Dustin Van Weerdhuizen scored 23 points and added 12 rebounds as High Point (3-3) held off a late Eastern Kentucky rally to top the Colonels, 70-60, at the Millis Center Tuesday night.

EKU (2-4) used a 9-0 run spread over both halves to grab a 29-28 lead on a layup by Richard Sadler with 18:42 to play. It was the first of ten lead changes in the final frame.

The Panthers battled back, though, behind Van Weerdhuizen and freshman Joe Knight (19 points), and got a layup and steal by Jay Wallace, followed by a quick layup from Knight, to turn a 47-46 squeaker into a 51-46 cushion with 7:02 to play.

High Point wouldn't trail again, although the Colonels made it interesting when Clinton Sims dunked off a steal with 3:02 to play to pull EKU within 58-56. But Brent Halsch broke free for a layup, and Van Weerdhuizen nailed a three to give HPU all the breathing room it would need.

Shawn Fields (15 points) was the only Colonel in double-figures. Sadler and Ben Rushing had nine points apiece.

Eastern Kentucky (60) - Sadler 4-4 0-0 9, Carswell 3-4 0-0 7, Sims 3-8 2-4 8, Dix 0-3 0-0 0, Fields 5-11 2-3 15, Rushing 3-9 0-0 9, Walker 0-1 0-0 0, Parks 2-7 0-0 5, Bentley 1-3 1-2 3, Haney 2-4 0-0 4, Hardwick 0-0 0-2 0.

High Point (70) - Halsch 3-8 0-0 6, Barrow 6-11 1-2 13, Wallace 3-9 1-2 7, Knight 8-13 1-3 19, Van Weerdhuizen 6-13 9-9 23, Alves 0-1 0-0 0, Cornette 0-1 0-0 0, Stonehocker 1-2 0-1 2.

Eastern Kentucky                         25  35  60 High Point                                     28  42  70

3-Point Goals- Eastern Kentucky 9-26 (Fields 3-8, Rushing 3-8, Sadler 1-1, Carswell 1-1, Parks 1-3, Dix 0-1, Bentley 0-1, Haney 0-1, Sims 0-2), High Point 4-10 (Knight 2-3, Van Weerdhuizen 2-6, Alves 0-1). Fouled out- None. Rebounds- Eastern Kentucky 28 (Haney 7), High Point 37 (Van Weerdhuizen 12). Assists- Eastern Kentucky 11 (Sims 4), High Point 9 (Van Weerdhuizen 4).