# 2014–15 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles were led by fourth year head coach Jim Hayford and played their home games at Reese Court. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 14–4 in Big Sky play to finish in a share for the regular season Big Sky championship. They defeated Idaho, Sacramento State, and Montana to be champions of the Big Sky tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Georgetown.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/09/2014* 2:00 pm | | Puget Sound | W 89–55 | | Reese Court (456) Cheney, WA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 8:00 am | | Texas Southern Hoosiers Showcase | W 86–62 | 1–0 | Reese Court (1,623) Cheney, WA |
| 11/17/2014* 5:00 pm | | Utah Valley | W 75–50 | 2–0 | Reese Court (1,155) Cheney, WA |
| 11/19/2014* 6:00 pm | | Walla Walla | W 95–34 | 3–0 | Reese Court (821) Cheney, WA |
| 11/22/2014* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 22 SMU Hoosiers Showcase | L 68–77 | 3–1 | Moody Coliseum (6,852) University Park, TX |
| 11/24/2014* 4:30 pm, ESPNews | | at Indiana Hoosiers Showcase | W 88–86 | 4–1 | Assembly Hall (11,636) Bloomington, IN |
| 11/26/2014* 6:00 pm | | Northern Kentucky | W 81–60 | 5–1 | Reese Court (1,003) Cheney, WA |
| 11/30/2014* 2:00 pm | | Eastern Oregon | W 104–87 | 6–1 | Reese Court (1,017) Cheney, WA |
| 12/06/2014* 7:00 pm | | at Seattle | W 87–75 | 7–1 | KeyArena (3,417) Seattle, WA |
| 12/11/2014* 7:00 pm | | at San Francisco | W 81–76 | 8–1 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,351) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/14/2014* 5:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 17 Washington | L 77–81 | 8–2 | Alaska Airlines Arena (6,184) Seattle, WA |
| 12/16/2014* 4:30 pm | | at Sam Houston State | L 52–76 | 8–3 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (661) Huntsville, TX |
| 12/19/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at California | L 67–78 | 8–4 | Haas Pavilion (6,758) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/22/2014* 6:00 pm | | Lewis–Clark State | W 87–81 | 9–4 | Reese Court (1,367) Cheney, WA |
| 01/01/2015 2:00 pm | | Weber State | W 84–78 | 10–4 (1–0) | Reese Court (1,832) Cheney, WA |
| 01/03/2015 2:00 pm | | Idaho State | W 65–57 | 11–4 (2–0) | Reese Court ( 1,684) Cheney, WA |
| 01/10/2015 7:00 pm | | at Idaho | W 89–86 | 12–4 (3–0) | Cowan Spectrum (1,321) Moscow, ID |
| 01/15/2015 7:00 pm | | at Portland State The Dam Cup | W 92–85 | 13–4 (4–0) | Stott Center (590) Portland, OR |
| 01/17/2015 7:00 pm | | at Sacramento State | L 77–90 | 13–5 (4–1) | Colberg Court (902) Sacramento, CA |
| 01/22/2015 6:00 pm | | Northern Colorado | W 95–85 | 14–5 (5–1) | Reese Court (1,267) Cheney, WA |
| 01/24/2015 2:00 pm | | North Dakota | W 102–80 | 15–5 (6–1) | Reese Court (2,097) Cheney, WA |
| 01/31/2015 2:00 pm, SWX | | Idaho | W 98–95 $^{OT}$ | 16–5 (7–1) | Reese Court (3,017) Cheney, WA |
| 02/05/2015 6:00 pm | | at Montana | W 75–69 | 17–5 (8–1) | Dahlberg Arena (3,930) Missoula, MT |
| 02/07/2015 1:30 pm | | at Montana State | W 61–51 | 18–5 (9–1) | Worthington Arena (1,667) Bozeman, MT |
| 02/12/2015 6:00 pm | | Sacramento State | W 64–61 | 19–5 (10–1) | Reese Court (3,114) Cheney, WA |
| 02/14/2015 2:00 pm, SWX | | Portland State The Dam Cup | L 66–68 | 19–6 (10–2) | Reese Court (2,023) Cheney, WA |
| 02/19/2015 6:00 pm | | at Southern Utah | W 78–75 | 20–6 (11–2) | Centrum Arena (1,111) Cedar City, UT |
| 02/21/2015 1:00 pm | | at Northern Arizona | L 69–73 | 20–7 (11–3) | Walkup Skydome (2,261) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 02/26/2015 6:00 pm | | Montana State | W 92–68 | 21–7 (12–3) | Reese Court (2,226) Cheney, WA |
| 02/28/2015 2:00 pm, SWX | | Montana | L 76–77 | 21–8 (12–4) | Reese Court (4,621) Cheney, WA |
| 03/05/2015 6:00 pm | | at Idaho State | W 85–81 | 22–8 (13–4) | Holt Arena (1,474) Pocatello, ID |
| 03/07/2015 6:00 pm | | at Weber State | W 79–71 $^{OT}$ | 23–8 (14–4) | Dee Events Center (7,107) Ogden, UT |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2015 11:00 am | | vs. Idaho Quarterfinals | W 91–83 | 24–8 | Dahlberg Arena (2,239) Missoula, MT |
| 03/13/2015 5:35 pm | | vs. Sacramento State Semifinals | W 91–83 | 25–8 | Dahlberg Arena (5,009) Missoula, MT |
| 03/14/2015 6:05 pm, ESPNU | | at Montana Championship game | W 69–65 | 26–8 | Dahlberg Arena (7,026) Missoula, MT |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/19/2015* 6:57 pm, truTV | (S 13) | vs. (S 4) No. 22 Georgetown Second round | L 74–84 | 26–9 | Moda Center (14,279) Portland, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||