Idaho Vandals at Idaho State Bengals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
68 - 70
Idaho State comes back to top Idaho, 70-68
Idaho State advances to the Big Sky Conference Tournament as the No. 10 seed and will play a first-round game Wednesday. Idaho is the No. 11 seed and will also play Wednesday.
Idaho State (11-18, 7-13) was down by nine points at intermission and trailed by 16 points, 51-35 after Jared Rodriguez scored at the basket for the Vandals with 16:17 left in the game. The Bengals ran off 10 straight points to cut the deficit to six and tied the game at 65-65 with 2:53 left when Jones hit two free throws. After trading baskets, Jones put Idaho State on top for good with two more free throws with just over a minute to play.
Idaho scored 45 first-half points to take a 11-point lead but managed to score just 23 second-half points.
Jones finished with 14 points and seven rebounds off the Idaho State bench and Balint Mocsan added another 13.
Trevon Allen scored 20 points to lead Idaho (5-26, 2-18). Rodriguez added 14.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Kelvin Jones Turnover. | 68 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Kelvin Jones Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Trevon Allen missed Jumper. | 68 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Trevon Allen Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 70 |
Statistics
 IDHO |
 IDST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-62 | FG | 21-54 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 9-19 | 3PT | 12-36 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 7-13 | FT | 16-21 |
| 54 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 15 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 18 | Fouls | 12 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Pocatello, ID
Attendance: 1,951 | 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 |