Eastern Utah Takes First Place From Cardinals

Eastern Utah jumped out to a 9-0 lead and then turned back a second-half rally to hand North Idaho an 86-76 defeat in a Scenic West Athletic Conference men’s basketball game at Price, Utah, Saturday night.

The Eagles (17-2, 6-1), who led by as much as 17 in the first half, reclaimed the top spot in the conference from NIC (14-2, 6-2).

The Cardinals had five players score in double figures, led by the 16 of Andre McKanstry. Chris Harrison had a team-high 10 rebounds.

Harold Arceneaux connected for a game-high 26 points, while K’zell Wesson scored 19 for Eastern Utah.

Eastern Utah 86, North Idaho 76

North Idaho College (14-2, 6-2) - Myrick 4-8 0-0 10, Johnson 5-12 2-2 12, T.Myles 4-9 4-4 13, Rahming Houston 0-1 0-0 0 McKanstry 5-15 6-8 16, Stack 0-2 0-0 0, Harrison 2-10 3-4 7, Banks 3-9 1-3 7, Bussell Ryan 0-0 0-0 0, L.Myles 4-9 1-3 11, Totals 27-75 17-24 76.

Eastern Utah (17-2, 6-1) - Wesson 7-12 5-8 19, Udoka 3-8 4-4 10, Arceneaux 9-14 6-11 26, Johnson 3-7 3-5 10, Gill 0-2 0-0 0, Williams 2-3 1-2 5, Miller 2-3 0-0 4, Jackson 5-8 2-4 12. Totals 31-57 21-34 86.

Halftime score - CEU 41, NIC 32. 3-point goals - NIC 5-17 (Myrick 2-5, TMyles 1-3, McKanstry 0-1, Stack 0-2, Harrison 0-1, Banks 0-1, L.Myles 2-4), CEU 3-8 (Udoka 0-1, Arceneaux 2-3, Johnson 1-1, Gill 0-1, Jackson 0-2). Totals fouls - NIC 24, CEU 18. Fouled out - Myrick, Banks. Technical fouls - None. Rebounds - NIC 31 (Harrison 10), CEU 44 (Wesson 11). Assists - NIC 17 (T.Myles 7), CEU 25 (Udoka, Johnson 8 each).

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