Eastern Washington Eagles (6-11, 2-2 Big Sky) at Idaho Vandals (7-10, 2-2 Big Sky) Moscow; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Vandals -2; over/under is 148 BOTTOM LINE: Jack Payne and Idaho host Nic McClain and Eastern Washington in Big Sky play Saturday.

Eastern Washington takes on the Idaho Vandals after Ella Gallatin scored 23 points in the Eagles' 89-80 win against the Sacramento State Hornets.

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“Don Monson is the first name that is always brought up,” says current UI coach Alex Pribble. “What a great person. To have his son here in the building, even if he is coaching against us, it is great to have the name Monson back in the building.”

Eastern Washington Eagles (6-10, 2-2 Big Sky) at Idaho Vandals (11-4, 3-1 Big Sky) Moscow; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Washington plays Idaho after Ella Gallatin scored 23 points in Eastern Washington's 89-80 victory over the Sacramento State Hornets.

First-year coaches David Riley and Arthur Moreira have the Cougar men and Vandal women off to strong basketball starts, the Lewis-Clark State men's and women's programs are nationally ranked and each local college hoops squad has seen younger players and newcomers step into larger roles.

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It’s time for this program to start turning the corner,” Pribble said. “If we can get a win against Eastern Washington at home, against a rival, in a great atmosphere, it shows we’re taking steps in the right direction.

Sacramento State hosts the Eastern Washington Eagles after Jacob Holt scored 35 points in Sacramento State’s 80-67 loss to the Idaho Vandals