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Northern Arizona tops Eastern Washington 66-53 in first round of Big Sky Conference Tournament

AP
Mar 09, 2025

BOISE, Idaho (AP) Trenton McLaughlin had 17 points to lead Northern Arizona to a 66-53 victory over Eastern Washington on Saturday night in the first round of the Big Sky Conference Tournament.

McLaughlin went 7 of 19 from the field (3 for 10 from 3-point range) for the seventh-seeded Lumberjacks (18-14), who will play No. 2 seed Montana in Sunday's quarterfinals. Diego Campisano totaled 16 points and five rebounds. Jayden Jackson added 13 points and three steals.

Mason Williams led the way for the eighth-seeded Eagles (10-22) with 20 points. Andrew Cook added nine points, four assists and two steals.

Northern Arizona took the lead with 56 seconds left in the first half and never looked back. The score was 34-30 at halftime, with McLaughlin racking up 10 points. Northern Arizona pulled away with a 10-0 run in the second half to extend a three-point lead. Campisano scored nine after the break.

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1st Half
EWU
Eagles
30
NAU
Lumberjacks
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Lumberjacks gains possession)
19:48		Jayden Jackson misses two point layup
19:46		Emmett Marquardt defensive rebound
19:11	+3	Andrew Cook makes three point jump shot (Mason Williams assists)	3-0
18:53		Carson Towt turnover (bad pass) (Nic McClain steals)
18:43	+3	Mason Williams makes three point jump shot	6-0
18:14	+2	Carson Towt makes two point layup	6-2
17:52	+2	Mason Williams makes two point layup	8-2
17:24		Carson Towt turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Cook steals)
17:15		Emmett Marquardt misses three point jump shot
17:13		Dillan Baker defensive rebound
17:08		Dillan Baker misses two point layup
17:06		Carson Towt offensive rebound
17:05	+2	Carson Towt makes two point layup	8-4
16:42		Mason Williams turnover (bad pass) (Trent McLaughlin steals)
16:41		Trent McLaughlin turnover (bad pass)
16:41		Mason Williams personal foul (Lumberjacks draws the foul)
16:28		Jayden Jackson misses two point layup
16:26		Lumberjacks offensive rebound
16:23		Trent McLaughlin misses two point layup
16:21		Lumberjacks offensive rebound
16:20		Emmett Marquardt personal foul (Lumberjacks draws the foul)
16:13		Diego Campisano misses three point jump shot
16:11		Eagles defensive rebound
16:11		Carson Towt personal foul (Eagles draws the foul)
15:58		TV timeout
15:41		Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
15:24		Nic McClain misses two point layup
15:22		Lumberjacks defensive rebound
15:03		Ryan Abelman misses two point jump shot
15:01		Carson Towt offensive rebound
14:55	+3	Trent McLaughlin makes three point jump shot (Ryan Abelman assists)	8-7
14:35		Emmett Marquardt misses two point layup
14:33		Eagles offensive rebound
14:28		Mason Williams misses two point jump shot
14:26		Carson Towt defensive rebound
14:19		Andrew Cook personal foul (Lumberjacks draws the foul)
14:17	+3	Jayden Jackson makes three point jump shot (Carson Towt assists)	8-10
13:48		Andrew Cook misses two point jump shot
13:46		Angelo Winkel offensive rebound
13:41	+2	Angelo Winkel makes two point layup	10-10
13:36		Jayden Jackson misses two point layup
13:34		Carson Towt offensive rebound
13:33		Carson Towt misses two point layup
13:31		Nic McClain defensive rebound
13:29		Nic McClain turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Jackson steals)
13:23	+2	Diego Campisano makes two point layup (Trent McLaughlin assists)	10-12
12:54		Diego Campisano personal foul (Eagles draws the foul)
12:48		Tyler Powell misses two point jump shot
12:46		Lumberjacks defensive rebound
12:46		Tyler Powell personal foul (Lumberjacks draws the foul)
12:31		Trent McLaughlin turnover (bad pass)
12:15		Mason Williams turnover (bad pass) (Diego Campisano steals)
12:11		Diego Campisano turnover (bad pass)
12:05		Trent McLaughlin personal foul (Eagles draws the foul)
11:59	+2	Mason Williams makes two point layup	12-12
11:39	+2	Jayden Jackson makes two point layup	12-14
11:17	+3	Mason Williams makes three point jump shot (Andrew Cook assists)	15-14
10:52		Ryan Abelman turnover (bad pass)
