Eastern Washington beats Montana 69-65 in Big Sky final


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MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - Tyler Harvey scored 18 points and Eastern Washington beat Montana 69-65 in the Big Sky championship game Saturday night to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

Felix Van Hofe made a 3-pointer to cap a 14-2 run and give the Eagles (26-8) a 62-61 lead with 2:10 to go. Harvey completed a three-point play with 43 seconds left to make it 67-63.

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Drew Brandon added 16 points for Eastern Washington.

Martin Breunig led Montana (20-12) with 23 points and 17 rebounds. Mike Weisner had 18 points, and Jordan Gregory 16.

The victory was the Eagles' first over the Grizzlies in the conference tournament.

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