KALAMAZOO, Mich.- The Western Michigan men's basketball team dropped an 86-80 decision at Eastern Michigan Tuesday night, snapping the Broncos' two-game winning streak.

The Broncos led 33-28 at halftime, but Eastern Michigan was able to get hot in the second half after WMU's point guard Thomas Wilder picked up his third foul. The game was tied 42-42 with 15:42 remaining when Wilder went to the bench and EMU managed to build a 10-point lead when he was on the bench.

Willie Magnum gave the Eagles momentum with back-to-back three's EMU's run. Magnum scored all 15 of his points in the game in the second half.

Wilder scored 13 points in each half for Western Michigan, tying Eastern Michigan's James Thompson IV for a game-high 26 points. Wilder also had seven assists. Thompson added 11 rebounds for a double-double.

Freshman Reggie Jones hit four 3-pointers and was WMU's next highest scorer with 17 points. Tucker Haymond had 11 points and seven rebounds, giving him 500-plus rebounds for his career. He entered the game with 494 rebounds. Brandon Johnson had 10 points. Drake LaMont was the team's leading rebounder with eight boards, four offensive.

Facing Eastern Michigan's patented 2-3 zone, Western Michigan was forced to take 26 of its 54 shots from behind the arc. The Broncos connected on half of those, hitting a season-high 13 three's as a team.

WMU shot 51.9 percent for the game and was 11-for-14 from the free throw line.

Eastern Michigan shot 27 free throws in the second half alone and 30 in the game, making 23. The Eagles hit 58 percent from the floor. EMU improved to 8-1 at home this season and 12-6 overall, 4-1 in the Mid-American Conference.

Western Michigan (6-11, 2-3 MAC) heads to Buffalo for its next game, tipping off in New York this Saturday at 2:30 p.m.