Game Day: Pilots vs. EWU

Tip off is 7:05pm at Reese Court in Cheney, WA. No TV.

Feel free to hop into the Chat Box during the game...

This is a game that the Pilots should win, and I would like to see us do it handily... EWU has struggled, and is 4-8, with only 2 wins vs. Division-I teams, the mighty UC-Riverside and Missouri-Kansas City. EWU has played a tough schedule though, with losses @ Wazzu, @ New Mexico, @ Washington (82-68 ), @ Virginia Tech, @ Michigan, Santa Clara (66-57), @ Kansas (85-47), and @ Idaho. EWU has wins against Div. II Alaska-Anchorage and NAIA Cascade College (UP plays CC at home on 12/29).

EWU was decimated with graduations/departures after the previous coach, Mike Burnes left; 4 starters and 4 others are gone from last year.

This is a good game to gauge where we really stand, after a tough OOC schedule so far this year. This is a game we really should, and need to, win....!

GO PILOTS!

Looks like this one will be available on Big Sky TV... $5 for an individual game:

http://sparky.brin.com/bigskytv/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=1

No promises on picture quality, but hey... it's better than nothing, right?

EWU is shooting 58% (7-12) from 3, but the Pilots are up 36-32 at the half.

Nik Raivio continues to shoot lights out... at half he is 7-11, 4-6 from 3, for 18 points. Smeulders is also hitting some shots...

Pilots out rebounding EWU 15-8.

EWU has to cool from 3, and lets keep it up!