YPSILANTI, Mich. – Western Michigan men's basketball used a 51-point second half to earn its first victory in Ypsilanti since 2011 as the Broncos defeated Eastern Michigan, 71-57 inside the Convocation Center on Tuesday night.

After going 0-of-7 from the three-point line in the first half, WMU went 7-of-9 the final 20 minutes of play and outscored EMU, 51-36 in the second half. The Broncos improve their overall record to 13-9 and 5-4 in Mid-American Conference play.

It's a quick turnaround for WMU as the Brown & Gold travel to Buffalo for a showdown with the Bulls on Friday, Jan. 2 on CBS Sports Network.

The Broncos had four players score in double figures with sophomore Brandon Johnson leading the offensive charge with 14 points. Johnson also tallied a team-high eight rebounds in 26 minutes of play.

Junior Bryce Moore and sophomore Reggie Jones each recorded 11 points on the night with Jones going 3-of-6 from long distance and Moore shooting 4-of-12 from the floor. Jones contributed heavily to the Bronco offense, registering five rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block.

Senior guard Thomas Wilder reached double figures with 10 points to go along with four rebounds, four steals and two assists. Off the bench, Seth Dugan poured in eight points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field along with three rebounds.

WMU outrebounded EMU, 39-32 including 15-10 on the offensive glass. The Broncos shot 43.5 percent from the field compared to EMU's 37.5 percent. In the second half, WMU shot 60 percent from the field, 77.8 percent from three and 80 percent from the free-throw line.

It was a tale of two halves for the Broncos as WMU trailed heading into halftime after going 0-of-7 from beyond the three-point line while shooting just 28.1 percent from the field. The Broncos jumped out quickly to a 13-9 lead with senior Drake LaMont scoring seven of the 13 points for the Brown & Gold.

Down the stretch in the first half, WMU was held scoreless for nearly four minutes as the Eagles clawed their way back to take a four-point lead with just under a minute remaining. After three points at the free-throw line, EMU led 21-20 at the half.

WMU raced out of the gate to start the second half, embarking on a 5-0 run to regain the lead just three minutes into the second. The Western Michigan lead grew to as many as 21 in the second half thanks to an overall 21-2 run which included four straight threes. During the run, Jones and Moore combined to score 14 points.

Eastern Michigan cut the lead to 13 with under a minute left but that was the closest the Eagles got as WMU scored 51 points in the second half to earn their first victory in Ypsilanti since 2011. In the second half, Johnson had 12 of his team-high 14 points while Jones, Moore and Wilder each scored all their points in the second half.

EMU's James Thompson IV was the game's leading scorer and rebounder with 24 points and 18 rebounds.