The Vandals traveled to Cheney, Washington to take on local conference rival Eastern Washington. While Idaho kept it close throughout the first half, the team was unable to pull them in during the second, losing 67-77.
The silver and gold kicked off the game in the opening minute with a steal from junior guard Victor Sanders, resulting in a layup from junior forward Arkadiy Mkrtychyan to put the Vandals on the board.
Both teams held the score close with Idaho leading by as many as six points early in the opening half before the Eagles took over to pull ahead by eight.