Aiken Jr. Lifts E. Washington Past N. Colorado 89-84 in OT

Kim Aiken Jr. scored 20 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer in overtime, and Eastern Washington beat Northern Colorado 89-84 to win its fourth straight. Aiken hit his go-ahead 3 off a turnover for an 81-79 Eagles' lead with 1:04 left in OT before Casson Rouse made the first of a one-and-one and Mason Peatling put-back the rebound off the second for an 84-79 lead with 40 seconds left. The Bears closed to 85-81 on Bodie Hume's layup, but Rouse and Peatling each made two free throws before Northern Colorado's Tre'shon Smoots  hit a 3 with two seconds left for the final score.The Bears thought they had won it 76-74 at the end of regulation on Trent Harris' jumper at the buzzer, but the basket was voided on a shot-clock violation.