Eastern Washington wins 72-68 over Texas-Arlington Eds: APNewsNow. E. Washington 72, Texas-Arlington 68.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Jeffrey Forbes 24 points helped lead the Eastern Washington Eagles to a 72-68 victory over the University of Texas-Arlington Mavericks on Saturday night.

Forbes was 10-of-16 from the field and grabbed four rebounds.

Alden Gibbs and Mark Dunn each added 11 points in the winning effort for the Eagles (2-2). Gibbs also had a game high three steals.

Marquez Haynes scored 32 points for the Mavericks (1-2). He was 12-for-17 from the field including a 5-for-6 performance from the three-point line. He also committed nine turnovers. LaMarcus Reed added 13 points for the Mavericks.

Eastern Washington recorded 14 assists in the game while the Mavericks were only able to get six.

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