Eastern Washington Eagles at San Francisco Dons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
71 - 81
McCarthy scores 17, San Francisco holds off E Washington
McCarthy tied his career high of 12 points in the first half on 5-of-7 shooting as the Dons (5-3) took a 45-24 lead. San Francisco wasn't lighting it up, shooting 44 percent, but was 8 of 16 from 3-point range and the Eagles (3-6) were shooting just 25 percent, 1 of 7 from distance.
The Dons scored the first 11 points of the game, and made their first six shots with McCarthy making the last four after Jordan Ratinho and Jamaree Bouyea opened with 3-pointers.
Eastern Washington had a 16-6 run that cut the deficit to 11 midway through the second half. After the Dons reeled off seven straight, Bogdan Bliznyuk had nine points in a 12-0 run that brought the Eagles within 66-60 with five minutes left.
Eastern Washington couldn't get any closer and Boum made 8 of 8 free throws in the final minute.
Bliznyuk finished with a season-high 31 points, his seventh career game with at least 30.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 81 |
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| 2nd 0:09 | Cody Benzel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Perry. | 71 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Chase Foster made Free Throw. | 68 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Chase Foster made Free Throw. | 68 - 80 |
Statistics
 EWU |
 SF |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-59 | FG | 24-61 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 9-27 | 3PT | 9-21 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 20-26 | FT | 24-32 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Assists | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 1 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 26 | Fouls | 22 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 26 |
Game Information
Location: San Francisco, CA
Attendance: 1,137 | Capacity:
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 |
2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 31-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-6 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 26-9 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |