Eastern Washington Eagles at Utah Utes
· NCAA Men's BasketballUtah holds off Eastern Washington 88-80 behind Gabe Madsen's season-high 28 points
Eastern Washington trailed for most of the second half and pulled within 77-73 with 3:56 remaining. Ezra Ausar answered with a three-point play, sparking a 9-2 spurt for the Utes, and the Eagles didn't get closer.
Madsen shot 7 of 14 from the floor, 11 of 12 from the free-throw line and made three of the Utes' four 3-pointers. Ausar added 20 points for Utah (6-1). Lawson Lovering chipped in 16 points to go with eight rebounds.
Andrew Cook scored 23 points to lead Eastern Washington (1-7). Sebastian Hartmann made three 3-pointers and finished with 16 points for the Eagles, who made 17 of 18 free throws and 11 of 30 (37%) from long range.
Cook scored nine points and the Eagles made three 3s during a 20-7 run to get within 77-73.
Utah led by as many as seven points in the first half and took a 43-41 advantage into the break. Madsen made two 3-pointers and scored 17 points and Ausar added 12 in the first half for the Utes. Hartmann scored 14 first-half points for the Eagles.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 80 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Andrew Cook made Free Throw. | 80 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Andrew Cook made Free Throw. | 79 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Foul on Hunter Erickson. | 78 - 88 |
Statistics
EWU |
UTAH |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-57 | FG | 28-58 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 11-30 | 3PT | 4-19 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 17-18 | FT | 28-45 |
| 94 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 26 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 7,064 | 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 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-2 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |


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