Idaho Vandals at Western Illinois Leathernecks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
75 - 78
75 - 78
Covington leads Western Illinois over Idaho 78-75
J.C. Fuller added 15 points and Jabari Sandifer and Mohamed Conde 10 apiece for the Leathernecks (3-5), while Tate Stensgaard grabbed 10 rebounds.
Covington tied a school record with six consecutive made 3-pointers, his only baskets from beyond the arc after missing his first five long-distance tries. The six 3-pointers were a career best.
The Vandals (4-4) were up 42-25 with 18:36 remaining when the Leathernecks went on a 20-0 run to take the lead for good.
The Vandals closed to 74-72 with 1:03 left but Fuller and Covington each made free throws. Idaho's Sekou Wiggs made a 3-pointer with 2 seconds left before Conde's two free throws finished the scoring.
Wiggs finished with 17 points, Mike Scott 14 and Connor Hill 13 for Idaho.
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Statistics
 IDHO |
 WIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-58 | FG | 25-60 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 9-18 | 3PT | 8-19 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 12-15 | FT | 20-30 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 14 | Assists | 18 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 0 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 24 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Western Hall
Location: Macomb, IL
Attendance: 1,053 | Capacity:
Location: Macomb, IL
Attendance: 1,053 | 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 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 6 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |