It's a history making weekend for EWU basketball

Defense helps deliver rare Montana sweep

PAUL DELANEY, Staff Reporter | Last updated Feb 12, 2015 1:38pm0

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Eastern Washington's Bogdan Bliznyuk defends against Montana's Fabijan Krslovic in last Thursday's 75-69 Eagle win in Missoula, the first for the team in Dahlberg Arena since 2004.

Defense is a word that has hardly found its way into the lexicon of the Eastern Washington University men's basketball team this year.

But when your offense is saddled by the loss of the nation's leading scorer, desperate measures need to be considered.

And it worked as the Eagles swept both Montana and Montana State in Big Sky Conference men's basketball play for the first time in over a decade.

The trip started with a 75-69 win over the Montana Grizzlies. With the victory, the Eagles ended a 12-game losing streak in Missoula at Dahlberg Arena, dating back to a 71-52 win Feb. 7, 2004.

Then, d...