Steele Venters scored 27 points and buried a go-ahead 3-pointer with 16 seconds remaining to rally Eastern Washington to an 81-74 victory over Washington State in the first round of the NIT.
As improbable as it might sound, Eastern Washington was the hottest college hoops team in the country this time last week. While Gonzaga might dominate.
Although most early upsets in the men's NCAA tournament end as a one-and-done memory, the hope for a Cinderella story is always present at the outset of March…