Week ahead

EWU Eagles

Tonight: at Idaho State, 6:05.

Saturday: at Portland State, 7:05 p.m.

Outlook: It’s a big weekend for the Eagles, going on the road to face the only team without a league loss (ISU) and the team tied with the best overall record (Portland State). The Bengals took Marquette to OT in their opener. Portland State lost by 18 at Gonzaga and by 32 at Washington.

Idaho Vandals

Tonight: vs. New Mexico State, 7, Cowan Spectrum

Monday: at Utah State, 6 p.m.

Outlook: Idaho faces one of three split-game conference weeks in which it plays one game at home and the other on the road. White-hot New Mexico State brings an 11-game winning streak, tied for third longest in the nation. Five Aggies average in double figures and the team leads the WAC in scoring (83.9). Utah State (10-5, 0-2) has lost consecutive games for the first time in 63 contests.

Gonzaga Bulldogs

Saturday: at Santa Clara, 8 p.m. (KHQ)

Monday: at Saint Mary’s, 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Outlook: The Bulldogs kick off the difficult Bay Area trip Saturday with a Leavey Center showdown against an experienced Santa Clara team that is as big inside as any in the country. Among the Broncos’ low-post beasts are John Bryant (6-foot-11, 329 pounds), Josh Higgins (7-0, 275) and Sean Denison (6-11, 230).

WSU Cougars

Today: at Cal, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday: at Stanford, 4 p.m., FSN

Outlook: The Cougars are riding high on the heels of being ranked for the first time since 1983 this week. To maintain their spot in the Top 25, they’ll have to continue to play well on the road, starting today at Cal. The Golden Bears and the Cardinal both appear to be middle-of-the-road Pac-10 teams, but this season that translates into a pair of difficult games. . Cal’s Ayinde Ubaka is one of the Pac-10’s top perimeter players, and Stanford has freshmen 7-footers Brook and Robin Lopez in the middle.