Cheney Free Press -

Consider it a tale of two rallies, one they needed to make and another stave off for the Eastern Washington men’s basketball team to remain perfect in the early stages of Big Sky Conference play.

The Eagles used a huge run down the stretch on Jan. 5 at Reese Court and rallied to defeat Portland State 92-80. Two days later the script was reversed as Eastern watched a big halftime lead evaporate, but on Steele Venters 3-pointer in the closing seconds, earned a 78-75 win over Sacramento State.

Leading 49-28 at halftime Eastern would get an Angelo Allegri jam with 14:22 remaining for a 61-3...