Men's basketball: Jackson hits milestone in Vikings' win

As the final buzzer rang at Carver Gym, fans rose to their feet and gave Western Washington University men's basketball coach Brad Jackson a standing ovation as he became just the fifth collegiate basketball coach in the state of Washington to record 500 career wins. It appeared the No. 23 ranked Vikings were going to give Jackson a relaxing win No. 500, but Western had to stave off a comeback attempt to knock off Saint Martin's University 76-71 in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference matchup Thursday, Jan. 5, at Carver Gym.