Friday, January 3, 2014

Eastern Washington (5-7, 0-1) at Idaho State (4-6, 1-0)

Eastern Washington at Idaho State

Radio — 930 CBS Sports or Rock 102.5
Web — isubengals.com (live stats)
Video — http://www.americaonesports.com/bigsky.asp (free live game feed)
Records — Idaho State is 4-6 and 1-0 in the Big Sky. Eastern Washington is 5-7 and 0-1 in the conference.
Last outing — Idaho State beat Portland State at home 87-76. Eastern Washington lost at Weber State 74-67.
Up next — Idaho State travels to North Dakota.

Probable starters
Eastern Washington:
F Venky Jois, 6-7, So. 12.6 ppg
F Martin Seiferth, 6-10, Jr. 6.8 ppg
G Tyler Harvey, 6-4, So. 20.2 ppg
G Drew Brandon, 6-3, Jr. 11.2 ppg
G Parker Kelly, 6-4, Jr. 10.0 ppg

Idaho State:
C Ayibakuro Preh, 6-9, Sr. 2.2 ppg
F Jeffrey Solarin, 6-4, Jr. 10.6 ppg
G/F Chris Hansen, 6-4, Jr. 16.9 ppg
G Andre Hatchett, 6-5, Sr. 13.3 ppg
G Tomas Sanchez, 6-4, Sr. 16.3 ppg

Game notes: Idaho State, Eastern Washington

Here's the Journal's game preview

And below are a couple tidbits from the preview ...

Ajak Magot return   
    Ajak Magot, ISU’s 6-foot-11 junior center transfer from Cochise College, played the first minutes of his Bengal career Thursday.
     Magot broke his foot in the Bengals’ exhibition opener and has been out since. He dressed for the Bakersfield game but never entered. He was on the court for seven minutes and had two rebounds, one turnover and one block against Portland State.
    “It really is good to have him back,” Evans said. “He’s another body and he has length. You just don’t drive it in there against him.”
    Magot’s return means the Bengals have three players, along with starter Ayibakuro Preh and freshman Scotty Tyler, who can play the center position of ISU’s zone.

Roster depth   
     Against Portland State, Idaho State heavily relied on its starters and reserve guard Evann Hall. Each was on the court at least 23 minutes and three other players — Magot, Tyler and freshman Justin Smith — played a total of 21 minutes.
    In a similar fashion, four of Eastern Washington’s starters all registered 36 minutes or more at Weber State and three reserves came off the bench to play a total of 23 minutes.

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