UC Santa Barbara 58, E. Washington 51
12/29/2007 11:39 PM
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CHENEY, Wash. (AP) -Alex Harris scored eight of his team-high 18 points in the final 6:13, helping UC Santa Barbara hold off Eastern Washington 58-51 in a nonconference game Saturday night.
Ivan Elliott added 11 points and nine rebounds for the Gauchos (11-2) of the Big West Conference.
Kellen Williams had 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Eagles (6-9) of the Big Sky.
A Harris 3-pointer from the wing - Santa Barbara's final field goal of the game - pushed the Gauchos' lead to 52-43 before EWU made a late surge. A putback by Williams pulled Eastern within 54-50 with 3:36 left.
Santa Barbara held EWU to just a single point the rest of the way.
In the first half, Williams' 3-pointer gave Eastern its biggest lead, 20-15, with 8:12 left. UCSB answered with a 15-3 burst, sparked by Elliott's basket in the lane and finished by Harris' inside move that put the Gauchos up 30-23 with 1:20 left in the half.
Santa Barbara led the rest of the way.
Trey Gross added 11 points and Gary Gibson seven assists for the cold-shooting Eagles, who managed just 19-of-59 from the floor. For Williams, who hit 9-of-15 from the field, it was his seventh double-double of the season.
Harris entered the game averaging 22.8 points per game for the Gauchos, who had won eight straight prior to their Dec. 22 loss to No. 1 North Carolina.
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