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Montana (7-8, 3-1) at Eastern Washington (9-5, 2-1) – 9:05 PM EST (WatchBigSky.com)
Today’s UTR Game of the Day takes us to Cheney, Washington where the hometown Eagles of Eastern Washington will take on perennial Big Sky favorite Montana. The Eagles started off conference play with a split against Idaho State/Weber State, although they got the reverse split with a win at Weber State followed by a loss at Idaho State. EWU won their home opener against Portland State, but had to hold on for dear life after nearly blowing a 10-point lead with 2 minutes to play. Eastern Washington is led by a trio of players that include Jacob Davison (17.6 PPG), Kim Aiken (16.4 PPG) and Mason Peatling (15.4 PPG).
Montana struggled to a 4-7 record out of conference, but they looked more like the Grizzlies of recent years by jumping out to a 3-0 record in conference with home wins against Northern Arizona and Sacramento State before a road win at Southern Utah. Northern Colorado beat Montana in their last game – the Bears blew open the game in the 2nd half after a 45-45 tie at the under-12 timeout despite a 30-point performance from Montana’s Kendal Manuel.