EWU men hold off Vandals in Big Sky opener

By PAUL DELANEY

Staff Reporter

A solid start allowed Eastern Washington to withstand a faltering finish and claim a 69-62 Big Sky Conference men’s basketball victory over the University of Idaho Dec. 30 in Moscow at the Cowan Spectrum.

Jacob Wiley had a career-high 23 points and fellow senior Felix Von Hofe added 22 more as the Eagles (1-0 Big Sky, 9-5 overall) built a 39-25 first half lead and held off the Victor Sanders-led Vandals. Sanders’ 32-point night left him the only Idaho player to reach double figures.

The Eastern win ended a three-game losing streak.

“The two seniors really came th...

 

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