Portland State holds off Eastern
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 12 years, 10 months AGO
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Chehales Tapscott had 20 points and 14 rebounds as Portland State beat Eastern Washington 69-64 Saturday to clinch the No. 3 seed and a first-round home game in the Big Sky Conference tournament.
Charles Odum had 14 points for the Vikings (15-13, 9-6), who close out the regular season Tuesday against Northern Colorado. Former North Idaho College standout Renado Parker came off the bench to add 12 points and 14 rebounds.
Cliff Colimon had 19 points for Eastern Washington (13-16, 7-8) while Laron Griffin and Tremayne Johnson each added 11. The Eagles can secure the No. 4 seed and a first-round home game in the conference tournament with a win against Idaho State (7-8) on Tuesday.
Portland State trailed 37-35 early in the second half before going on a 12-2 run that put them ahead 47-39 after Lateef McMullan hit two free throws with 12:48 left to play.
E. WASHINGTON (13-16)
Griffin 4-8 3-7 11, Johnson 5-13 1-2 11, Ederaine 5-13 0-1 10, Colimon 4-13 9-12 19, Forbes 0-4 0-0 0, Kelly 1-6 0-0 3, Winford 2-3 1-2 6, Chiverton 1-5 1-2 4, Hickert 0-3 0-0 0, Henry 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-68 15-26 64.
PORTLAND ST. (15-13)
Tapscott 7-15 5-8 20, Lozeau 1-2 1-2 3, McMullan 1-9 4-4 6, Odum 2-6 10-12 14, Harthun 3-5 0-0 8, Harvey 0-0 0-0 0, Winston 1-4 1-2 4, Whitmore 0-0 2-2 2, Parker 4-7 4-6 12. Totals 19-48 27-36 69.
Halftime_Portland St. 33-28. 3-Point Goals_E. Washington 5-22 (Colimon 2-7, Winford 1-2, Chiverton 1-3, Kelly 1-5, Johnson 0-1, Hickert 0-2, Forbes 0-2), Portland St. 4-12 (Harthun 2-3, Tapscott 1-1, Winston 1-3, Odum 0-1, McMullan 0-4). Fouled Out_Griffin, Hickert, Lozeau, McMullan. Rebounds_E. Washington 40 (Griffin 9), Portland St. 44 (Parker, Tapscott 14). Assists_E. Washington 11 (Colimon 7), Portland St. 7 (Odum, Winston 2). Total Fouls_E. Washington 26, Portland St. 21. A_1,305.