EAGLES PROVE TOO MUCH FOR BOBCATS AS EWU WINS BIG SKY TOURNEY CROWN AND FIRST NCAA BERTH SINCE 2015

At the Idaho Central Arena, Boise, Idaho: 

Jacob Groves scored 15 points while Tanner Groves added 14 (to go with his 14 rebounds) as the second-seeded Eastern Washington Eagles (16-7) defeated the fifth-seeded Montana State Bobcats (13-10) 65-55 to win their first Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament championship (and first NCAA tourney berth) since 2015.