South Dakota defeats Eastern Washington

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) - Trevor Gruis scored 19 points to lead South Dakota past Eastern Washington 78-72 Monday night.

Three other Coyotes were in double figures. Charlie Westbrook and Jake Thomas each had 15 points and Steve Tecker scored 12 for South Dakota (5-7).

Glen Dean led Eastern Washington (3-8) with 16 points. Cliff Ederaine had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Eagles.

EWU hosts Sacramento State on Dec. 29.

E. WASHINGTON (3-8)

Griffin 2-4 3-4 7, Johnson 3-7 0-0 7, Forbes 2-7 0-0 5, Winford 3-13 0-0 8, Ederaine 6-12 2-7 14, Dean 5-11 3-3 16, Colimon 2-11 2-2 6, McRae 0-1 1-2 1, Allen 1-2 1-2 3, Henry 2-3 1-1 5. Totals 26-71 13-21 72.

S. DAKOTA (5-7)

Westbrook 5-12 3-4 15, L. Krogman 2-14 0-1 4, Cutler 0-0 2-2 2, Andreotti 4-7 1-3 9, Gruis 8-12 3-3 19, Tecker 4-9 2-2 12, Boots 1-4 0-0 2, Thomas 3-9 7-11 15. Totals 27-67 18-26 78.

Halftime_E. Washington 36-31. 3-Point Goals_E. Washington 7-32 (Dean 3-6, Winford 2-12, Johnson 1-3, Forbes 1-5, Allen 0-1, Colimon 0-5), S. Dakota 6-19 (Tecker 2-3, Westbrook 2-4, Thomas 2-5, Boots 0-2, L. Krogman 0-5). Fouled Out_Westbrook. Rebounds_E. Washington 47 (Ederaine 9), S. Dakota 49 (Andreotti 9). Assists_E. Washington 11 (Dean 4), S. Dakota 16 (Thomas 8). Total Fouls_E. Washington 21, S. Dakota 20. A_498.