Idaho Vandals at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 72
70 - 72
Northern Arizona holds off Idaho with 72-70 victory
Marcus DeBerry hit a 3 to stretch the Lumberjacks' lead to 69-61 with 2:45 remaining. Idaho used a 6-0 spurt, but Yanku and Ako Kaluna each made one of two free throws to push Northern Arizona's (4-18, 2-9 Big Sky Conference) lead to 71-67 with 20 seconds left.
Idaho's Arkadiy Mkrtychyan converted a 3-point play with four seconds to go, but Torry Johnson answered with a free throw to make it a two-point game.
The Vandals' Pat Ingram then missed a 3-point attempt as time expired.
Mkrtychyan scored 15 points to lead Idaho (14-10, 6-5). Ty Egbert had 11 points, and Nate Sherwood finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Idaho held a 46-29 rebounding advantage.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Northern Arizona Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Patrick Ingram missed Three Point Jumper. | 70 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Torry Johnson made Free Throw. | 70 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Northern Arizona Deadball Team Rebound. | 70 - 71 |
Statistics
 IDHO |
 NAU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-55 | FG | 21-57 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 2-9 | 3PT | 11-27 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 18-23 | FT | 19-27 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 25 | Fouls | 21 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
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Location: Flagstaff, AZ
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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 |