Eastern Washington hangs tough at UCLA

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lazeric Jones scored 19 points, Tyler Lamb had 14 and UCLA beat Eastern Washington 60-47 on Wednesday night, giving the Bruins their first back-to-back victories of the season.

Jones made three 3-pointers and added six rebounds and three steals for the undermanned Bruins (4-5), who gained separation with an 11-1 run in the second half.

Collin Chiverton scored 15 points and Tremayne Johnson 12 for Eastern Washington (5-5).

UCLA starting forward Travis Wear missed the game while hospitalized with a skin infection on his left foot.

Chiverton hit three straight 3-pointers as part of a 12-2 spurt that got the Eagles within 32-30 six minutes into the second half.

The Bruins countered with six straight points. Norman Powell drew an intentional foul on the way to the rim. He made both free throws and then hit a jumper. Joshua Smith followed with a layup that made it 38-30.

After an Eagles basket, Smith made a pair of free throws and David Wear hit a 3-pointer for the 43-31 lead. Eastern Washington got no closer than six points the rest of the way.

Smith and Wear finished with seven points each.

The Eagles took advantage of the Bruins' weakened frontcourt, holding a 42-32 edge in rebounding.

UCLA built a 14-point lead in the first half.

The Eagles started the game using a stall offense, holding the ball at the top of the key for roughly 20 seconds on every possession before getting into their offense.

They abandoned the tactic upon falling behind. The Bruins used a 15-2 run to grab a 21-7 lead on Lamb's layup and free throw. The Eagles picked up the pace and pulled within 26-18.

EWU hosts Pacific Lutheran on Friday.

E. WASHINGTON (5-5)

Chiverton 6-22 0-0 15, Ederaine 2-9 2-3 6, Colimon 1-12 3-4 5, Forbes 0-4 0-0 0, Kelly 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 3-6 5-6 12, Hickert 2-3 1-2 6, Griffin 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 15-58 12-17 47.

UCLA (4-5)

D. Wear 2-8 2-2 7, Smith 2-3 3-4 7, Lamb 3-8 6-7 14, Anderson 1-9 3-6 5, L. Jones 7-10 2-5 19, Stover 1-1 0-0 2, Powell 1-2 2-2 4, Lane 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 18-43 18-26 60.

Halftime_UCLA 28-18. 3-Point Goals_E. Washington 5-22 (Chiverton 3-9, Hickert 1-2, Johnson 1-3, Forbes 0-3, Colimon 0-5), UCLA 6-12 (L. Jones 3-5, Lamb 2-4, D. Wear 1-2, Anderson 0-1). Fouled Out_Chiverton. Rebounds_E. Washington 42 (Ederaine 8), UCLA 32 (L. Jones, D. Wear 6). Assists_E. Washington 5 (Colimon 5), UCLA 13 (Anderson, L. Jones 4). Total Fouls_E. Washington 22, UCLA 16. A_4,229.