10:42		Monty Bowser personal foul (Eagles draws the foul)
10:42		TV timeout
10:35		Mason Williams turnover (bad pass)
10:26	+2	Carson Towt makes two point layup (Monty Bowser assists)	15-16
10:26		Angelo Winkel shooting foul (Carson Towt draws the foul)
10:26		Carson Towt misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:26		Sam Stockton defensive rebound
10:17	+2	Mason Williams makes two point jump shot	17-16
9:39		Carson Towt misses two point jump shot
9:37		Angelo Winkel defensive rebound
9:24		Andrew Cook misses two point layup
9:22		Dillan Baker defensive rebound
9:18		Dillan Baker turnover (traveling)
9:00		Nic McClain turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Jackson steals)
8:29		Trent McLaughlin misses two point jump shot
8:27		Sam Stockton defensive rebound
8:23		Monty Bowser shooting foul (Andrew Cook draws the foul)
8:23	+1	Andrew Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-16
8:23	+1	Andrew Cook makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-16
8:09		Trent McLaughlin misses three point jump shot
8:07		Sam Stockton defensive rebound
8:01		Vice Zanki misses two point layup
7:59		Ryan Abelman defensive rebound
7:52		TV timeout
7:32		Carson Towt turnover (lost ball)
7:08		Mason Williams misses two point jump shot
7:06		Ryan Abelman defensive rebound
6:57		Jayden Jackson turnover (lost ball)
6:53		Nic McClain turnover (lost ball)
6:39	+2	Diego Campisano makes two point layup	19-18
6:16		Mason Williams misses two point layup
6:14		Trent McLaughlin defensive rebound
6:00	+2	Trent McLaughlin makes two point jump shot	19-20
5:31		Vice Zanki misses three point jump shot
5:29		Trent McLaughlin defensive rebound
5:23	+2	Trent McLaughlin makes two point jump shot	19-22
5:19		Eagles 30 second timeout
5:03	+2	Andrew Cook makes two point layup	21-22
4:43		Ryan Abelman misses two point layup
4:41		Nic McClain defensive rebound
4:30		Andrew Cook misses two point jump shot
4:28		Diego Campisano defensive rebound
4:05		Mason Williams shooting foul (Ryan Abelman draws the foul)
4:05	+1	Ryan Abelman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-23
4:05	+1	Ryan Abelman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-24
3:50		Mason Williams misses two point jump shot
3:48		Emmett Marquardt offensive rebound
3:46	+2	Emmett Marquardt makes two point layup	23-24
3:25		Trent McLaughlin misses two point layup
3:23		Leigh Rickwood-Pitt offensive rebound
3:20	+2	Carson Towt makes two point layup	23-26
3:15	+2	Emmett Marquardt makes two point layup (Mason Williams assists)	25-26
2:51		Trent McLaughlin misses two point jump shot
2:49		Andrew Cook defensive rebound
2:43	+2	Tyler Powell makes two point layup (Andrew Cook assists)	27-26
2:22		Carson Towt turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Cook steals)
2:16		Nic McClain misses two point layup
2:14		Carson Towt defensive rebound
2:11		Trent McLaughlin misses two point layup
2:09		Leigh Rickwood-Pitt offensive rebound
2:09		Emmett Marquardt shooting foul (Leigh Rickwood-Pitt draws the foul)
2:09		TV timeout
2:09	+1	Leigh Rickwood-Pitt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-27
2:09	+1	Leigh Rickwood-Pitt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-28
1:50		Andrew Cook misses two point layup
1:48		Ryan Abelman defensive rebound
1:35		Trent McLaughlin misses three point jump shot
1:33		Eagles defensive rebound
1:32		Carson Towt personal foul (Eagles draws the foul)
1:22		Trent McLaughlin personal foul (Nic McClain draws the foul)
1:22	+1	Nic McClain makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-28
1:22		Nic McClain misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:22		Diego Campisano defensive rebound
0:56	+3	Diego Campisano makes three point jump shot (Ryan Abelman assists)	28-31
0:27		Ryan Abelman shooting foul (Angelo Winkel draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Angelo Winkel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-31
0:27	+1	Angelo Winkel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-31
0:21		Lumberjacks 30 second timeout
0:08	+3	Trent McLaughlin makes three point jump shot	30-34
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
EWU
Eagles
23
NAU
Lumberjacks
32

