HENEY, Wash.- Venky Jois scored 22 points to lead Eastern Washington past Texas Southern 86-62 on Friday in the opener for both teams.
Tonnie Collier led Texas Southern with 23 points and Chris Thomas had 16 points and eight rebounds.
Eastern Washington led 32-30 at halftime. The Eagles went on a 27-6 run to open the second half, and took a 59-36 lead with 10:36 left. They extended the lead to 73-43 with 6:47 remaining.
Texas Southern will face Indiana on Monday at 5:00 pm.