Eastern keeps hope alive

EAGLES, 80-72 UPDATED: SUNDAY 8:20 A.M.

It was another night and another Bee Gees’ chorus. Eastern stayed alive in the Big Sky Conference postseason hunt thanks to a home win over Sacramento State.

After Sac State had taken its only second-half lead at 67-65, Marcus Hinton scored seven consecutive points for EWU and the Eagles went on to the victory.

• UPDATE: You can read Dave Trimmer’s game story here.

You can also find out more about the Eagles’ chances of playing in the Big Sky tournament on Dave’s blog .