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LA GRANDE, Ore. -- The No. 23 Eastern Oregon University men's basketball team travels to The Evergreen State College and No. 10 Northwest University Thursday and Friday for its next games.

Games 14-15: No. 23 Eastern Oregon vs. The Evergreen State and No. 10 Northwest
When: Thursday, Dec. 29, 7:30 p.m. * Friday, Dec. 30, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Olympia, Wash. (College Recreation Center) and Kirkland, Wash. (NU Pavilion)
Live Stats: EOUSports.com                    
Live Video: EOUSports.com
Live Radio: KUBQ 98.7
Series: The Mountaineers are 13-12 against TESC all-time and 22-13 against NU.

GAME COVERAGE
Thursday and Friday will tipoff at 7:30 p.m. Live video and stats will be available on EOUSports.com. Live radio can be heard on KUBQ 98.7 FM.

THE SERIES
* The series between Evergreen and EOU is tied at 13-12.
* Eastern has won four straight games over the Geoducks.
* EOU holds a 22-13 advantage over Northwest in the all-time series.
* The Mountaineers are 16-9 versus NU since 2000, and have won six of the past seven.
* Eastern won all three games last year over the Eagles. Each game featured two top 20 teams.
* Eight of the last 11 games against NU have been decided by single digits.

QUICK HITS
• The Mountaineers are outscoring opponents by an average of 36-33 in the first half this season, and 47-35 in the second half.
• Eastern has won 28 of the last 30 regular season home games, and 40 of the last 42 conference regular season home games. The lone losses were to OIT the past two seasons.
• Williams is fifth on the most wins by a coach in EOU history, 16 wins away from fourth.
• EOU is 26-3 in regular season games in Quinn Coliseum under Williams.
• Overall the Mountaineers have won 29 of the 32 games under Williams at home.
• Eastern Oregon has won eight straight non-conference games in La Grande.
• In Quinn Coliseum, EOU has won 22 of its last 24 games vs. non-conference opponents.
• The Mountaineers are first in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (18.0), second in total rebounds per game (44.5), and fourth in total rebound margin (11.9).
• The Mountaineers 14.8-point scoring margin is 16th in the country.
• Ervin Felder is sixth in the nation in offensive rebounds per game with 4.0.

ABOUT THE GEODUCKS
The Evergreen State College comes into this set of Cascade Collegiate Conference games after winning only one of its first 12 games of the season. The Geoducks lone win was over NCAA Div. 3's Pacific Lutheran. TESC has lost five straight since the win, including road losses at Northwest Christian and Corban to begin conference play. Evergreen has been outscored by an average of 16 points per game so far this season. Marice Tolliver leads the Geoducks as an all-around talent. The senior averages 18.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.0 steals, and 0.6 blocks per game. All of those stats lead the team. Tolliver was named All-Conference last season and preseason All-Conference this year. The Geoducks have had only one home game so far this season, with no conference games at home yet.

ABOUT THE EAGLES
No. 10 Northwest University rides into the weekend on its best start in school history. The Eagles have won their first 12 games of the season, and are the only undefeated team left in NAIA Div. 2. Northwest has faced six opponents that currently have winning records. The Eagles sit tied for first place in the conference after being picked fifth in the CCC preseason poll. NU is second in the country in assist to turnover ratio, fourth in field goal percentage defense, sixth in total rebound margin and scoring defense per game, eighth in assists per game and scoring margin, and ninth in steals per game. Jordan Call's 14.4 points per game leads the Eagles. Michael Greene is averaging 7.6 rebounds per game. Rich Skillman leads Northwest with 4.5 assists and 3.1 steals per game, which is third in the nation.