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SALEM, Ore. – The No. 12 Eastern Oregon University men's basketball won its 15th game of the season Saturday with an 82-71 victory over Corban University.

The Mountaineers (15-3) (7-2) are off to their best start since the 2007-08 season after Saturday's win. Five EOU players finished scoring in double digits led by Anthony Brown's 12 points. The sophomore added a team-high six assists. Jamar Johnson, JC Cook, and Travares Peterson all scored 11 points. Thomas McCarthy added 10 points.

The first half went back and forth and featured four lead changes along with three ties. Corban's largest lead was only two points, but remained with the ranked Mountaineers for most of the half. The Warriors last lead came after a Jake Mauermann three-pointer with 14:36 remaining in the first half, 10-9. Eastern responded with a 24-6 run capped by lay-up from Travares Peterson with 3:39 left until halftime. EOU took a 39-26 lead into the locker room at halftime.

The Warriors (13-8) (3-6) would close the lead to 41-32 just into the second half. The Mountaineers then went on a 15-4 run to take a 20-point lead. Eastern Oregon led by as many as 20 points three times in the second half. Corban chipped into a 65-45 lead and came within six points, 77-71, with 41 seconds left in regulation.

Both teams shot 44 percent from the field and 30 percent from behind the perimeter. The Mountaineers made 9 of their 30 three-point attempts, and Corban hit 7 of its 23 shots from behind the arc. EOU finished 16 of 21 from the free throw line, while the Warriors were 11 of 18.

Corban's Jordan Carter led all scorers with 23 points. The freshman had 15 points in the second half, and also added a game-high eight assists. Mauermann added 15 points and Jacob Kopra had 12 points.

The Mountaineers outrebounded Corban, 45-30. EOU is now 15-1 this season when it outrebounds its opponents. Eastern had 13 assists to the Warriors' 19. The Mountaineers committed 14 turnovers to Corban's 11.

Saturday completed the first half of Cascade Collegiate Conference play, and there is a four-way tie for third place behind Oregon Tech and Eastern Oregon. Northwest University, Southern Oregon, The College of Idaho, and Warner Pacific all are 5-4 in league play. OIT went 9-0 through CCC play in the first half of the conference schedule.

Eastern Oregon hosts No. 8 Oregon Tech next Friday, Jan. 21. It will be White Out Night in Quinn Coliseum. The Hustlin' Owls won the matchup earlier this season in Klamath Falls on Dec. 17, 89-78. Corban hosts No. 14 Northwest University, Jan. 21.