Idaho falls to Eastern Washington

Idaho had a good opportunity to nab a win even though it was on the road last night but fell short. Mac Hopson totaled 25 points and Kashif Watson 11.

Eagles build big lead, then hold on
Idaho's comeback attempt comes up short
Steve Bergum
Spokane Spokesman-Review
November 25, 2008

Eastern Washington University hasn't had the luxury of playing with a big lead very often in recent years – a fact that became apparent during Monday night's non-conference men's basketball game against the University of Idaho.

But after giving back most of the 21-point lead they carved out early in the second half, the Eagles found a way to hang on and turn back the persistent Vandals 69-59 in front of a Reese Court crowd of 1,831.

Eastern (3-1) used a 14-point, 10-rebound double-double from junior center Brandon Moore and a dominating performance on the offensive boards to offset the 25-point scoring outburst of Idaho's Mac Hopson and eventually ride out an inspired late-game comeback by the Vandals (2-3), who closed to within 60-53 with 6 ½ minutes left to make things much more interesting than the Eagles wanted...

Here's the link to the Idaho athletics site.