Saturday, March 03, 2012

Big Sky Tournament: Eagles, Vikings Open With Wins At Home

The Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament got under way with two games played on Saturday.


At Cheney, Washington:


Cliff Colimon scored 22 points while Laron Griffin added 21 (while grabbing 11 rebounds) as the Eastern Washington Eagles (15-16) defeated the visiting Idaho State Bengals (9-21) 81-75 despite 28 points from the visitors' Kenny McGowan.  The Eagles will take on top-seeded Montana on Tuesday.


At Portland, Oregon:


Chehales Tapscott scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the third-seeded Portland State Vikings (17-13) dominated the visiting sixth-seeded Montana State Bobcats (12-17) 75-53.  The Vikings will take on second-seeded Weber State on Tuesday.

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