Idaho Vandals at Nicholls Colonels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
79 - 68
Blake's 23 points, 14 boards lift Idaho 79-68 over Nicholls
Nate Sherwood, 11 points, sparked a 10-0 run with a jump shot with 6:55 to play. Chad Sherwood and Blake followed with 3-pointers on consecutive possessions and Victor Sanders whipped a behind-the-back pass to Perrion Callandret for a dunk and a 70-60 Idaho (5-2) lead with 4:36 to play.
After Tevon Saddler scored to tie the game 60-60, the Colonels missed their next four shots before Roddy Peters ended the drought three minutes later. Saddler led the Colonels (4-5) with 24 points, Peters added 21 and Kimani Jackson scored nine with 13 rebounds.
Sanders finished with 15 points for the Vandals, and made 4 of 7 free throws to move into seventh place all-time at Idaho with 1,358.
Sanders also had four assists and Nate Sherwood three to go with 11 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:24 | Brayon Blake Defensive Rebound. | 79 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Tevon Saddler missed Jumper. | 79 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Nate Sherwood made Free Throw. | 79 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Nate Sherwood made Free Throw. | 78 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Foul on Lafayette Rutledge. | 77 - 68 |
Statistics
 IDHO |
 NICH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-59 | FG | 26-57 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 8-22 | 3PT | 1-20 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 5 |
| 15-24 | FT | 15-20 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Assists | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fouls | 22 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Thibodaux, LA
Attendance: 253 | 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 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 20-2 | - | 28-6 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| LSU New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |