Eagle men roll in Big Sky openers

CHENEY — The Eastern Washington men’s basketball team certainly made a statement in the opening weekend of their Big Sky Conference schedule winning convincingly in a pair of games.

The Eagles opened play with 91-57 win over Portland State, Dec. 28 and 87-61 over Sacramento State, Dec. 30 at Reese Court improving to 6-7 overall.

“We’ve been working really hard this whole preseason,” EWU head coach David Riley said. “We faced a uniquely challenging schedule to start and put these guys to the fire, got our foundation exposed in every way.”

Ethan Price posted a career-high 25 points, shooting 8-1...