Sacramento State Hornets at Eastern Washington Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
67 - 82
Benzel's 7 3s, 25 points lift E Wash over Sac St 82-67
Benas Griciunas added 16 points and Jack Perry had 14 for the Eagles (8-9, 3-1 Big Sky Conference), who had five players in double figures. However, leading scorer Bogdan Bliznyuk, who averages 19.5 points a game and 26.7 in the league, was limited to just two points on 1-of-5 shooting. That was enough to move him past Ron Cox into second in EWU career scoring with 1,742 points.
Justin Strings and Jeff Wu had 14 points apiece for the Hornets (4-12, 1-2).
The game was decided away from the basket, with the Eagles making 10 of 25 3-pointers and the Hornets 3 of 18.
A 3-point play by Griciunas put Eastern ahead for good at 8:49 of the first half and started a 9-0 run. The Eagles led 39-27 at the half and Benzel owned the second half with 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting behind the arc. The lead stayed in double figures throughout the second half, reaching a high of 21.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:05 | James Herrick made Free Throw. | 67 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:05 | James Herrick made Free Throw. | 66 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Foul on Grant Gibb. | 65 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:07 | James Herrick Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 82 |
Statistics
 SAC |
 EWU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-59 | FG | 32-58 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 3-18 | 3PT | 10-25 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 12-16 | FT | 8-10 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 12 | Assists | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information
Location: Cheney, WA
Attendance: 1,464 | 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 |