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CHENEY, Wash. – The North Dakota State men's basketball team lost 91-83 at Eastern Washington on Saturday afternoon, falling to 7-9 on the season.
 
Senior Boden Skunberg and sophomore Tajavis Miller both scored 23 points for the Bison. It was a new career-high for Miller.
 
Andrew Morgan finished with 13 points and six rebounds for NDSU, and Damari Wheeler-Thomas added 13 points.
 
The Bison shot 52 percent for the game – including 12-of-23 (52 percent) from three-point range – but Eastern Washington shot 61 percent. Dane Erikstrup led the Eagles with 27 points.
 
EWU led 43-32 at halftime. The Eagles pushed their lead to its largest at 49-36 early in the second half, but NDSU put together a 10-0 run to pull within three at 49-46 with 16:00 remaining.
 
The Bison got within two at 68-66 with just under seven minutes left, but were unable to pull even or take the lead.
 
The Bison will play a pair of Summit League road games next, traveling to Kansas City on Jan. 11 and Omaha on Jan. 13 next week.