. . "1997"^^ . "1997\u201398 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team"@en . "Boykins"@en . "180"^^ . "1997"^^ . "13"^^ . "98"^^ . . . . . "First Round"@en . . . "y"@en . . . "yes"@en . . "The 1997\u201398 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 1997\u201398 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by head coach Milton Barnes, played their home games at Bowen Field House and were members of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 20\u201310, 13\u20135 in MAC play. They finished third in the MAC West regular season standings and won the MAC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the East region. The Eagles were beaten by No. 4 seed Michigan State in the opening round in what was Tom Izzo's first NCAA Tournament win."@en . . . "Feb 28, 1998"@en . . . . . "yes"@en . "Toledo, Ohio"@en . . "SeaGate Convention Center"@en . . . . "MAC tournament champions"@en . . . "G"@en . "4"^^ . . . "yes"@en . . "MAC"@en . "3"^^ . "yes"@en . "71259427"^^ . . "OT"@en . . . . . . . "11"^^ . . . . "Sr"@en . "Eastern Michigan Eagles"@en . . . . "16"^^ . . "E"@en . . . . . "58"^^ . . . . . "Mar 4, 1998"@en . "Eastern Michigan Hurons"@en . . "Dec 10, 1997"@en . . "Mid-American Conference"@en . "Mar 12, 1998"@en . . . "Miami"@en . "y"@en . . . . . . . . . "Nov 15, 1997"@en . "East"@en . "Dial"@en . "Quarterfinals"@en . . . . . . . "Semifinals"@en . . . . "Earl"@en . "The 1997\u201398 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 1997\u201398 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by head coach Milton Barnes, played their home games at Bowen Field House and were members of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 20\u201310, 13\u20135 in MAC play. They finished third in the MAC West regular season standings and won the MAC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the East region. The Eagles were beaten by No. 4 seed Michigan State in the opening round in what was Tom Izzo's first NCAA Tournament win."@en . "Derrick"@en . "100"^^ . . "Ypsilanti, Michigan"@en . . "Nov 17, 1997"@en . "2"^^ . "Championship game"@en . . "1"^^ . "1997"^^ . "13"^^ . . "86"^^ . "8441"^^ . "Dec 3, 1997"@en . . "Mar 3, 1998"@en . "1115572357"^^ . . "89"^^ . . "20"^^ . . . "18"^^ . "92"^^ . . "19"^^ . "yes"@en . "*"@en . "93"^^ . "66"^^ . "2"^^ . . "71"^^ . . "yes"@en . . "Basketball"@en . "Ball State"@en . "Bowen Field House"@en . . "6"^^ . "5"^^ . . . . "*Milton Barnes"@en . "4"^^ . "5"^^ . "130"^^ .