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Idaho turned back Eastern Washington University, 83-76, and though the Vandals made an early bid to pull away, and they were able to overcome an Eagles’ second-half run, EWU had its deficit within four points, 72-68, with about four minutes to play and were within five points with less than a minute to go.

Bank of Idaho has four locations in the Treasure Valley. Soon, those branches will operate under the Mountain West Bank name.

MOSCOW, Idaho — Kristian Gonzalez’s 20 points helped Idaho defeat Eastern Washington 83-76 on Saturday night.

“Don Monson is the first name that is always brought up,” says current UI coach Alex Pribble. “What a great person. To have his son here in the building, even if he is coaching against us, it is great to have the name Monson back in the building.”

Thursday will bring another cold, dry day, but keep an eye on the sky as clouds start to sneak in by late afternoon. A weak system dropping in from Canada

Eastern Washington Eagles (6-10, 2-2 Big Sky) at Idaho Vandals (11-4, 3-1 Big Sky) Moscow; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Washington plays Idaho after Ella Gallatin scored 23 points in Eastern Washington's 89-80 victory over the Sacramento State Hornets.

Kolton Mitchell, the redshirt freshman from Lake City High, scored all 11 of his points in the first half. He also finished with five rebounds and three assists.

BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Washington visits Montana State after Mason Williams scored 21 points in Eastern Washington’s 83-76 loss to the Idaho Vandals.

Eastern Washington takes on the Idaho Vandals after Ella Gallatin scored 23 points in the Eagles' 89-80 win against the Sacramento State Hornets.

The Montana State women (17-2, 7-0 in Big Sky) open the doubleheader against the Lady Griz (7-11, 3-4 in Big Sky) at 2 p.m., followed by the Bobcat men (8-12, 3-4 in Big Sky) versus Montana (12-8, 5-2 in Big Sky) at 7 p.m.

Details on how to watch the Montana vs. Montana State men's and women's basketball games on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025.