ESPN+. Hoping a week off gets us ready to go for this upcoming stretch of much more winnable games.

Go Falcons!

[fanatic13]

Eastern's second leading scorer, Carlos Hart, was suspended indefinitely today as he was part of the college basketball point shaving scandal. He averaged 13.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game so big loss for them

[guest44]

Two years in a row point shaving news comes down for Eastern in the days leading up to the Eastern Michigan game at BG. Most remarkable is that Nelson and Terry played all of last season given what was rumored around this time last year. When you read the indictment, Hart isn't playing college ball ever again. Also named in Isiah Adams who played at Buffalo in 23-24. He and another tanked a bunch of games for them, then transferred to Toledo for the 24-25 season.

[jpfalcon09]

Stupid people. Throwing away a potential future in professional basketball just to make some fast cash. Legalized sports betting was Pandora's box with collegiate and pro sports, sad but not surprising to see it having such a negative impact.

[guest44]

Like when did the coaches not become responsible for the actions of the players on the team and the program? How do the coaches of Eastern Michigan and Buffalo just get to go along like this didn't happen within the program? It's literally tanking games.

[Flipper]

I think smaller schools are going to be more likely to be preyed upon by gamblers...the NIL money isn't there for them and they know what players at larger programs are getting. Financial incentive is def there.

Kent State put out a notice on social media stating that their only involvement in the matter was as a 100% legit and honest opponent