Box Score


Salem, Ore. – The No. 2 Eastern Oregon men's basketball team (19-1, 7-1 CCC) came away with a, 78-66 win over Corban University (6-9, 2-5 CCC) in tonight's Cascade Collegiate Conference match up.
 
Trent Roos and Jason Mumm led the Mountaineers in scoring. Roos, finished with 15 points and 6 rebounds and Mumm, finished with 15 points and 7 rebounds.  Anthony Brown and Cody Thurmond scored 12 and 10 points respectively.
 
Corbans Andrew Evans led all scorers as he finished with 25 points and 6 assists. Marcus Butler added 9 points and 4 rebounds.
 
In the first half Eastern jumped out to an early lead after baskets by Mumm and Thurmond, along with back to back threes by Brown pushed the Mountaineers lead to 11 with 12:50 left to play in the half. Corban came back to cut Easterns' led to 6 before EOU would go on another run gaining their largest lead of the game 37-19. With just 3:39 left in the half, turnovers by the Mountaineers let the Warriors back into the game as they cut the led to just 10, sending EOU into the half up, 41-31.
 
Eastern shot 48% (15-of-31) from the field in the first half and 53% (7-of-13) from behind the arc, as Corban shot 42% (12-of-28) from the field and 44% (4-of-9) from the three point line.
 
Eastern came out of the locker room cold in the second half as Corban cut the Mountaineers lead to just one after back to back jump shots by Butler with 12:48 left to play. EOU then battled back to gain a 7 point lead with 8:18 left on the clock. The Warriors closed the gap to 2, 60-58 but baskets by Roos and Brown allowed EOU to regain control and hold on to the lead for the remainder of the game.
 
EOU finished the game shooting 48% (28-of-58) from the field and 46% (12-of-26) from downtown. Corban shot 47% (25-of-53) from the field and 42% (8-of-19) from behind the arc.
 
Eastern will travel to The College of Idaho next Friday, game time is set for 7:30 pm MT. Live stats and video will be available at EOUsports.com