E. Washington 76, Sacramento St. 52

1/6/2008 12:28 AM

CHENEY, Wash. (AP) -Kellen Williams had 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as Eastern Washington beat Sacramento State 76-52 on Saturday night.

Brandon Moore and Milan Stanojevic added 12 points apiece for the Eagles (7-10, 2-1 Big Sky), who beat the Hornets (2-11, 0-3) for the 12th straight time at home.

Justin Eller led Sacramento State with 10 points and seven rebounds.

Behind nine points from Williams, EWU grabbed a 13-6 lead with 11:50 left in the first half.

After a basket by Eller pulled Sacramento State to within five, Milan Stanojevic's 3-pointer started a 9-0 run that saw the Eagles charge ahead 22-8 with 8:25 left in the half.

The Hornets pulled to within nine at 25-16 on Darnell Ferguson's three-point play with 5:53 left in the half, but that was as close as they would get the rest of the game.

Moore added seven rebounds and Adris DeLeon seven assists for EWU, which led by as many as 31 points and forced 14 first-half Hornet turnovers.

Loren Leath, Sacramento State's leading scorer at nearly 16 points per game, was held scoreless until his 3-pointer with 6:14 left in the game. He finished with five points for the Hornets, who were held to just 36 percent shooting and finished with 20 turnovers.