Ogden • Kim Aiken Jr. scored 22 points, including two key free throws late, and Eastern Washington held off Weber State 79-77 in Saturday’s Big Sky Conference opener for both teams.
Ellis Magnuson added 12 points, six rebounds and seven assists for the Eagles (8-4), who led 41-32 at halftime and by as many as 16 in the second half, but saw the Wildcats close to 77-75 with 22 seconds left after Cody John’s 3 capped a 9-0 Weber State run.
Aiken’s free throws put the Eagles up 79-75 and he missed another free throw with 12 seconds to go before Judah Jordan’s layup made it a two-point game.