“Those stretches are killing us,” head coach Jim Christian said after the Billikens scored 21 unanswered to pull away on Wednesday.

BC nearly erased a 13-point deficit in the second half to the visiting Blue Demons, but a career-high 15 points from Julian Rishwain was wasted in a 72-67 setback.

After BC got out to a 12-0 lead, EWU clawed its way back into the game, threatening an upset throughout the second half. But, in the final seconds, BC sealed the game at the FT line.

The Eagles lost the rebound battle, struggled to close out on 3-pointers, and lost their composure as the game went on.

Behind Steffon Mitchell, BC cruised past High Point on the strength of a cohesive defensive effort, a welcome sight for Eagles’ fans.

It took the visiting Panthers 11 minutes to find the scoreboard in the second half, and by that time the Eagles had run away with the comfortable win.