EWU vs. Idaho (Dec. 6)
Idaho dominated inside while Eastern Washington cleaned up in the backcourt in a game that fittingly came down to the final shot of overtime. Eastern guard Justin Crosgile had made eight of 16 3-pointers already, but hit the iron on his last attempt and the Vandals escaped with an 81-79 nonconference win in front of a crowd of 1,107.
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Idaho’s Kyle Barone (33) flushes one down over the head of Eastern’s Martin Seiferth in the first half as the rival teams battle back and forth for control.
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Eastern’s Parker Kelly, left, comes out of the rebound scrum with the ball against the Idaho Vandals as the rival teams battle back and forth for control.
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Idaho’s Kyle Barone (33), right, slams one home over the block of Eastern’s Martin Seiferth in the first half.
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(from left) Rebounders Venky Jois (55) of Eastern, and Kyle Barone and Marcus Bell of Idaho all have a hand on the ball while Eastern’s Jeffrey Forbes (22) looks on.
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Eastern’s Venky Jois (55) takea midrange jumper against Idaho’s Maarcus Bell as the rival teams battle back and forth for control.
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Eastern’s Jutin Crosgile, right, leans in on Idaho’s Stephen Madison.
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Idaho’s Kyle Barone (33), right, gets his own rebound and contemplates going up with it against while being guarded by Eastern’s Thomas Reuter, left, and Venky Jois.
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German teammates Thomas Reuter, left, and Martin Seiferth, right, slap hands after Seiferth muscled in a basket in the paint against Idaho.
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Eastern’s Jeffrey Forbes (22) and Idaho’s Denzel Douglas (1) go rolling to the floor after Forbes’ steal attempt, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, at Reese Court in Cheney. Douglas was charged with a foul in the struggle.
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Idaho Coach Don Verlin looks expectantly at his team during a timeout, unhappy with their performance in the early second half.
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Idaho’s Kyle Barone (33) puts up a wall to deny Eastern’s Venky Jois.
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Eastern’s Thomas Reuter, center, tries to drive between Idaho’s Stephen Madison, left, and Kyle Barone (33).
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Eastern’s Justin Crosgile pumps himself up after hitting another three pointer against Idaho.
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Eastern’s Ivan Dorsey, left, gets a fingertip on the jumper by Idaho’s Connor Hill, right, enough to throw it off course.
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Idaho coach Don Verlin shouts last minute instructions as the clock winds down in overtime against Eastern.
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Idaho’s Connor Hill, on the ground, is helped up by cheering teammates Stephen Madison, foreground, and Robert Harris, behind, after he made a trey and drew the foul in overtime.
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Eastern Coach Jim Hayford shouts instructions as time gets short in overtime against Idaho.
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Idaho’s Wendell Faines, right, congratulates Mike McChristian, left, after beating Eastern.
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