Scrambling to salvage a spring football season, Big Sky Conference athletics directors hope to have a new plan in place by mid or late this week, according to Gawlik.

Southern Utah rode a late 14-3 run and efficient free-throw shooting to hold off the defending Big Sky Conference champion Eastern Washington Eagles in a seesaw 99-94 win, splitting the two-game series.

Gina Marxen scored 21 points and dished out four assists as Idaho bounced back for a 74-57 victory over Northern Colorado on Saturday in Greeley, Colorado.

Montana, Montana State and Portland State each opted out the league's delayed six-game schedule, following the lead of Sacramento State which opted out in October. This largely affects Eastern Washington and Idaho's schedules and how each the respective programs move forward.

Micayla Isenbart hit a jumper with 1 second remaining as Northern Colorado upset Idaho 63-61 Thursday in Greeley, Colorado.

Matt Johnson led a balanced Northern Colorado attack with 18 points as the Bears dominated Idaho 74-54 on Thursday at Memorial Gym in Moscow, Idaho.

The Eagles, who hadn't played a game in nearly a month due to several coronavirus-related cancellations, rode junior big man Tanner's Groves and a late surge at Reese Court to hand the Thunderbirds their first Big Sky Conference loss.

Jenna Dick scored 21 points, Aaliyah Alexander notched a double-double and Eastern Washington topped Weber State 78-57 Thursday night in Cheney for its third straight Big Sky win.

After a player tested positive last week and several others began to quarantine following COVID-19 contact protocols, EWU (2-4, 1-0) has ceased basketball operations until Jan. 10, according to fourth-year head coach Shantay Legans. 

Natalie Klinker notched a double-double with 15 rebounds and 14 points as Idaho dominated Northern Arizona on the glass to earn a 66-59 win Saturday in Flagstaff, Arizona.

With a miniscule margin of error against a dynamic scorer, Idaho was on task and gritty enough to methodically reduce an 11-point second half deficit and take a short-lived lead, 70-67, against Northern Arizona when Scott Blakney blocked the Lumberjacks’ Cameron Shelton’s drive, the Vandals recovered the loose ball, and Ja’Vary Christmas buried a three from the right corner.

A positive coronavirus test within the Eastern Washington men's basketball program halted the Eagles' two Big Sky Conference home games against Portland State scheduled for Thursday and Saturday.

Bennett sounded much like West Virginia’s Bob Huggins and Kansas’ Bill Self describing how the Zags had pierced their defenses. Those three are among the most accomplished and respected coaches, especially defensively, in college basketball. Bennett noted that his current squad hasn’t been very good defensively through six games, but he summarized the assortment of challenges Gonzaga presents.

When Northern Arizona scores, there’s a pretty good chance Cameron Shelton had something to do with it.

Weeks after releasing a rare six-game spring football schedule due to a postponed fall season, Eastern Washington was among the first Big Sky Conference school to announce its full 2021 fall schedule on Wednesda

Eastern Washington junior forward Tanner Groves was named the Big Sky Conference's player of the week on Monday.

Gonzaga has rescheduled Northern Arizona – one of the four home games the Zags called off due to COVID-19 concerns – for Dec. 28 at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

The Gonzaga women aren’t alone in wishing to see some friendly faces in the Kennel this season.

The men's basketball teams at Washington State and Idaho are separated by just eight miles, but the talent gap between Kyle Smith's Cougars and Zac Claus' Vandals was supposed to be particularly wide this year.