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Nic McClain misses two point layup
19:43		Emmett Marquardt offensive rebound
19:42		Emmett Marquardt misses two point layup
19:40		Emmett Marquardt offensive rebound
19:37		Emmett Marquardt misses two point layup
19:35		Ryan Abelman defensive rebound
19:30	+2	Jayden Jackson makes two point dunk (Ryan Abelman assists)	30-36
19:08		Trent McLaughlin personal foul
19:02	+2	Mason Williams makes two point layup	32-36
18:42	+3	Ryan Abelman makes three point jump shot (Diego Campisano assists)	32-39
18:23	+2	Nic McClain makes two point layup	34-39
18:04		Ryan Abelman misses three point jump shot
18:02		Emmett Marquardt defensive rebound
17:50	+3	Mason Williams makes three point jump shot	37-39
17:25	+3	Diego Campisano makes three point jump shot (Carson Towt assists)	37-42
17:09		Andrew Cook misses two point layup
17:07		Carson Towt defensive rebound
16:58		Emmett Marquardt shooting foul (Carson Towt draws the foul)
16:58		Carson Towt misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:58	+1	Carson Towt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-43
16:34		Nic McClain misses two point jump shot
16:33		Angelo Winkel offensive rebound
16:33		Jayden Jackson personal foul (Angelo Winkel draws the foul)
16:23		Diego Campisano personal foul (Eagles draws the foul)
16:10		Jayden Jackson shooting foul (Nic McClain draws the foul)
16:10	+1	Nic McClain makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-43
16:10	+1	Nic McClain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-43
15:45		TV timeout
15:40		Trent McLaughlin misses three point jump shot
15:38		Nic McClain defensive rebound
15:20		Jump ball. Andrew Cook vs. Leigh Rickwood-Pitt (Leigh Rickwood-Pitt gains possession)
15:20		Andrew Cook turnover (lost ball) (Trent McLaughlin steals)
15:13	+3	Diego Campisano makes three point jump shot (Jayden Jackson assists)	39-46
14:57		Nic McClain turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Abelman steals)
14:50		Diego Campisano misses three point jump shot
14:48		Nic McClain defensive rebound
14:39	+2	Vice Zanki makes two point layup (Andrew Cook assists)	41-46
14:09		Angelo Winkel personal foul (Lumberjacks draws the foul)
14:03		Diego Campisano misses three point jump shot
14:01		Mason Williams defensive rebound
13:48	+2	Angelo Winkel makes two point dunk (Andrew Cook assists)	43-46
13:09		Jayden Jackson misses two point jump shot
13:07		Eagles defensive rebound
12:45		Mason Williams misses two point jump shot
12:43		Ryan Abelman defensive rebound
12:25	+2	Ryan Abelman makes two point layup (Trent McLaughlin assists)	43-48
12:02		Angelo Winkel misses two point jump shot
12:00		Carson Towt defensive rebound
11:49		Angelo Winkel shooting foul (Jayden Jackson draws the foul)
11:49		TV timeout
11:49	+1	Jayden Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-49
11:49	+1	Jayden Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-50
11:32		Elijah Thomas misses three point jump shot
11:30		Andrew Cook offensive rebound
11:28		Diego Campisano personal foul (Andrew Cook draws the foul)
11:28		Eagles 30 second timeout
11:28		TV timeout
11:18		Andrew Cook misses two point layup
11:16		Carson Towt defensive rebound
11:04	+2	Trent McLaughlin makes two point layup (Carson Towt assists)	43-52
10:37		Mason Williams misses three point jump shot
