Gonzaga plays Eastern Washington following Ejim’s 22-point outing

Eastern Washington Eagles (2-7) at Gonzaga Bulldogs (4-6)

Spokane, Washington; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Gonzaga faces Eastern Washington after Yvonne Ejim scored 22 points in Gonzaga’s 74-72 loss to the Colorado State Rams.

The Bulldogs have gone 3-1 at home. Gonzaga is third in the WCC scoring 65.9 points while shooting 43.1% from the field.

The Eagles are 0-4 on the road. Eastern Washington has a 1-5 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

Gonzaga is shooting 43.1% from the field this season, 0.9 percentage points higher than the 42.2% Eastern Washington allows to opponents. Eastern Washington averages 6.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.9 fewer made shots on average than the 8.5 per game Gonzaga gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ejim is scoring 19.0 points per game and averaging 9.1 rebounds for the Bulldogs.

Peyton Howard is averaging 16.2 points, 3.1 assists and 1.7 steals for the Eagles.

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