Montana State Bobcats at Eastern Washington Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
79 - 84
Bliznyuk scores 25, EWU beats Montana State 84-79
Mason Peatling scored 19 points with 13 rebounds, and Jack Perry and Cody Benzel scored 11 points apiece and combined for six of 10 3s for the Eagles (14-13, 9-5 Big Sky Conference).
Bliznyuk's back-to-back layups put EWU up 65-62 and the Eagles led by seven on his free throws with 6:37 to play after holding the Bobcats without a field goal for three-plus minutes. Konner Frey's jumper tied it at 74, but Bliznyuk's 3-point play and Peatling's free throw made it 78-74 with 45 seconds left.
The Bobcats closed to 82-79 on Harald Frey's three free throws, but Bliznyuk hit two from the line and MSU's Tyler Hall missed a 3 with two seconds left.
Montana State led 40-38 at halftime after making seven 3s and shooting 50 percent from the field.
Hall scored 22 points, Harald Frey and Konner Frey added 16 apiece and Devonte Klines had 15 for the Bobcats (13-15, 6-9), who made 12 3s in losing their third straight.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Cody Benzel Defensive Rebound. | 79 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Bogdan Bliznyuk made Free Throw. | 79 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Bogdan Bliznyuk made Free Throw. | 79 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Harald Frey made Free Throw. | 79 - 82 |
Statistics
 MTST |
 EWU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-59 | FG | 30-60 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 12-28 | 3PT | 10-26 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 15-18 | FT | 14-15 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 93 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| 4 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fouls | 19 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Cheney, WA
Attendance: 1,804 | 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 |