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LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Eastern Oregon University men’s basketball team eased to a 109-63 victory over The Evergreen State College Saturday.
The Mountaineers (14-8, 7-6 Cascade Collegiate Conference) coasted to the victory behind double-digit scoring performances from six players. Mason Jones led EOU with 16 points. The sophomore was 6-of-9 from the field, including 2-for-3 from behind the perimeter. Cody Thurmond had 11 points. Jamar Johnson, Jeff Ranstrom, John Buhler and Ervin Felder each scored 10 points.
Jamier Morris threw a team season-high 14 assists. Kyllian Wood grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds, eight on the defensive end. Travares Peterson matched a career-high three steals.
Eastern finished 50 percent from the field, making 43 of its 85 attempts from the field, both season highs. The Mountaineers were 59 percent from the field in the second half. EOU hit nine of its 25 three-point attempts and 14 of its 17 free throw shots. Eastern Oregon had a 57 to 28 rebound advantage.
After exchanging baskets early, Eastern Oregon used a 13-0 run to pull ahead by double-digits over the visiting Geoducks. The Mountaineers continued to pile it on as the lead hit 20 with 5:46 left to go following a layup by Felder as EOU took a 46-26 lead into halftime.
The Mountaineers continued the rout in the second half pushing the lead to 30 with 17:26 remaining in the game, and then to 40 with 11:12 still left on the clock. Robert Barrington hit a three-pointer with 6:07 remaining in regulation to put EOU up, 92-42.
Evergreen (1-21, 0-13) finished 39 percent from the field, 6-of-31 from behind the perimeter, and 7-for-13 from the free-throw line. Elzie Dickens had a game-high 21 points. He was 9-of-12 from the field and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. Mike Derosier had 17 points and Larry Green added 13. Travis Wagner and Patrick Lewis each threw five assists.
Eastern won its sixth straight game over the Geoducks. The Mountaineers also completed a regular-season sweep over TESC after beating Evergreen, 90-79, on Dec. 29, in Olympia, Wash. EOU is now 15-12 all-time versus the Geoducks.
The Mountaineers travel to Corban University (13-11, 5-7) Friday. Evergreen welcomes No. 8 Warner Pacific (18-5, 10-2) Friday. Both games are scheduled to tip off at 7:30 p.m.