KIRKLAND, Wash. – The Eastern Oregon University men's basketball team came back from 13 down to take the lead late in the second half, but the Mountaineers ultimately fell to a red-hot Northwest team, 87-75, on Saturday night.

The Eagles buried 14 three's and shot 58.3 percent from downtown, while the Mountaineers managed a 26.1 percent (6-for-23) clip.

KEY PERFORMANCES
Junior guard Kentrell Washington paced EOU (13-12, 8-7 CCC) with a game-high 28 points and nine rebounds, while senior guard Case Rada and senior center Kalvin Johanson added 20 and 14 points, respectively.

Dak Shagren led Northwest (10-15, 6-9 CCC) with 27 points, including a perfect 6-for-6 from beyond the arc.

THE STORYLINE
After Washington knocked down a triple to grant EOU its first lead (9-8) of the game at the 16:39 mark, Northwest hit nine of its next 14 shots, including a trio of three's, to build a 29-16 advantage.

Sophomore guard Miles Loupe drilled a perimeter jumper and Rada tallied five-straight to cut the deficit to five (41-36) with 1:39 left in the half, but Michael Dupree closed the stanza with two quick baskets to give the Eagles a nine-point cushion (45-36) at halftime.

EOU opened the second half on fire, scoring 12 of the first 14 points to take a one-point (48-47) lead after a three by Rada, but the squad's run was answered with a 14-6 burst by Northwest.

Trailing by four with less than six minutes to go, Rada knocked down another triple, and senior center Christian Parrott muscled in a layup to put EOU back on top by one (70-69), but that would be the last time the Mountaineers enjoyed any kind of advantage.

Shagren's triple gave Northwest a 73-70 advantage with 4:38 left, and EOU coughed up four turnovers in the next three minutes to fall behind.

STAT OF THE GAME
14 – Northwest hit 14 three's on the evening, the most any team has hit this season against EOU's defense.

UP NEXT
EOU hosts Multnomah and Warner Pacific on Feb. 5-6. Tipoff on Friday against the Lions is set for 7:30 p.m.