The Eagles returned home for a pair of games after a couple of tough road losses. In conference play this season EWU is 5-0 at home and 0-4 on the road.

On Jan. 28, the Eagles matched up against a 7-10 Portland State University. EWU took an early lead in this game and never looked back, going up, 21-4, only five minutes into the game.

In the first half the Eagles shot 71 percent from the 3-point line, making 10 of 14 attempts, while shooting 66 percent from the field.
Dominating the first half, EWU went into the second half with a 56-32 lead.

In the second half, the Eagles shot 10 more 3-point shots, sinking 10 of 17 attempts to finish the night at a 65 percent mark from the arc.
They went on an 18-6 run to start the second half, going up 36 points over PSU at 74-38 with about 15 minutes left in the game.

EWU outscored PSU, 56-51, in the second half and won with a final score of 112-83.

Forward Bogdan Bliznyuk had a big day all around with 11 points, seven rebounds, six assists and then also had four blocked shots.

Guard Austin McBroom made 25 points and 6 of 10 from the 3-point line.

Forward Venky Jois had 23 points — sinking 9 of 15 shots from the field. He also had nine rebounds.

Forward Felix Von Hofe had a big game making 5 of 7 shots, all from the 3-point line, to finish with 16 points.

Guard Julian Harrell had 16 points, making 4 of 6 from the 3-point arc. Guard Sir Washington scored 10 points off the bench in only 16 minutes of playing time.

The Eagles faced Sacramento State University on Jan. 30 looking to keep their home winning streak alive.

This game could not have been any more different than the previous game. Led by defense, the Eagles only made one 3-point shot the whole game, coming from Von Hofe.

In the first half EWU missed all 11 of its 3-point attempts and shot at a 47 percent from the field. Despite the lack of 3-pointers, the Eagles still led the entire first half and went into halftime leading 37-31.

The second half was the same story as the first: strong defense and weak offense. EWU had a 17-point lead before CSUS cut the Eagles’ lead to 4 with just under five minutes left to play. But EWU held CSUS scoreless for two and a half minutes to hold on and win the game, 74-67.

Bliznyuk scored 18 points and had 11 rebounds for his sixth career double-double and his third in the last five games. He was 8-11 from the field and made both of his free throws.

Jois also had a double-double, his 32nd of his career, with 24 points and 12 rebounds. He was 10 for 15 from the field.

McBroom scored 16 points, 10 of which came from free throws. He scored double-digits in all 20 of the games he played this season.
Harrell also made it to the double-digits with 10 points.

The Eagles will travel to Northern Arizona University to take on the Lumberjacks on Feb. 4.