For the first time this season, Eastern Washington men's basketball will take the floor at Reese Court. Eastern hosts Northwest University on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. Pacific Time.

The game can be streamed live on ESPN+ and fans can listen live on 700 AM ESPN radio with Larry Weir on the call. Live stats for the game can be viewed through GoEags.com. Tickets for the game can be purchased at the game or online by clicking the link HERE. Season tickets for all of the Eagles home can also be purchased online.

Last Time Out
Eastern Washington competed in the Florida International Tournament this past weekend, going 1-1 in Miami, Fla. The Eagles started with a commanding win against Stony Brook, 81-52. The win was keyed by 26 points off 17 turnovers from the Seawolves, along with 15 points from both Steele Venters and Ethan Price. Eastern had four players in double figures in the win with 10 players overall scoring for the team.

In the next game of the tournament, the Eagles went against the host school, Florida International, and dropped a high-scoring affair, 90-79. Despite the offensive positives, Eastern struggled to defend in the paint, as the Panthers scored 46 points down low.
 
Venters again led the team with 19 points, shooting 4-of-9(44.4%) from three-point range and grabbed six rebounds. The game marked Venters 16^th career game with three or more made threes. Angelo Allegri added 15 points and had six rebounds. Tyreese Davis contributed 14 points and recorded six assists to set a season-high for any player on the Eagles.
 
Venters was named to the All-Tournament team after averaging 17.5 points per game, with six rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block. Deon Stroud also earned All-Tournament honors after averaging 10.5 points per game, with five rebounds, five assists, one block and one steal.

A Look at the Eagles
Eastern Washington is 2-5 to start the season, going 0-1 at home, 0-3 on the road and 2-1 in neutral site games. The Eagles' defense has been effective against opposing shooters, allowing a 44.4 percent mark from the floor to rank third in the Big Sky.
 
After struggling on the boards in the first two games of the season, Eastern has improved with a plus-34 rebound margin in the past five games. The team has improved its rebounding margin to plus-12 overall through seven games.
 
The Eagles rank third in the Big Sky with 35.4 combined team rebounds per game and lead the conference with 26.1 defensive rebounds per game. Additionally, the team is tied for fourth in the conference with 2.57 blocks per game, recording 18 total on the season.
 
Ethan Price and Casey Jones average 5.4 rebounds per game to tie for 12th in the conference. Price is also leading the Big Sky with seven blocks, getting 1.0 per game.
 
As a team, Eastern is averaging 65.6 points per game. A pair of veterans lead the Eagles in scoring, as Steele Venters is the top threat with 12.3 points per game (18th in the Big Sky), and Angelo Allegri holds a 10.0 scoring average. Venters averages 2.1 made threes per contest, tying for seventh in the conference. Allegri makes 1.6 three per game, ranking 17th.
 
Tyreese Davis has been a steady shooter for the Eagles, shooting 48.6 percent from the floor, 50.0 percent from three and 86.7 percent at the free throw line. He averages 8.5 points per game and leads the team with 2.8 assists per game (11th in the Big Sky).
 
Cedric Coward leads the team in shooting percentage, converting 58.3 percent of his shots from the field. He averages 6.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game off the bench.
 
Scouting Northwest
Northwest is 2-3 on the season, going 1-0 at home, 1-1 on the road and 0-2 at neutral sites. The Eagles most recently competed in the Domino's Classic in Caldwell, Idaho, falling to Montana Western by a score of 59-61 (Nov. 19) and Embry-Riddle by a score of 55-72 (Nov. 18). They won at Linfield University on Nov. 12 by a score of 85-63, dropping a game at the University of Puget Sound, 74-88, a day earlier. Their first win of the season came in their home opener against Capilano University, winning 66-63 on Nov. 4.
 
Northwest has a 43.6 shooting percentage, averaging 67.8 points per game. They also average 7.2 steals per contest.
 
The Eagles are led by senior guard Drew Bryson, who averages 17.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.8 steals per game to lead the team. Senior point guard Coa Chatman holds averages of 8.4 points, 3.2 assists, 1.4 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game.

Series History
Wednesday's meeting with be the sixth-ever matchup between Eastern Washington and Northwest. EWU has won all five games in the series, the most recent being on Nov. 18, 2010. Eastern won that contest by a score of 96-87.
 
Up Next
Eastern Washington stays at home and will host North Dakota State on Sunday, Dec. 3 with tip-off at 2 p.m. Pacific Time from Reese Court.