Sacramento State Hornets at Eastern Washington Eagles
· BIG SKY MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL
83 - 91
Eastern Washington tops Sacramento State 91-83 in Sky semis
Venky Jois added 19 points, Brogdan Bliznyuk 16 and Parker Kelly, who surpassed 1,000 career points, 11 for the Eagles (25-8), who will face top-seeded Montana in Saturday's showdown of conference co-champions.
With the Hornets (20-11) focused on Tyler Harvey, the nation's leading scorer (23.6) Van Hofe and Bliznyuk came off the bench to help carry the load.
Eastern Washington made seven-straight shots until a miss at the halftime buzzer. When Harvey scored his first basket to open the second half it was 51-34. The Eagles hit their first nine shots of the second half for a 72-45 lead when Von Hofe hit his seventh trey.
Eastern Washington shot 56 percent and made 15 of 25 3s, one shy of the tourney record. Harvey finished with nine points on 3 of 8 shooting and six assists.
League MVP Mikh McKinney led Sacramento State with 24 points and Dylan Garrity had 18.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 83 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Felix Von Hofe Defensive Rebound. | 83 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Mason Stuteville missed Three Point Jumper. | 83 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Drew Brandon Turnover. | 83 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Sacramento St Timeout | 83 - 91 |
Statistics
 SAC |
 EWU |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-60 | FG | 32-55 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 58 |
| 9-22 | 3PT | 15-25 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 60 |
| 16-22 | FT | 12-17 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 19 | Fouls | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Missoula, MT
Capacity:
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 8 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |