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The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
Eastern Washington beats Western Washington in exhibition
- Story byThe Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
- Eastern Washington beats Western Washington in exhibition
Oct. 27—Alton Hamilton IV scored a game-high 26 points, with nine rebounds and the Eastern Washington men's basketball team defeated the Western Washington Vikings 81-65 in an exhibition game on Tuesday at Reese Court in Cheney.
The Eagles never trailed after they scored eight straight points in the first three minutes to go up 8-0. Eastern led by as many as 21 points entering halftime with a 57-41 lead.
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But in the first two minutes of the second period, Western Washington marched back scoring seven consecutive points on layups by Grant Kepley and Jaxon Dubiel, and a 3-pointer off a fastbreak by Bennett Olujic to pull within single digits.
With 14 minutes, 17 seconds left, the Vikings trailed by just four after Dubiel made two free throws.
But the Eagles separated themselves with nine straight free throws to make it 81-63 as the Vikings committed five fouls in the final five minutes.
