E. Washington 27, Montana St. 24

BOZEMAN, Mont. -- Dylan Zylstra blocked a punt early in the fourth quarter that Evan Day recovered for a touchdown, Jordan Tonani returned an interception for another score 59 seconds later and Eastern Washington beat Montana State 27-24 on Saturday night. "We were on a safe-punt look and not really looking to rush, but we give the option to take a shot and Dylan (Zylstra) took that shot," Eastern Washington coach Beau Baldwin said. Less than a minute and just three plays later, Tonani jumped a route, intercepting DeNarius McGhee 's pass and running 21 yards down the sideline for a score that made it 27-17. "DeNarius (McGhee) is the one the best players I've seen in this conference," Baldwin said of the Montana State quarterback.