The Utah State Eastern men's basketball team faced the No. 3 College of Southern Idaho Golden Eagles for the final time in the regular season.

The Eagles opened the game with dominant defense and an efficient offense. After taking a 7-5 lead, CSI went on a 7-0 run to establish an early deficit for Utah State Eastern. The Eagles were able to cut CSI's lead to just two points with under nine minutes left in the first half. After that point, the Golden Eagles went on an 11-0 run, and Eastern quickly found themselves down, 36-28 at the half.

Isaac Castagnetto was the leading scorer for Eastern in the first half. He had seven points on an efficient 3-4 shooting.

The Eagles fought in the early parts of the second half and cut CSI's lead to as few as three points. Just like the first half, CSI went on a 13-3 run as Eastern started to cut down their lead. Eastern continued to fight back, but at the end of the game, the Eagles fell 71-64.

Ike Palmer used an explosive second half to finish the game with a team-high 19 points. He went 5-7 from the field and 8-8 from the free-throw line. Isaac Castagnetto finished with 13 points in the game.

For the Eagles' final regular-season game, the Eagles will go to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to take on the North Idaho College Cardinals. The game is scheduled to begin at 3:00 pm on Saturday, Feb. 28.