La Grande, Ore. - The Eastern Oregon men's basketball team defeated Evergreen tonight, 77-60, in a Cascade Collegiate Conference matchup at Quinn Coliseum.
Senior Jason Mumm led Eastern (16-1, 4-1 CCC) with 15 points shooting 6-of-9 from the field. Trent Roos ended the game with 13 points and 3 assist.
Evergreen (2-10, 1-3 CCC) was led by Cody Peters with 19 points and 5 rebounds. Elzie Dickens and Frankie Johnson added 12 and 10 points respectively.
Eastern would jump out to 14 point lead, 28-14, with 7:47 left in the first half. Evergreen closed the gap to 9 just before the half, sending EOU to the locker room up, 36-27.
The Mountaineers shot 44% (15-of-34) from the field in the first half, while the Geoducks shot 32% (10-of-31).
In the second half Eastern would extend their lead to as much as 21. Evergreen went on a run and cut the lead to 14 midway through the half. EOU would hold their composure and seal the victory, 77-60.
EOU finished the game shooting 47% (28-of-59) from the field and 35% (7-of-20) from the three point line. Evergreen shot 37% (22-of-59) from the field and 31% (7-of-22) from behind the arc.
The Mountaineers bench outscored the Geoducks 37-20. Both teams tied on the rebound battle 37 a piece.
EOU will play at home again tomorrow against Northwest University game time is set for 7:30 p.m. live stats and video will be available at EOUsports.com.