Idaho Vandals at Chicago State Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
79 - 76
79 - 76
Hill paces Idaho to 79-76 win over Chicago State
Idaho (13-17, 6-9 Western Athletic Conference) broke out to a 44-30 halftime lead over the Cougars after landing seven 3-pointers in the half.
The Vandal long-range effort cooled in the second period and costly turnovers allowed Chicago State (12-18, 7-8) to narrow the Idaho lead to 68-63. Later, Chicago's Quinton Pippen hit a trey at 2:13 and the Cougars trailed Idaho by one, 72-71.
Idaho failed to score a field goal in the final 9:45 of the game but Sekou Wiggs and Stephen Madison hit 9-of-13 free throws down the stretch to help preserve the 3-point win.
Madison scored 17 along with 9 rebounds, while Wiggs recorded 16 points for the Vandals.
Matt Ross led Chicago State with 25 points and eight rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Matt Ross made Two Point Tip Shot. | 79 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Matt Ross Offensive Rebound. | 79 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Quinton Pippen missed Three Point Jumper. | 79 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Connor Hill made Free Throw. | 79 - 74 |
Statistics
 IDHO |
 CHST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-50 | FG | 27-55 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 9-18 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 20-28 | FT | 16-29 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 55 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 25 | Fouls | 23 |
Game Information
Venue: Jones Convocation Center
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 926 | Capacity:
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 926 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 8 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
2025-26 Northeast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University | 15-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Central Connecticut | 12-6 | 3 | 18-12 |
| Mercyhurst | 10-8 | 5 | 17-17 |
| Le Moyne | 10-8 | 5 | 15-17 |
| New Haven | 9-9 | 6 | 14-17 |
| Wagner | 8-10 | 7 | 14-17 |
| Stonehill | 8-10 | 7 | 12-21 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 8-10 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Saint Francis | 5-13 | 10 | 7-24 |
| Chicago State | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |