Colimon lifts Eagles past 'Jacks
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 13 years AGO
CHENEY (AP) - Cliff Colimon scored a game-high 22 points to help carry Eastern Washington to a 76-59 victory over Northern Arizona on Saturday.
Collin Chiverton, who sat out the first half to rest an ailing foot, scored Eastern Washington's first 10 points of the second half and finished with 12 for the Eagles (8-8 overall, 2-2 Big Sky).
James Douglas scored 15 of his 17 points in the first half to lead the Lumberjacks (5-11, 1-3).
With Eastern Washington trailing 31-27, Chiverton's 3-pointer to start the second half ignited a 12-4 run that saw the Eagles grab a 39-35 lead. Eastern Washington extended the lead to 59-50 on Chiverton's driving layup with 5:12 left.
Jeffrey Forbes added 15 points and Laron Griffin had 11 points and nine rebounds for the Eagles.
The Eagles play at Sacramento State on Thursday.
N. ARIZONA (5-11)
Olayinka 0-1 0-0 0, Douglas 6-12 4-5 17, Rogers 4-13 1-2 11, Saldivar 1-3 2-2 4, Norman 4-8 4-9 12, Dunn 3-4 1-2 8, Bewernick 1-2 1-1 3, Ekanem 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 21-46 13-21 59.
E. WASHINGTON (8-8)
Griffin 5-5 1-2 11, Ederaine 3-9 2-2 8, Colimon 8-17 2-2 22, Forbes 5-12 2-2 15, Winford 1-3 0-0 2, Kelly 1-2 0-0 3, Johnson 1-1 0-0 3, Chiverton 5-9 0-0 12, Hickert 0-3 0-0 0, Henry 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-61 7-8 76.
Halftime_N. Arizona 31-27. 3-Point Goals_N. Arizona 4-11 (Rogers 2-5, Dunn 1-2, Douglas 1-3, Saldivar 0-1), E. Washington 11-30 (Colimon 4-8, Forbes 3-8, Chiverton 2-5, Johnson 1-1, Kelly 1-2, Ederaine 0-1, Winford 0-2, Hickert 0-3). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_N. Arizona 26 (Norman 7), E. Washington 31 (Ederaine, Griffin 9). Assists_N. Arizona 10 (Saldivar 5), E. Washington 14 (Colimon 6). Total Fouls_N. Arizona 12, E. Washington 20. Technicals_Norman, Chiverton. A_2,114.