Eagles rally past Lumberjacks

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - Collin Chiverton's 13 points paced four Eastern Washington players in double figures as the Eagles rallied to a 74-68 win over Northern Arizona Thursday night.

Cliff Ederaine added 13 rebounds, six assists and four steals for the Eagles (11-12, 5-5 Big Sky), who won in Flagstaff for the first time in eight years.

Ephraim Ekanem led the Lumberjacks (5-18, 1-10) with 15 points and seven rebounds.

Northern Arizona led 32-29 at halftime and quickly went up by nine early in the second half, but the Lumberjacks went without a field goal for 6 ?-minutes midway through the second half, turning a four-point lead into a six-point deficit with seven minutes remaining.

Jeffrey Forbes' go-ahead 3-pointer put Eastern Washington up for good, 57-54, with 8:37 remaining.

Eastern Washington hosts Sacramento State on Saturday.

E. WASHINGTON (11-12)

Griffin 1-2 3-4 5, Chiverton 4-15 3-4 13, Ederaine 2-6 7-12 11, Colimon 3-11 4-6 12, Forbes 2-4 2-2 8, Kelly 3-6 4-4 11, Johnson 2-8 2-2 6, Winford 0-0 0-0 0, Hickert 3-5 0-0 8, Henry 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-57 25-34 74.

N. ARIZONA (5-18)

Bewernick 1-3 1-2 3, Ekanem 6-10 3-7 15, Douglas 5-12 4-6 14, Dunn 2-5 5-6 9, Saldivar 3-7 3-5 10, Heine 0-0 0-0 0, Rogers 0-4 2-2 2, Cheek 1-1 0-0 2, Gruber 1-3 0-0 2, Norman 5-6 1-1 11, Olayinka 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-52 19-29 68.

Halftime_N. Arizona 32-29. 3-Point Goals_E. Washington 9-24 (Forbes 2-3, Hickert 2-3, Colimon 2-6, Chiverton 2-8, Kelly 1-3, Johnson 0-1), N. Arizona 1-10 (Saldivar 1-3, Dunn 0-1, Gruber 0-1, Rogers 0-2, Douglas 0-3). Fouled Out_Dunn, Ekanem, Norman. Rebounds_E. Washington 37 (Ederaine 13), N. Arizona 38 (Douglas, Ekanem 7). Assists_E. Washington 14 (Ederaine 6), N. Arizona 16 (Douglas 5). Total Fouls_E. Washington 21, N. Arizona 24. A_587.