Bogdan Bliznyuk had 25 points and 13 rebounds, Sir Washington added 17 and Eastern Washington beat Idaho 77-67 on Friday night.
The Eagles (18-9, 10-4 Big Sky) pushed the lead to 60-47 with a 7-1 run capped by Washington’s layup with 6:06 left. The Vandals (13-12, 8-6) closed the gap to 69-64 on Victor Sanders’ basket with 1:59 to go, but missed four of their last five field-goal attempts while the Eagles made 6-of-8 free throws.
Felix Von Hofe and Ty Gibson added 10 points each and Jacob Wiley had nine points, 10 boards and five blocks.