Steele Venters scored 27 points and buried a go-ahead 3-pointer with 16 seconds remaining to rally Eastern Washington to an 81-74 victory over Washington State in the first round of the NIT.
Jabe Mullins scored a career-high 24 points on 8-for-11 shooting from 3-point range and Washington State avenged last year's loss beating Eastern Washington 82-56 on Monday night.
Freshman Steele Venters had a career-high 27 points and freshman Ethan Price finished with a double-double as Eastern Washington rolled past Walla Walla University 111-71