There is nothing like winning a championship on a rival's home court. It almost didn't happen for Eastern Washington Saturday in the Big Sky Conference championship game.
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The Eagles trailed by 11 with just over 6 minutes remaining against Montana. They went on a 14-2 run to retake the lead and then held on as teh Grizzlies scored just four points over the final four minutes. 
Eastern Washington earned the Big Sky title and its automatic berth to the NCAA tournament, its first trip since 2004. Tyler Harvey, the nation's leading scorer, had managed only 10 points in the first 34 minutes but caught fire late and contributed eight points to the Eagles' pivotal run. He finished with 18 points, one night after scoring only nine in a win over Sacramento State.
Drew Brandon helped pick up the slack with 16 points and Bogdan Bliznyuk added 13 off the bench.
Eastern Washington is the third leading scoring team in the nation and one of the best shooting teams, too. The Eagles won at Indiana back in November and could be a tough out in the NCAA tournament where they figure to have no worse than a No. 15 seed.
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