10:35		Carson Towt defensive rebound
10:11	+2	Jayden Jackson makes two point layup (Leigh Rickwood-Pitt assists)	43-54
10:08		Eagles 30 second timeout
9:53		Mason Williams turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Jackson steals)
9:44	+2	Jayden Jackson makes two point layup	43-56
9:39		Andrew Cook offensive foul (Lumberjacks draws the foul)
9:39		Andrew Cook turnover (offensive foul)
9:21		Trent McLaughlin turnover (bad pass) (Mason Williams steals)
9:17		Jayden Jackson shooting foul (Emmett Marquardt draws the foul)
9:17		Emmett Marquardt misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:17		Emmett Marquardt misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:17		Carson Towt defensive rebound
8:46		Elijah Thomas blocks Trent McLaughlin's three point jump shot
8:44		Emmett Marquardt defensive rebound
8:42	+2	Andrew Cook makes two point layup	45-56
8:16		Ryan Abelman misses three point jump shot
8:14		Andrew Cook defensive rebound
8:05		Andrew Cook misses two point layup
8:03		Diego Campisano defensive rebound
8:00	+2	Trent McLaughlin makes two point layup	45-58
7:35	+3	Emmett Marquardt makes three point jump shot (Nic McClain assists)	48-58
7:15		Trent McLaughlin misses three point jump shot
7:13		Jayden Jackson offensive rebound
6:42		Mason Williams blocks Diego Campisano's two point layup
6:40		Mason Williams defensive rebound
6:22		Ryan Abelman blocks Mason Williams's two point layup
6:21		Ryan Abelman defensive rebound
6:21		Andrew Cook personal foul (Lumberjacks draws the foul)
6:21		TV timeout
5:50		Lumberjacks turnover (shot clock violation)
5:28		Nic McClain misses three point jump shot
5:26		Carson Towt defensive rebound
5:10		Ryan Abelman misses two point jump shot
5:08		Nic McClain defensive rebound
5:00		Nic McClain misses two point layup
4:58		Trent McLaughlin defensive rebound
4:42		Trent McLaughlin misses three point jump shot
4:40		Diego Campisano offensive rebound
4:17		Jayden Jackson misses three point jump shot
4:15		Mason Williams defensive rebound
4:08		Tyler Powell misses three point jump shot
4:06		Trent McLaughlin defensive rebound
3:44	+3	Diego Campisano makes three point jump shot (Trent McLaughlin assists)	48-61
3:29	+2	Nic McClain makes two point layup	50-61
2:56		Trent McLaughlin misses three point jump shot
2:54		Jayden Jackson offensive rebound
2:35		Diego Campisano misses three point jump shot
2:33		Lumberjacks offensive rebound
2:33		Lumberjacks turnover (shot clock violation)
2:33		TV timeout
2:24		Mason Williams misses three point jump shot
2:22		Diego Campisano defensive rebound
2:01		Nic McClain personal foul (Lumberjacks draws the foul)
1:44		Nic McClain personal foul (Ryan Abelman draws the foul)
1:44	+1	Ryan Abelman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-62
1:44	+1	Ryan Abelman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-63
1:36		Nic McClain misses two point layup
1:34		Carson Towt defensive rebound
1:06	+3	Trent McLaughlin makes three point jump shot	50-66
0:55		Mason Williams misses three point jump shot
0:53		Nic McClain offensive rebound
0:52	+3	Mason Williams makes three point jump shot	53-66
0:50		Eagles 60 second timeout
0:28		Jayden Jackson turnover (lost ball)
0:25		Elijah Thomas turnover (bad pass)
0:00		End of period

Elijah Thomas turnover (bad pass)