Box Score

La Grande Ore. – The No. 1 ranked Eastern Oregon men's basketball team defeated Southern Oregon tonight in a Cascade Collegiate Conference matchup, 75-61.
 
EOU's (22-1, 10-1 CCC) Anthony Brown recorded a double-double with 25 points and 10 rebounds in tonight's contest while teammate Trent Roos chipped in with 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
 
Southern Oregon (15-7, 7-4 CCC) was led by Taylor Roos with 16 points and 2 rebounds. Jeff Bush contributed with 13 points and 7 rebounds.
 
Eastern was able to get revenge on the lone team to defeat them this season in a physical game that saw three technical fouls in the first half.
 
Southern  led for the majority of the first half taking a 6 point lead with under five minutes to play in the half. The Mountaineers relied heavily on their defense and were able to close the gap and take a 4 point lead going into the half, 34-30.  
 
In the second half Eastern led by 8 points, 53-45, at the ten minute mark but  the Raiders would make a small run of their own and cut the lead to just five with 4:43 left to play. On the ensuing possession Junior transfer JD  Esters would knock down a three pointer that would help the Mountaineers take control in the final minutes to defeat Southern , 75-61.
 
The Mountaineers shot 23-of-60 (33% ) from the field for the game and 38% (10-of-26) from behind the arc. The Raiders shot 21-of-50 (42%)  from the field and just 6-of-19 (31%)  from behind arc.
 
Eastern will play at Northwest University next Friday Jan. 25th, game time set for 7:30 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at EOUsports.com.