Eastern Washington faces the Montana State Bobcats after Mason Williams scored 21 points in the Eagles’ 83-76 loss to the Idaho Vandals

BOTTOM LINE: Montana State seeks to continue its nine-game win streak with a victory against Eastern Washington. The Eagles are 6-2 on their home court. Eastern Washington has a 0-2 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

Aware of her status as a true freshman on a team looking to defend its Big Sky championship, Kourtney Grossman entered this Eastern Washington women’s basketball season with the attitude that she would be happy for any playing time she could get.

Eastern Washington went cold in the second half and also had no answer for Montana State’s Brandon Walker as the Bobcats defeated the Eagles men’s basketball team 74-64 on Monday at Worthington Arena in Bozeman.

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Both the Cougs, who sit at 11-12 on the season, and the Eastern Washington Eagles, who sit at 9-14, are hoping to end the season on a positive note. The Cougs are coming home off a two-game series against the University of Southern California in Anaheim,

Starting forward Ella Van Weelden led UNC with 12 points in a team-high 33 minutes played. The 10 other players who saw minutes all recorded at least a field goal, leading UNC to a season high

Montana State built just enough cushion in the third quarter and withstood a late Eastern Washington run in the fourth en route to a 58-56 win over the Eagles on Monday night at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington. With the victory, Montana State’s (17-2, 7-0) consecutive win streak moves to 10 games.

The Montana State women's basketball team won its 10th consecutive game Monday, holding off Big Sky Conference foe Eastern Washington for a 58-56 win on Reese Court.

An 8-0 Eastern Washington run gave it the early 10-4 ... six rebounds and three assists for the Eagles. Montana State shot 54.9% overall, including 66.7% in the second half alone.

Eastern Washington Eagles (6-15, 2-6 Big Sky) at Idaho State Bengals (8-10, 3-4 Big Sky) Pocatello, Idaho; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bengals -6; over/under is 139 BOTTOM LINE: Jake O'Neil and Idaho State host Nic McClain and Eastern Washington in Big Sky play.

Idaho State is looking to end its four-game road skid with a victory against Eastern Washington. The teams meet Thursday for the first time this season. Eastern Washington is 2-6