Eagles rally past Bears
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 13 years, 10 months AGO
CHENEY (AP) - Parker Kelly nailed a 3-pointer with 14 seconds remaining to propel Eastern Washington to a 79-76 win over Northern Colorado on Wednesday night.
Trailing 76-75, Parker's 3-pointer was assisted by Cliff Colimon as Eastern Washington (12-14, 6-7 Big Sky) overcame a 17-point deficit. Colimon led the Eagles with 22 points and nine assists.
The Bears (8-17, 5-9) stretched their lead to 50-33 with 17:21 remaining before Eastern Washington began to chip away.
The Eagles play at UC Irvine on Saturday.
N. COLORADO (8-17)
Huskisson 3-6 0-0 7, Proctor 1-3 2-2 4, Osborne 7-14 3-8 17, Svihovec 2-9 5-5 9, Unruh 5-11 2-2 16, Garnica 5-7 0-0 14, Keane 1-2 0-0 2, Addo 3-3 0-0 7, Douvier 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-55 12-17 76.
E. WASHINGTON (12-14)
Griffin 3-5 4-4 10, Chiverton 6-12 3-4 19, Ederaine 3-4 3-6 9, Colimon 6-14 8-11 22, Forbes 0-2 0-0 0, Kelly 3-6 0-0 9, Johnson 0-2 2-2 2, Winford 2-2 0-0 5, Hickert 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 24-50 20-27 79.
Halftime_N. Colorado 43-29. 3-Point Goals_N. Colorado 10-16 (Unruh 4-5, Garnica 4-6, Huskisson 1-1, Addo 1-1, Svihovec 0-3), E. Washington 11-27 (Chiverton 4-9, Kelly 3-6, Colimon 2-6, Winford 1-1, Hickert 1-3, Forbes 0-2). Fouled Out_Griffin, Proctor. Rebounds_N. Colorado 32 (Osborne 7), E. Washington 29 (Colimon 9). Assists_N. Colorado 15 (Svihovec 7), E. Washington 14 (Colimon 9). Total Fouls_N. Colorado 22, E. Washington 17. A_2,031.