Weber State clinches, EWU eliminated

CHENEY (AP) - Damian Lillard scored 16 of his game-high 18 points in the first half and added seven rebounds and four steals as Weber State rolled to an 85-57 victory over Eastern Washington on Friday night.

Franklin Session added 16 points as the Wildcats (19-8, 13-2 Big Sky) earned their second straight regular-season title.

Glen Dean scored 17 points and Jeffrey Forbes 10 for the Eagles (8-21, 4-11), who were eliminated from postseason play.

Weber State opened a big early lead, getting back-to-back dunks by Session and Lillard during a 13-0 burst and grabbing a 20-5 lead with 14:11 left.

After two foul shots by Eastern Washington's Gary Gibson cut the deficit to 25-13 with 11:45 left, the Wildcats answered with an 8-0 run capped by Hughey's 3-pointer that pushed the lead to 33-13, and they cruised home.

The Eagles finish their season when they host Idaho State tonight at 7.

WEBER ST. (19-8)

Bullinger 4-8 2-2 13, Session 8-16 0-0 16, Panos 1-6 6-8 8, Lillard 6-10 3-4 18, Hansen 3-6 0-0 9, Hughey 4-6 1-2 11, Noble 0-2 2-2 2, Mahoney 0-1 0-0 0, Washington 0-3 0-0 0, Morris 3-5 2-2 8. Totals 29-63 16-20 85.

E. WASHINGTON (8-21)

Dunn 1-4 2-2 5, Moore 2-4 1-3 5, Dean 4-11 9-10 17, Forbes 3-7 2-2 10, Winford 2-11 0-0 5, Valentine 1-7 1-2 3, Gibbs 1-3 0-0 3, Gibson 0-5 2-2 2, Griffin 2-4 0-2 4, Brunell 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 17-59 17-23 57.

Halftime-Weber St. 51-24. 3-Point Goals-Weber St. 11-21 (Hansen 3-4, Bullinger 3-5, Lillard 3-5, Hughey 2-4, Session 0-3), E. Washington 6-28 (Forbes 2-5, Brunell 1-2, Dunn 1-2, Gibbs 1-2, Winford 1-6, Gibson 0-3, Dean 0-4, Valentine 0-4). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Weber St. 48 (Bullinger 12), E. Washington 33 (Dean, Moore 5). Assists-Weber St. 17 (Hughey 4), E. Washington 8 (Dean, Gibson 3). Total Fouls-Weber St. 20, E. Washington 17. Technical-E. Washington Bench. A-2,113