Eastern Washington Eagles (11-9, 5-4 Big Sky) at Montana Grizzlies (14-6, 7-2 Big Sky)
Missoula, Montana; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Washington visits the Montana Grizzlies after Linton Acliese scored 22 points in Eastern Washington’s 69-65 loss to the Montana State Bobcats.
The Grizzlies have gone 10-0 in home games. Montana is fifth in the Big Sky shooting 34.9% from downtown, led by Derrick Carter-Hollinger shooting 45.7% from 3-point range.
The Eagles are 5-4 against conference opponents. Eastern Washington ranks second in the Big Sky with 35.3 rebounds per game led by Acliese averaging 7.1.
The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. The Grizzlies won 90-78 in the last matchup on Jan. 7. Robby Beasley III led the Grizzlies with 19 points, and Rylan Bergersen led the Eagles with 20 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Beasley is shooting 36.8% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Grizzlies, while averaging 11.4 points. Josh Bannan is…
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