Chiverton helps EWU cruise past Hawaii
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HONOLULU - Collin Chiverton scored 20 points, Cliff Ederaine added 18 and Eastern Washington cruised to an 89-72 victory over Hawaii late Tuesday night.
Eastern Washington (2-2) used a 25-5 run midway through the game to put it out of reach. The Eagles scored 12 of the first half's final 14 points to lead 33:29 at the break. They opened the second half with a 13-3 spurt for a 46-32 advantage with 15:27 left. Jeffrey Forbes capped the rally with a pair of 3-pointers from the left wing.
"I'm really happy and the players are just ecstatic right now," said first-year Eastern coach Jim Hayford. "It's a long haul and we're 2-2 with 30 games on the schedule. But what they did tonight is gain some confidence."
Eastern Washington's largest lead was 83-64 after a pair of free throws by Cliff Colimon with 1:42 remaining.
Colimon added 15 points and Forbes had 14 for Eastern Washington, which made 17 of 30 field-goal attempts in the second half.
Zane Johnson scored 14 points for Hawaii (1-2).
The Eagles host UC Davis on Sunday.
E. WASHINGTON (2-2)
Colimon 4-11 6-6 15, Griffin 3-4 0-0 6, Forbes 4-8 4-4 14, Chiverton 6-14 5-5 20, Ederaine 5-9 8-9 18, Kelly 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 4-8 1-2 9, Winford 1-3 0-0 3, Hickert 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 29-64 24-26 89.
HAWAII (1-2)
Miles 1-4 2-6 4, Johnson 4-10 4-4 14, Stokes 2-8 5-6 10, Joaquim 4-6 4-7 12, Wiseman 6-7 0-0 12, Jefferson 0-2 1-4 1, Thomas 4-7 2-3 10, Rozitis 2-3 3-4 7, Brereton 1-2 0-0 2, Minns 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-49 21-34 72.
Halftime_E. Washington 33-29. 3-Point Goals_E. Washington 7-26 (Chiverton 3-7, Forbes 2-5, Winford 1-3, Colimon 1-5, Kelly 0-1, Johnson 0-2, Hickert 0-3), Hawaii 3-14 (Johnson 2-5, Stokes 1-4, Thomas 0-1, Brereton 0-1, Miles 0-1, Jefferson 0-2). Fouled Out_Ederaine, Thomas. Rebounds_E. Washington 34 (Griffin 9), Hawaii 30 (Joaquim 7). Assists_E. Washington 14 (Colimon 7), Hawaii 9 (Miles 3). Total Fouls_E. Washington 28, Hawaii 24. A_5,521.
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