ELLENSBURG, Wash. – The Central Washington University men's basketball team () returns home for its first homestand of 2025, hosting the Seattle Pacific University Falcons on Thursday, Jan 16, and the Montana State Billings Yellowjackets on Saturday, Jan 18.

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THURSDAY, 1/16 vs SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
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SATURDAY, 1/18 vs MONTANA STATE BILLINGS
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PREVIOUSLY FOR THE 'CATS
The Wildcats return home after a road trip to the Last Frontier, going 2-0 against the Alaska schools. Central found itself in control early in both games, outscoring the University of Alaska Fairbanks 44-29 in the first half, en route to a 93-74 victory on Jan 9. The 'Cats then went to Anchorage where they saw an early deficit in the first 10 minutes before clawing back to overtake the University of Alaska Anchorage to lead 31-23 at the half and ultimately defeating the Seawolves 64-52 on Jan 11.

Strong team play from CWU included career-high scoring for Cavin Holden, who recorded 35 points in the game against UAF and led the team assists for the week with eight total, and Maverick Sanders, who recorded his second double-double (15 points and 10 rebounds) this season against UAA and led in block with seven.

ABOUT THE FALCONS
Seattle Pacific started conference play in a difficult position, losing its first two conference games against Montana State Billings and Saint Martin's. The Falcons, however, have turned it around and enter this week with a 3-2 conference record after winning its last three games against Western Oregon, Western Washington, and Simon Fraser. SPU outscored its opponents in the three games by an average of 13 points.

The Falcons are led by Owen Moriarty, who has scored 249 points and recorded 24 steals. Trace Evans shows to have strong shooting from the field, going 85-126 with a team-leading .675 shooting percentage. Jaxon Nap shows to be a strong presence on both sides of the ball, leading the team with 44 assists and 154 rebounds.

The Wildcats take on the Falcons on Thursday, Jan 16. Tip-off from Nicholson Arena is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

ABOUT THE YELLOWJACKETS
Montana State Billings started the season quite strong, going 9-4 in its non-conference slate. The Yellowjackets have not been as fortunate in conference with a 2-3 record. MSUB defeated their first two conference foes in Seattle Pacific and Western Oregon but have since lost three straight games to Saint Martin's, Simon Fraser, and Western Washington.

Montana State Billings has two players who lead the team in most stats. Jalen Tot leads the team in points (288), assists (59), and steals (34), while Kael Robinson leads in rebounds (120) and blocks (23).

The Yellowjackets and Wildcats face off on Saturday, Jan 18 from Nicholson Arena at 6:15 p.m.