Where rubber meets road

Five regular season games remain and it is now time “where the rubber meets the road” for Eastern Washington’s men’s and women’s basketball teams.

Eagle hoops are in the rarest of atmospheres this season. Both EWU teams are on top of their respective standings and poised to take tandem titles to the Big Sky Conference tournament in Boise, March 9-13.

The Eagle women, guided by Joddie Gleason, have worked their way back into a tie for the top with Northern Arizona following five straight victories.

Winners of four of their last five Big Sky games — and despite their first home loss last Saturda...