Eastern blows early lead, up by 2 at half
Eastern Washington looked sharp in building an early 17-9 lead in its non-conference matchup against UC Davis at Reese Court Sunday afternoon.
But shortly after Cliff Ederaine scored his 11th point less than 7 minutes into the game, the Eagles' offense flatlined, letting the Aggies to storm back to take a brief 24-23 lead.
Still, Eastern managed to regain a slim 31-29 advantage at intermission, thanks to a 3-pointer by Kevin Winford and a pair of free throws by Collin Chiverton in the final 3 minutes of the opening period.
Ederaine finished the first half with 12 points and three rebounds, but no other Eagle scored more than seven.
UC Davis got eight first-half points from Josh Richart, and outrebounded Eastern 15-12.