Balanced scoring lifts EWU past Idaho

| December 1, 2011 8:15 PM

MOSCOW — Cliff Colimon and Cliff Ederaine scored 13 points apiece as Eastern Washington beat Idaho 73-66 in a nonconference men’s basketball game at Memorial Gym on Wednesday night.

Jordan Hickert scored 12 points off the bench for Eastern Washington (4-2), which led the game 38-24 at halftime.

Kyle Barone led the Vandals with 14 points, followed by three players with 10 points apiece.

Former Post Falls High standout Connor Hill went 0 for 2 on his field goal attempts in five minutes for Idaho (3-3), which travels to UC-Davis on Saturday.

Eastern Washington travels to Washington State on Saturday.

E. WASHINGTON (4-2)

Colimon 4-10 3-4 13, Griffin 3-5 0-0 6, Forbes 3-7 0-0 9, Chiverton 3-12 0-0 9, Ederaine 5-9 3-5 13, Kelly 1-1 0-0 3, Johnson 2-8 2-4 6, Winford 1-1 0-0 2, Hickert 4-9 0-0 12, Henry 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-62 8-13 73.

IDAHO (3-3)

Tatum 3-5 2-2 10, Bandoumel 2-3 2-4 6, Barone 4-7 6-7 14, Madison 3-7 2-4 10, Geiger 2-7 3-5 8, Starke 0-2 0-0 0, Habeeb 4-4 0-1 10, Hill 0-2 0-0 0, McChristian 0-0 0-0 0, Borton 2-8 0-0 5, Faines 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 21-48 16-25 66.

Halftime_E. Washington 38-24. 3-Point Goals_E. Washington 13-28 (Hickert 4-9, Forbes 3-6, Chiverton 3-7, Colimon 2-4, Kelly 1-1, Johnson 0-1), Idaho 8-20 (Habeeb 2-2, Tatum 2-2, Madison 2-5, Borton 1-4, Geiger 1-5, Hill 0-2). Fouled Out_Griffin. Rebounds_E. Washington 37 (Griffin 10), Idaho 33 (Madison 6). Assists_E. Washington 15 (Colimon 6), Idaho 13 (Geiger, Madison, Tatum 3). Total Fouls_E. Washington 23, Idaho 15. A_1,057.