The Seattle Kraken got a major win last night on KGMI.

They beat the NHL-best Vancouver Canucks 5-2 behind a pair of goals from Jordan Eberle.

The game was briefly interrupted in the second period when the Kraken’s Brandon Tanev got into it with the Canucks’ Conor Garland.

Jared McCann added a goal and three assists in the win.

The Kraken have won three of their last four, while handing the Canucks their fourth-straight loss.

Seattle is back tomorrow night against the Minnesota Wild.

Coverage begins at 6:30 and puck drops at 7:00 on KPUG.

 

The Washington State men’s basketball team highlighted a packed night of college basketball yesterday.

The 21st-ranked Cougs edged fourth-ranked Arizona 77-74 to deliver their biggest win of the season on the road in Tucson.

Junior forward Jaylen Wells hit a crucial 4-point play in the final minute to help WSU win their eighth-straight game.

He also led the team with 27 points.

The 21-6 Cougs will look to push their streak to nine tomorrow night at Arizona State.

 

Meanwhile, the Washington men avoided a major meltdown against the Sun Devils last night.

They beat Arizona State 84-82 in overtime after blowing a 25-point lead in the second half.

Keion Brooks Jr. led the Huskies with 21 points.

They now improve to 15-12 on the season.

 

The Western Washington University women lost a battle of their conference’s two top teams last night.

They fell to Montana State-Billings 48-46.

The GNAC-leading Yellowjackets hit a last-second putback off a three pointer to secure the top seed in the upcoming conference tournament and notch their sixth-straight win.

The Vikings held a 13-point lead at halftime but couldn’t hold on.

Senior Stephanie Peterson led the team with 18 points and 8 rebounds.

The Vikings now fall to 20-5 on the season and 13-3 in conference play.

They’ll play their penultimate game of the regular season tomorrow on the road against Seattle Pacific.

 

The Vikings’ men’s team had a bit better luck.

They beat Northwest Nazarene 74-64 behind 22 points from GNAC leading scorer Kai Johnson.

The Vikings ended the game on a commanding 29-10 run to secure the win.

They now move half a game behind Seattle Pacific for the final spot in the GNAC tournament.

Only two games are left in their season, starting with Senior Night tomorrow against Central Washington.

 

The high school basketball state tournament begins tonight.

 

The top-seeded Lynden boys kick off the action in the 2A bracket.

They’re hosting eighth-seeded Prosser at Lynden High School.

Coverage begins at 5:45 and tipoff is at 6 on KGMI.

After that, the second-seeded Lynden girls are hosting seventh-seeded White River.

That game tips off at 8:00 also at Lynden High School.

Winner of each of those games will advance to the quarter finals.

Loser will face elimination in the round of 12.

 

The Meridian boys are in a win-or-go-home game tonight.

The 10th-seeded Trojans are playing 15th-seeded Life Christian Academy at Mount Vernon High School.

Coverage begins at 7:45 with an 8:00 tipoff on KPUG.

 

Coming up tomorrow, the third-seeded Lynden Christian girls are hosting Lakeside by Nine Mile Falls at Lynden High School at noon.

Following that, the second-seeded Lynden Christian boys are hosting Seton Catholic at 2:00 p.m.

 

And the top-seeded Nooksack Valley girls cap off the first round of state tournament action Saturday.

They’re taking on Toppenish at Mount Vernon High School.

The Pioneers are looking to extend their 13-game win streak after a 23-1 season thus far.

Coverage begins at 3:45 and tipoff is at 4 p.m. tomorrow on KGMI.