Eastern men ousted by Idaho

Eagles earned CBI tournament berth

The sixth-seeded and defending champion Eastern Washington Eagles fell to third-seeded Idaho 77-73 in a Big Sky Conference Tournament quarterfinal game March 10 at the Reno Events Center in Reno, Nev.

"It was two great teams who really battled it out in a great basketball game," said Eastern head coach Jim Hayford of the game between the league's top offense and top defense. "I just feel really bad for our players.

Eastern advanced to the second round with a 74-52 win over Northern Arizona, March 8 as Austin McBroom led his team with 16 points while Venky Jois added 14.

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