Oklahoma State end Eastern's season in NIT

Eagles fall in 2nd round after thrilling win at WSU

Last updated 3/23/2023 at 8:02am

Braeden Harlow

EWU's Angelo Allegri fires a shot against Oklahoma State Sunday in the Eagles' 71-60 National Invitational Tournament loss. Allegri led Eastern in scoring with 17 points.

In their National Invitational Tournament second-round battle with the Oklahoma State, Eastern Washington ran out of bullets.

Playing at home in Stillwater, March 19, the Cowboys shot the ball well while the Eagles did not and claimed a 71-60 win at Gallagher-Iba Arena.

Eastern advanced to this second-round game following its 81-74 win over Washington State on March 14 in Pullman.

The Eagles, who regularly shot at or near 50 percent from the field in most of their games, were a sub-par 38.6 percent from the field (22-57) and 9-31 from 3-point range, just 29 percent vs. the Cowboys.

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