For the first two periods Thursday night, the Minnesota Wild were shut down by Braden Holtby and the Washington Capitals. Minnesota played a strong third period and its winning streak survives. Jason Pominville scored two third-period goals, Devan Dubnyk made 24 saves, and the Wild rallied for a 2-1 win over the Capitals.
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Pominville lifts Wild over Capitals 2-1
For the third consecutive home game the Idaho Vandals used suffocating defense and a hot offensive hand to put the opposition in a unsurmountable hole at the end of the first half. Idaho outscored Weber State, 30-14, over the half's final 12:43 on it is way to a 71-42 victory in the Cowan Spectrum.
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Idaho Women Win Crucial Game Over Weber State
A 3-point shooting barrage in the first half helped the Eastern Washington University men's basketball team take a 41-26 lead at halftime, and the Eagles went on to hold off Idaho State 85-81 Thursday, March 5, in a Big Sky Conference men's basketball game at Holt Arena.
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EWU Men Crush Idaho State
Senior Melissa Williams buried a turnaround jumper in the paint with 27 seconds left before freshman Delaney Hodgins came up with a big defensive rebound as the Eastern Washington University women's basketball team survived a furious rally from visiting Idaho State to win, 62-58, in a Big Sky Conference game Thursday, Mar. 5, at Reese Court.
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EWU Women Survive Idaho State, 62-58