Eagle men fall in Big Sky title game

The run by the Eagles ran out of magic.

The Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team fell short its bid to advance to the NCAA Tournament by falling to Montana 68-62 on Saturday, March 16, in the championship game of the Big Sky Conference basketball tournament at CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho.

In a rematch of last year’s title game won by the Grizzlies, Montana out-shot Eastern 62.5 percent to 39.4 percent in the second half on its way to a second-straight tournament title to add to its consecutive regular season championships. The Eagles led at halftime 31-26 after hitting sev...