LA GRANDE, Ore. – Hitting 13 threes, including 7 of 11 in the second half, Eastern Oregon defeated Concordia 83-72 in men’s basketball action on Saturday night.
With the win, Eastern Oregon improved to 17-6 overall and 10-3 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference while CU dropped to 14-9 overall and 4-8 in league contests.
Eastern Oregon led 22-13 with 11:43 remaining in the first half, before CU went on a 14-5 run to tie the game five minutes later. Concordia took a one-point lead three times before halftime.
Drew Preuninger hit a three-pointer moments into the second half to give the Cavaliers their largest lead with the score 40-38, but EOU would respond with a 17-5 run to reclaim the lead before finishing fir the 11-point win.
Shooting 8 for 12 from the field, Jordan Gregg paced the Mountaineers with 17 points and added 10 rebounds.
Concordia was led by
Jourdan Sweeney who posted a game-high 24 points from a 10 for 13 effort from the field.
Gage Aker and
Alex Tiefenthaler added 14 and 10 points to give the Cavaliers three players in double figures.
Eastern hit 13 of its 26 three-pointers in the game. EOU finished 52 percent from the field. The Mountaineers outrebounded the Cavs, 36-26.
Concordia returns home for pair of conference clashes in Portland, beginning with a game against Corban College on Friday and concluding with a Saturday tilt versus Northwest Christian.