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LA GRANDE, Ore. – The No. 10 Eastern Oregon University men’s basketball team won an 84-41 decision over Walla Walla University Saturday in the fourth game of the Aramark Quinn Classic.
In his second game for the Mountaineers (3-0), JaMier Morris led EOU with 18 points. The junior shot 5 for 9 from the field, including 5 of 8 from behind the perimeter. The Oakland, Calif. native finished with a game-high eight assists and five rebounds.
John Buhler scored 12 points in his Eastern debut, while Travares Peterson and Trent Roos each scored 11. Buhler and Ervin Felder each finished with team-highs of seven rebounds. Peterson was named the tournament’s MVP for his efforts after tallying 18 points in a win over No. 23 Carroll Friday.
The game was tied once, 2-2, before the Mountaineers went on an 11-2 run capped by a Morris three-pointer. A pair of Morris free throws gave EOU its largest lead of the first half, 50-19, with 54 seconds left in the half. Eastern had a 50-22 advantage at halftime.
The Mountaineers shot 45 percent from the field in the first half, while holding Walla Walla to 29 percent. Eastern was 7 for 18 from behind the arc and 11 of 17 from the free throw line in the opening half. WWU was 2 for 6 from three-point range and 4 of 5 from the free throw line.
A jumper from Kyllian Wood with 3:14 remaining in regulation gave EOU its greatest advantage of the game, 81-35. The closest margin in the second half was 27 points with 18:26 remaining in regulation.
Mark Moore led the Wolves (0-3) with 12 points. He finished 2 for 13 from the field. Moore added a team-high four assists. Andrew Bailey had a game-high nine rebounds.
Eastern ended the game shooting 44 percent from the field, while WWU was held to 26 percent. EOU made 11 of its 34 three-point attempts, compared to the Wolves’ 5 of 24 outside shooting.
The Mountaineers outrebounded Walla Walla, 48-37. Eastern Oregon forced 25 Wolves’ turnovers, and turned the ball over 15 times.
Walla Walla’s 41 points was the fewest points EOU has allowed under Isaac Williams. Eastern won its fifth straight game in the Quinn Classic, and improved to 18-8 all-time in the tournament. The Mountaineers are now 27-3 in Quinn Coliseum under Williams.
Eastern Oregon travels to Caldwell, Idaho, for a pair of games in the Wendy’s Classic hosted by The College of Idaho. The Mountaineers play Montana Tech at 1 p.m. Mountain Time Friday and Portland Bible next Saturday at 6 p.m. The games will be broadcasted on KUBQ 98.7 FM and will have live video and stats on EOUSports.com.