Photo courtesy of Jeff Barrett
The USU Eastern Eagles lost a tough one to CSI at home. CSI jumped out to an early 10-4 lead and never looked back. The lead only grew and had reached double digits by the time the buzzer rang, scoreboards showing 84-66.
The Eagles were led in the loss by Dyson Lighthall who had 13 points and 4 rebounds. Keven Bethel followed him with 12 points and 3 assists, and Gbenga Olubi was right behind both with 11 points and 3 assists. Noah McCord continued to put up impressive numbers with 9 rebounds and 4 assists, leading the team in both categories. The Eagles also had some help from the bench: Malek Malual had 8 points 3 rebounds 2 assists and Jack Jamele had 9 points and 2 steals.
Eastern will look to bounce back against another conference matchup with #4 Salt Lake Community College this Saturday.