‘Tough first game for us’: Montana holds off Eastern Washington 92-81 in Big Sky opener
For a relatively inexperienced Eastern Washington team, a senior-heavy Montana squad was hardly an ideal opponent for its Big Sky men’s basketball opener on Thursday. Montana was stronger inside, scrappier on defense and sharper down the stretch, and that combination led the Grizzlies to a 92-81 victory over the Eagles at Reese Court in Cheney.