Scores

Final

Montana St 52

(11-9, 6-3 Big Sky)

E Washington 69

(10-12, 4-5 Big Sky)

9:05 PM ET, January 28, 2012

Reese Court, Cheney, WA

1 2 T
MTST 28 2452
EWU 37 3269

Top Performers

Montana State: R. Singleton 9 Pts, 4 Reb, 5 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

Eastern Washington: C. Ederaine 17 Pts, 8 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk

E. Washington 69, Montana St. 52

Associated Press

CHENEY, Wash. -- Cliff Ederaine had 17 points and Laron Griffin added 12 points and 14 rebounds as Eastern Washington snapped a four-game losing streak with a 69-52 victory over Montana State on Saturday night.

Cliff Colimon and Tremayne Johnson added 11 points apiece for the Eagles (10-12, 4-5 Big Sky), who outscored Montana State 40-14 in the paint. Shawn Reid scored 10 points to lead the Bobcats (11-9, 6-3), who had won six of seven.

Down big early in the second half, Montana State rallied to within 46-42 behind a 10-1 burst capped by Christian Moon's 3-pointer with 11:22 left.

Eastern Washington responded with a 14-2 run finished by Colimon's driving layup to push the lead to 60-44 with six minutes remaining. Ederaine's three-point play with 3:15 remaining gave the Eagles their biggest lead, 67-47.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
MTST
EWU
Points 52 69
FG Made-Attempted 16-52 (.308) 27-64 (.422)
3P Made-Attempted 4-19 (.211) 5-15 (.333)
FT Made-Attempted 16-26 (.615) 10-14 (.714)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 20 (1/0)
Largest Lead 3 20

Game Leaders

 
MTST
EWU
PointsS. Reid 10C. Ederaine 17
ReboundsM. Fall 6L. Griffin 14
AssistsR. Singleton 5C. Colimon 6
StealsR. Singleton 2C. Colimon 3
BlocksJ. Budinich 3C. Ederaine 2
Team Stats: Montana State | Eastern Washington

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Dec 28, 2011 EWU 82, @MTST 66Recap
» Jan 28, 2012 @EWU 69, MTST 52Recap

Next 5 Games

MTST
EWU
02/02 IDST 9:00pm
02/04 MONT 9:00pm
02/09 @SAC 10:05pm
02/11 @UNCO 2:00pm
02/15 WEB 9:00pm
 02/02 @NAU 8:35pm
02/04 SAC 9:05pm
02/11 @WEB 9:30pm
02/15 UNCO 9:05pm
02/18 @UCI 10:00pm
Complete Schedule: Montana State | Eastern Washington

Big Sky Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Montana15-125-6
Weber State14-224-6
Portland State10-617-15
Eastern Washington8-815-17
Montana State7-912-17
Sacramento State5-1110-18
Northern Colorado5-119-19
Idaho State7-99-21
Northern Arizona1-155-24
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