Keith Berard scored 18 points to lead Southern Utah to a 71-50 victory over Eastern Washington Tuesday night.
Berard hit four of seven shots from 3-point range, including two of three in the first half as the Thunderbirds (6-4) jumped to a 40-25 halftime advantage.Brad Sebree, who led EWU (3-5) with 13 points, scored five points early in the second half as Eastern Washington narrowed the gap to 53-45 with 10 minutes remaining. Carlos Campbell scored four points during that period.
The Thunderbirds regained control from that point and held EWU scoreless until Rick Swanwick hit a jumper with 5:15 to go and the Thunderbirds up 61-47.
Berard then hit his fourth 3-pointer of the night to give SUU a 64-47 lead and the Thunderbirds coasted to the victory.
Sean Allen scored 16 points for SUU and had eight rebounds.
Chris Artis scored 10 points and pulled down nine rebounds for EWU.