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.

Jacqulynn Nakai scored 21 points on 8-of-18 shooting to lead Northern Arizona to a 69-55 victory against Eastern Washington on Sunday at Reese Court in Cheney.

Beyonce Bea scored 17 points to lead five Vandals in double figures as Idaho downed Sacramento State 81-70 on Saturday in Moscow, Idaho.

The speech and debate season in Montana will look very, very different in 2020. Mohammad Ahmad spoke with Big Sky Eagles head coach Kristy Bixler on how she's navigating the new norms in her first year on the job.

The Montana women’s basketball team’s home and Big Sky Conference openers, scheduled for Thursday and Saturday against Southern Utah, have been canceled.

Noah Williams scored a career-high 19 points, grabbed eight rebounds, and made several big plays down the stretch to help Washington State beat Eastern Washington 71-68 on Saturday night.

The University of Idaho men's basketball games this week at the U.S. Bank Portland Invitational against Seattle University (Nov. 25), University of Portland (Nov. 27), and William Jessup (Nov. 28) have been canceled in conjunction with Oregon state policies/protocols relating to COVID-19.

In normal times, in the second year of a coaching regime, game philosophy and team personality could be expected to come into clearer focus.

With the return of four starters and nearly its entire bench — the most returning lettermen in the league — EWU is eager to buckle its harness for another ascent.

Other than a couple of masks and a noticeable distance between coach, athlete and interviewer, Big Sky Conference men's and women's basketball virtual media days were similar to previous years.

The Eagles were picked first in both Big Sky preseason coaches and media polls on Wednesday by a sizable margin.