College Basketball Tonight

Walla Walla at NIC

NIC (13-1) plays this non-conference game at 7:30 in Christianson Gym before returning to Scenic West action this weekend against Southern Idaho and Treasure Valley on the road.

At a glance

The Cardinals are coming off nearly three weeks of inactivity and have had just three practices. Conditioning “could be a factor, but I think we have enough people to be able to run them in and out,” NIC coach Rolly Williams said. NIC apparently had as good a first half in the classroom as it did on the court as there were no academic casualties from first semester. Six-foot-10 Jeremy Eaton, a transfer from Eastern Washington, who is Gonzaga University-bound, is averaging 24 points per game for Walla Walla (9-6). , DataTimes