Eastern Oregon shot 52 percent from the field including 15 three points to easily beat the Bulldogs. The Mountaineers hot shooting combined with poor shooting, turnovers, and a porous Bulldog defense allowed Eastern to coast to an easy victory.
The Bulldogs went on a 13-2 run in the opening 2 minutes of the second half to cut the Mountaineer lead to seven, but couldn't get any closer as Eastern pulled away and kept the lead to 20 the rest of the half.
Senior Chase Haack (Spokane, Wash.) led all scorers with 24 points and pulled down seven rebounds. Junior Marcus Payne (Livingston, Mont.) added 20 points on 7-7 shooting and had eight rebounds including seven on the offensive glass. Junior Brian Neal (Tacoma, Wash.) had 18 pointsÂ
The Bulldogs will regroup and will play the College of Idaho on Nov. 26 at 7 P.M. Â