Eastern Washington Eagles @ Weber State Wildcats
Coward's 24 lead Eastern Washington past Weber State 80-78
OGDEN, Utah -- — Cedric Coward scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Eastern Washington beat Weber State 80-78 on Thursday.
Casey Jones made a pair of free throws for Eastern Washington with four seconds left. Weber State's Viljami Vartiainen hit a 3-pointer to end it.
Ethan Price scored 22 points and added five assists for the Eagles (10-7, 4-0 Big Sky Conference). Jones was 3-of-8 shooting and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 12 points. It was the sixth victory in a row for the Eagles.
The Wildcats (11-7, 2-3) were led by Steven Verplancken Jr., who recorded 16 points and two steals. Dillon Jones added 14 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and two steals for Weber State. Vartiainen finished with 11 points.
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Game Information
Ogden, UT
Referee:Casey McClellan
Referee:Matthew Rukasin
Referee:Mark Fulton
2025-26 Standings
| Big Sky ConferenceBig Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
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