Eastern runs away from Texas Southern 86-62 with strong second half
Eastern Washington's Ognjen "OG" Miljkovic (background) leaps high to swat away a shot by Texas Southern's Chris Thomas (2) during last Friday's season opener while Parker Kelly (10) tries to assist and Venky Jois (55) awaits the outcome. Eastern used a strong second half to score an 86-62 win at Reese Court.
Maybe the 8 a.m. start was just a few ticks of the clock too early and the caffeine hadn't kicked in.
But once it all came together there was no stopping the Eastern Washington University men's basketball team, which breezed to an 86-62 nonconference victory over the Texas Southern University Tigers last Friday morning, Nov. 14, at Reese Court.
The game, which tipped off just after 8 a.m. and earned the distinction of being the first Division I college game played in the nation, drew a crowd of 1,623 who either played hooky from work or skipped their early EWU classes.
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