Eastern Washington Update: Boy does Sacramento State ever stink

Eastern Washington had gone into their Thursday night game against the Hornets having lost six straight.

Then Sacramento State committed 14 turnovers an shot only 18 percent from the field as the Eagles opened up a 41-9 halftime lead.

Wow. And they only ended up winning the game 67-46.

Here's my copy-and-paste journalism at it's best. Everyone should thank SID Dave Cook for generally being a saint and bringer of good news:

Although out-scored 37-26 in the second half, Eastern was never threatened as EWU snapped a six-game losing streak. Eastern hosts Northern Arizona Saturday (Feb. 7) at Reese Court in another pivotal game that begins at 7:05 p.m. Pacific time.

Having fallen to eighth place in the BSC standings during their skid, the Eagles are back into seventh in the league at 4-7 with a 10-13 record overall. Ninth-place Sacramento State lost its 34th consecutive road game and is now 1-9 in the Big Sky and 2-21 overall. Northern Arizona, which fell at Portland State 78-66 on Thursday, is now in eighth in the league with a 3-7 record, and is 6-15 overall.

Five Eagles scored at least eight points, led by the 14 points and eight rebounds by 6-foot-9 junior center Brandon Moore. Senior forward Andy Genao added 13 points and nine rebounds as EWU had a commanding 39-21 advantage on the boards.

Eagles season leading scorer Benny Valentine had 11 points, but really what was important is that Brandon Moore had a good night. He takes the Eagles anywhere he goes, meaning that if he has a good evening, EWU usually has a good evening.

Now the question becomes can they turn things around? Certainly if teams in the Big Sky keep shooting 18 percent from the field they should be able to.