LA GRANDE, Ore. – Sophomore guard Max McCullough scored a career-high 38 points Sunday afternoon to help lead the EOU men’s basketball team (6-0) past Northwest Indian at Quinn Coliseum.
Senior guard/forward Blake O’Donnell also notched a career-high in points scoring 25 and recorded his second double-double of the season finishing with 10 boards. Senior guard Said Hersi was a boost off the bench tallying 18 points, also a career-high.
Kacy Green scored a game-high 43 points for NWIC as he went 11-for-15 from the floor, while going 17-for-19 at the charity stripe. Jaloni Pepper netted 24 points and brought down six rebounds.
It was a tight contest midway through the first half as the visitors held a 10-point advantage (29-19) after a bucket from Pepper at the 9:06 mark. Over the next five minutes, the Mountaineers started to find their rhythm and went on a 23-10 run, spearheaded by 12 points from McCullough, to take the lead back with under four minutes left in the half.
The Eagles regained the lead by one (45-44) courtesy of a 3-pointer by Green but EOU closed out the period on a 7-3 run, up only five, 55-50, at the intermission.
In the second half, Green continued to knock down his shots at the free throw line along with Pepper, who’s jumper tied the game (82-82) for the eight time at the 9:20 mark.
Soon after, the Blue and Gold used a 9-0 run to swell the lead to 10, 93-83. The Eagles would get as close as six points (93-87) over the final five minutes of regulation before EOU pulled away, building a lead as big as 19, in the Sunday victory.
BY THE NUMBERS
57.5 – Shot percentage for EOU.
20 – The amount of lead changes, tied nine times.
70 – Points in the paint scored by the Blue and Gold.
UP NEXT
EOU will hit the road and square off against New Hope Christian in Eugene, Ore., Friday. Opening tip is set for 7 pm.
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