Earning a crucial Reese Court sweep last weekend with wins over Northern Arizona, 83-68, and then a win over Southern Utah, 84-62, the Eastern Washington men’s basketball team is back on the road in Montana this weekend.
The Eagles play at Montana tonight, (Thursday, Jan. 26) at 6 p.m. and then at Montana State on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 1 p.m.
Eastern beat the Bobcats 82-64 in Cheney on Jan. 5, then two days later suffered its first and only loss at Reese Court by a 65-59 score versus the Grizzlies. Eastern enters action this week with a 5-2 league record and 13-7 overall mark, which includes a 10-1 home record and 3-6 mark on the road.
“This is a tough trip,” Eastern head coach Jim Hayford said. “We will need to match the intensity and focus of both teams, and play at the top of our game.”
Just a half game separates Eastern from first-place Weber State (5-1) and second-place North Dakota (6-2). But the Eagles are also just a half-game ahead of UM (5-3), one game ahead of Portland State and Idaho (4-3) and 1 1/2 games ahead of sixth-place MSU (4-4).
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