They are tearing down the press courtside press tables at Reese Court, and the power had bee n shut off, but I still wanted to post the story on Eastern’s important 60-59 win over Northern Colorado on Saturday night.

You can read an unedited version of the gamer that will appear in Sunday morning’s S-R below.  And I would love to hear what those of you in attendance thought of UNC coach Tad Boyle’s meltdown over an officials call near the end of the game.

Eastern Washington got physical with Northern Arizona at Reese Court Saturday night and dug out a crucial 54-50 Big Sky win.

You can read an unedited version of the game story that will appear in Sunday morning’s S-R below.

Good afternoon.

I have links to several items concerning EWU’s men’s basketball team, which entertains Big Sky Conference rival Idaho State at 7:05 tonight at Reese Court.

The Eagles will be without Trey Gross, whose whereabouts are still a mystery to EWU coach Kirk Earlywine after the sophomore guard did not return to school following Christmas break.  You can read more here.

In addition, I’ve included this link to a feature story on Eastern’s junior point guard and Big Sky scoring leader Benny Valentine, who overcame some legal problems en route to Cheney.

Read on.

Eastern Washington’s junior point guard Benny Valentine erupted for 33 points Sunday afternoon and the Eagles picked up an important Big Sky road win over Sacramento State.

You can read the game story published by the Sacramento Bee here, check out the game details provided by EWU’s sports information department here, and take a look at the post-game report posted by Sac State sports info crew here.

Eastern Washington University returns to the basketball floor following a short holiday break tonight, taking on Boise State University in a non-conference game that tips off at approximately 7:15 in the Broncos’ Taco Bell Arena in Boise.

The games will serve as the nightcap of a women’s-men’s doubleheader, with BSU entertaining Arizona in the 5 p.m. opener.

You can get more details from EWU’s sports information department here, and more on the game from Boise’s perspective here.