Eastern Washington outlasts Portland State, 92-85

Eastern Washington outlasts Portland State, 92-85

Published Jan. 16, 2015 12:03 a.m. ET

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Tyler Harvey scored 23 points on 7 of 15 shooting from the field and added six rebounds and five assists to lead Eastern Washington to a 92-85 victory over Portland State on Thursday night.

Parker Kelly finished with 19 points, including 6 of 9 from 3-point range, and Bogdan Bliznyuk had 18 points off the bench for the Eagles (13-4, 4-0 Big Sky Conference).

Eastern Washington was on point offensively for much of the night, shooting 50 percent from the field while hitting 13 3-pointers.

The Eagles had an 11-2 run midway through the first half, and took a 42-29 lead into the break. A Harvey 3-pointer would push their lead to as many as 17 in the second half.

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Portland State would chip away late, cutting the lead down to six, but the early deficit was too much.

Gary Winston scored 25 points to lead the Vikings (8-7, 2-3).

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