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Jarek Schetzle
Liza Safford
57
Eastern Oregon EOU 17-14
84
Winner College of Idaho CI 29-3
Eastern Oregon EOU
17-14
57
Final
84
College of Idaho CI
29-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Eastern Oregon EOU 24 33 57
College of Idaho CI 35 49 84

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Iain Dexter, EOU Sports Information Director

Mountie Men’s Basketball Falls 84-57 at No. 1 Yotes in CCC Semifinals

CALDWELL, Idaho – The Eastern Oregon men's basketball team's season came to an end on Saturday night, falling to No. 1-ranked College of Idaho 84-57 in the semifinals of the Cascade Collegiate Conference, presented by U.S. Bank.
 
The Coyotes (29-3) extended their winning streak to 23 games as they used a dominant second half outscoring the Mountaineers 49-33, making nine three pointers.
 
EOU's season ends with a 17-14 overall record, winning their first CCC tournament game under head coach Carlito Labarda Jr. over Northwest on Wednesday night.
 
The Mounties were led offensively by junior Brandon Porter, who finished with 15 points on 6-for-11 shooting. Senior Jarek Schetzle scored 14 points with four rebounds in his final game, ending his collegiate career with a made three-pointer on his final shot. Junior Max McCullough added 11 points and senior Landon Jones finished with seven points and six boards in his final game. Fellow senior Brock Johnson also completed his collegiate career on Saturday with an assist.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
EOU got the first basket of the game by Porter and jumped out to an early 10-8 lead through the first six minutes. After the first media timeout, the Yotes came out with a 14-2 run to go ahead 22-12. C of I extended the first half lead out to as many as 14 points at 35-21, but a late three by Jones cut the halftime deficit to 35-24.
 
Back-to-back threes by Porter and McCullough pulled the Mounties to within seven points at 37-30 just two and a half minutes into the second half. From there, it was all Yotes. The No. 1-ranked team show its prowess by outscoring EOU 40-16 over the next 10 minutes to lead 77-46 with 6:21 to go. The hole was too deep for the Blue and Gold to climb out of, ultimately falling 84-57.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
14 – EOU finished with 14 assists on the night.
5 – After making one three pointer in the first half, EOU responded with five in the second half.
3 – The Mountaineers will say farewell to their three seniors in Schetzle, Jones and Johnson, who played their final collegiate games of their careers.
 
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Contact: Iain Dexter; 541-962-3946; idexter@eou.edu
 
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