Northern Kentucky Norse at Eastern Washington Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
60 - 81
Eastern Washington whips Northern Kentucky 81-60
The Eagles (5-1) showed no letdown after their historic win at Indiana on Monday, shooting 55.8 percent from the field, including a 12-of-24 showing from 3-point range. The last time EWU opened 5-1 was in 1985.
Eastern's only sub-.500 shooting game was in a loss at SMU last week and the Eagles now have double-figure 3-pointers in every game except at Indiana, where they won 88-86. No team has made above 50 percent against EWU.
The Norse (2-3) shot just 28.6 percent in the first half, falling behind 37-20. Reserves Daniel Camps and Todd Johnson led the way with 14 and 12 points, respectively.
EWU's lead reached 30 when Drew Brandon fed Sir Washington for a dunk with 7 minutes left.
Venky Jois and Ognjen Miljkovic added 14 points each for Eastern and Brandon had 11.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jordan Jackson made Free Throw. | 60 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jordan Jackson made Free Throw. | 59 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Foul on Daniel Hill. | 58 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Jalen Billups Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 81 |
Statistics
 NKU |
 EWU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-59 | FG | 29-52 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 6-27 | 3PT | 12-24 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 10-12 | FT | 11-19 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 58 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 14 | Assists | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 22 | Fouls | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Cheney, WA
Capacity:
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