LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon Men's Basketball has another one-game weekend on tap as the team will head to Washington to battle another conference foe. EOU will face Northwest on Friday, but will not face Evergreen State College as the team is out due to COVID protocols.

OPPONENT
Northwest Eagles (6-8, 3-6 CCC)

WHERE
Kirkland, Wash. - Kristi Pavilion

WHEN
Friday, Jan. 14, 7:30 p.m. 

Tip-Off
• The Mountaineers (10-7, 4-5 CCC) will look to extend a winning streak of two-straight in games played to three.
• Eastern will once again play just one game for the second straight week.
• Following the lone road game this weekend, EOU will begin a five-game homestand starting next weekend.

Northwest Spectator Policies
• Due to the Omicron variant, NO outside fans, including family, will be admitted to the Northwest basketball games January 14-15. NU students and staff only.

How to Watch/Follow
• Livestream coverage of this weekend's game can be found on the Mountie Sports Network at www.EOUSports.com/watch. Live stats can be accessed on the EOU Men's Basketball schedule page and by clicking the respective link above
• All home games this year will be webcast on the Mountie Sports Network at www.EOUSports.com/watch. All EOU home games will be Pay-Per-View and can be purchased for $7.95 per game. Fans can also purchase an Eastern Oregon All-Access pass to watch all 2021-22 EOU home sporting events for $100.
• Livestreams for all home games will begin 15 minutes prior to tip-off.
• Live stats coverage for EOU Men's Basketball games this season can be accessed at www.eousports.com/livestats.

Story Lines
• EOU has not played a two-game weekend series since they played on the road at Corban and Bushnell to begin the New Year.
• The Mountaineers are just 4-6 on the road this season. They will get a fifth road win with the forfeit victory at Evergreen State.
• EOU is coming off its best scoring performance of the year after posting a 102-93 win last weekend over Multnomah.
• In the Mountaineers home win over the Lions, they had just seven available players.

Quick Hits
Last Time Out
• In their lone home game last weeknd, EOU impressed with a 102-93 win over Multnomah with just seven active players.
• The Mountaineers 102 points were a season high and they shot 50% from the floor in the win.
• In his first career start, Cooper Lumsden shined scoring a career-high 32 points. Five Mountaineers finished in double figures in the win.

CCC Player of the Week
• Cooper Lumsden was named the CCC Men's basketball Player of the Week for his efforts against Multnomah.
• The true freshman started his first career game for EOU and shined, scoring a career-high 32 points. He shot 7-16 from the floor and was 6-13 from deep to finish over 40% in both categories.
• Lumsden also did not miss a single free throw going 12-12 and he dished out a game best nine assists to go along with five rebounds.

Previously Against Northwest
• EOU and NU squared off once last spring season in Kirkland with the Eagles holding on for a 78-68 win. Paul Pennington led the offense with 14 points.
• Since the 2008-09 season, Eastern has a slim 13-10 series lead on NU. In true road games EOU is 7-7 against the Eagles.

There's No Place Like Home … When We're There
• The Mountaineers have played inside Quinn Coliseum just five times this year. In actual games played they are 4-1.
• Since the 2010-11 season, the Mountaineers own a 113-33 record at home inside Quinn Coliseum.
• Under the direction of head coach Chris Kemp, the Mountaineers are 4-1 at home in games played.

Road Warriors
• Of the Mountaineers 16 games in the 2021 calendar year, 12 are away from home
• Of the 32 scheduled games this year, 18 will be on the road for Eastern.
• So far in countable contests, EOU is 4-6 on the year on the road.

Mountaineers vs. the CCC
• All-time, EOU is 256-247 in conference games since the CCC was formed as an NAIA affiliated conference in 1993.
• The Mountaineers have finished with a .500 record or better 16 times in CCC play.
• Eastern has won three CCC Regular Season Championships.

CCC/NAIA Stat Leaders
• EOU ranks third in the conference in field goal percentage at 48.1%. They are also third in field goal percentage defense at 43.3%.
• At the free throw line, the Mountaineers have the fourth highest percentage in the CCC at 74.6%. Their average is 29th best in the NAIA. 
• Eastern is fifth in the league in scoring at 76.3 points per game and ranks sixth in scoring defense holding opponents to 72.2 points per game.
• The Mountaineers are holding their opposition to just 31.0 rebounds per game which is second lowest in the CCC. They grab 36.4 boards per game which is fifth best in the league.
• Eastern owns the fourth highest rebounding margin in the conference at +5.4.
• Phillip Malatare still leads the league in scoring at 20.3 points per game. His average is 26th in the NAIA.
• Malatare also ranks third in steals per game at 1.7 per game and has 25 this season so far. His 84.2 free throw percentage is fifth highest as well.
• Xavier Lovelace continues to lead the league in rebounding at 9.3 per game. His 130 total rebounds is also tops in the CCC. His average is 34th in the NAIA.
• Scoring wise, Lovelace is 16th in the CCC at 12.9 points per game while his 55.3 field goal percentage ranks 11th.
• Malatare and Lovelace also rank ninth and 10th in minutes played at 30.8 and 30.2, respectively.

Scouting the Competition
Northwest Eagles
• NU enters the weekend with a 6-8 overall record and is just 3-6 in CCC play. At home however, NU is 4-2 inside Kristi Pavilion.
• Offensively, the Eagles average 74.9 points per game on a 46.1 field goal percentage. They shoot 34.2% from deep but just 61.5% at the free throw line. They 16.2 assists per game but give up the ball 13.3 times per game.
• Defensively, the Eagles are giving up 77.9 points per game and let opponents shoot 46.3% from the field to go along with 35.2% from three-point range.
• NU grabs 34.9 rebounds per game but has a margin of -4.4. They average just 6.8 steals per game and block two shots per game. 
• Rayvaughn Bolton leads the way in scoring at 13.2 points per game. He shoots 47.9% from the floor and grabs a team best 5.8 rebounds per game.
• Blton also leads the team in steals and assists. He has 42 assists and is second in average at 3.2 per game. He has 21 total steals and tallies 1.6 per game.
• Connor Drinkwine is second in scoring at 11.6 points per game. He shoots 39.5% overall and is a 39% shooter from beyond the arc.
• CaCoa Chatman leads the way in assists per game at 4.1. He is third in scoring at 10.9 points per game and has tallied 14 steals. 
• Tanner Davis rounds out the double-digit scoring average at 10.3 points per game. He is also second in rebounding at 5.6 boards per game. He leads the way in blocks with eight.

Up Next
• Following the lone road game, Eastern will return to Quinn Coliseum for its next five games. The Mountaineers begin the homestand hosting Oregon Tech on Friday Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m., followed by Southern Oregon on Saturday, Jan. 22 at 5 p.m.

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