EWU’s Bogdan Bliznyuk needs two points to set the school scoring record. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)
EWU center Benas Griciunas lays in a shot with Idaho forward Arkadiy Mkrtychyan defending, Friday, Jan. 12, 2108, in Cheney, Wash. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)
EWU guard Sir Washington (4) is fouled by Idaho guard Chad Sherwood, Friday, Jan. 12, 2108, in Cheney, Wash. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)
EWU forward Mason Peatling takes Idaho forward Arkadiy Mkrtychyan (21) and Chad Sherwood to the basket, Friday, Jan. 12, 2108, in Cheney, Wash. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)
EWU guard Bogdan Bliznyuk beats Idaho forward Jordan Scott to the basket, Friday, Jan. 12, 2108, in Cheney, Wash. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)
EWU guard Bogdan Bliznyuk gets pressure from Idaho guards Perrion Callandret and Trevon Allen (25), Friday, Jan. 12, 2108, in Cheney, Wash. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)
EWU center Benas Griciunas tries to stop Idaho guard Trevon Allen at the rim, Friday, Jan. 12, 2108, in Cheney, Wash. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)
EWU forward Mason Peatling (14) and guard Cody Benzel (20) defend the basket against Idaho forward Jordan Scott (44), Friday, Jan. 12, 2108, in Cheney, Wash. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)
EWU guard Jack Perry cant stop Idaho guard Victor Sanders (11) from scoring, Friday, Jan. 12, 2108, in Cheney, Wash. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)
Idaho guard Victor Sanders, left, dribbles downcourt while being pressured by Eastern Washington guard Ty Gibson during Friday’s game , Jan. 12, 2108, in Cheney, Wash. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)
EWU guard Bogdan Bliznyuk (32) is pressured by Idaho forward Brayon Blake (4), Friday, Jan. 12, 2108, in Cheney, Wash. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)
Idaho forward Brayon Blake (4) is called for goaltending a a shot by EWU forward Mason Peatling (14), Friday, Jan. 12, 2108, in Cheney, Wash. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)
EWU forward Mason Peatling rips a rebound away from Idaho forward Jordan Scott and Brayon Blake, Friday, Jan. 12, 2108, in Cheney, Wash. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)
EWU guard Sir Washington wrestles with Idaho guard Victor Sanders for a loose ball, Friday, Jan. 12, 2108, in Cheney, Wash. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)
Eastern Washington guard Sir Washington tries to clamp down on Idaho guard Victor Sanders on Friday in Cheney. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)
Idaho guard Victor Sanders handles the heat from EWU guards Sir Washington (4) and Bogdan Bliznyuk during a half-court press, Friday, Jan. 12, 2108, in Cheney, Wash. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)
The result left both teams at 3-2 in the conference, but the Eastern players and coaches felt they left something on the court: their offensive identity.