Eastern Washington Eagles @ Northern Colorado Bears
E. Washington dominates N. Colorado with strong defense
GREELEY, Colo. -- Ty Gibson hit six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 21 points and Eastern Washington drubbed Northern Colorado 70-44 on Saturday in the only regular season matchup between the schools.
Jacob Wiley had 21 points and eight rebounds for the Eagles (17-9, 9-4 Big Sky). Eastern Washington shot 48 percent and hit 10 3-pointers, moving its record to 12-3 when shooting at least 45 percent.
The 44 points allowed is a season-best effort for the Eagles, who also held the Bears (8-16, 4-9) to just 28.3 percent shooting and 3 of 21 from long range.
Jordan Davis led Northern Colorado with 15 points and Jonah Radebaugh added 10.
Eastern Washington scored the last seven of the first half for a 28-20 lead. Bogdan Bliznyuk scored back-to-back buckets to open the second, which gave the Eagles a double-digit lead. Cody Benzel pushed it to 47-26 with 11:36 left, and Eastern Washington ran away with it.
Game Information
Greeley, CO
Referee:Gregory Nixon
Referee:Jeff Wooten
Referee:Robert Lehigh
2025-26 Standings
| Big Sky ConferenceBig Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
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