Eastern Washington beats NAIA's Providence (MT) 94-66
CHENEY, Wash. -- Bogdan Bliznyuk scored 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds and Eastern Washington beat the University of Providence (Montana) of the NAIA 94-66 on Wednesday night.
Bliznyuk was 9 of 14 from the field for the Eagles (5-8) who have won the last two after losing five straight. Jesse Hunt added a career-best 16 points with 11 rebounds and Ty Gibson chipped in 12 points.
EWU shot 57 percent compared to 41.5 percent for Providence and had a 42-27 rebounding edge.
The Eagles jumped to a 15-5 lead to start, took it to 36-21 with 3:33 left in the half, and were up 44-34 at the break.
Gibson and Jack Perry drained back-to-back 3-pointers as part of a 14-6 run to open the second half that stretched it to 58-40 with 16:33 remaining. The Eagles led by double figures the rest of the way.
Steven Daho-Clark scored 14 points with four rebounds for the Argos.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Dick Cartmell
- Mike O'Neill
- Layne Barney
2023-24 Big Sky Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Eastern Washington | 15-3 | - | 21-11 |
Montana | 12-6 | 3 | 24-12 |
Northern Colorado | 12-6 | 3 | 19-14 |
Weber State | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
Montana State | 9-9 | 6 | 17-18 |
Portland State | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
Northern Arizona | 7-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
Idaho State | 7-11 | 8 | 14-20 |
Idaho | 5-13 | 10 | 11-21 |
Sacramento State | 4-14 | 11 | 10-24 |