Sacramento State Hornets at Idaho Vandals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
68 - 69
Idaho closes with 15-0 run, rallies past Sacramento St 69-68
Sacramento State had two chances in the last seven seconds, with a Justin Strings off-balance putback that nearly fell in at the buzzer.
Brayon Blake added 16 points, 11 rebounds for Idaho (10-5, 2-1 Big Sky) and Jordan Scott scored 10.
Sacramento State (4-11, 1-1) scored the first five points after halftime, caught up at 46-46 and took a 49-46 lead as Jordan Tolbert, Izayah Mauriohoohoo-Le'Afa's and Strings all hit 3-pointers. The Hornets pushed the lead to as many as 11.
Idaho fought back with a 15-0 run that included a Perrion Callandret dunk and the Vandals led 69-65 with 1:50 left.
Idaho went scoreless after that, but the Hornets were 1-for-4 shooting down the stretch, coming within a point on a Mauriohoohoo-Le'Afa 3-pointer.
Mauriohoohoo-Le'Afa and Strings scored 17 each for Sacramento State. Strings scored in double figures for the 35th consecutive game, sixth longest in Division I.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Justin Strings Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Brayon Blake missed Free Throw. | 68 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Bryce Fowler. | 68 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Brayon Blake Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 69 |
Statistics
 SAC |
 IDHO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-50 | FG | 23-56 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 12-29 | 3PT | 6-18 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 12-17 | FT | 17-21 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 12 | Assists | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Moscow, ID
Attendance: 1,829 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
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 |