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RENO, Nev. (March 8, 2016) – Venky Jois scored 14 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead the No. 6 seed Eastern Washington to a 74-52 win over No. 11 seed Northern Arizona in the opening round of the Big Sky Conference men’s basketball tournament.
Austin McBroom led all scorers with 16 points on 7-of-14 shooting. Bogdan Bliznyuk added 15 for EWU and tied Felix Von Hoffe with five boards.
Ako Kaluna led the way for the Lumberjacks with 11 points and nine rebounds. NAU edged EWU in the battle of the boards with 35 rebounds to the Eagles’ 34.
Eastern Washington will face No. 3 seeded Idaho for the third time this season Thursday at approximately 8:05 p.m. Pacific.