Northwest Nazarene NW NAZARENE at Idaho Vandals
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DII Northwest Nazarene takes down Idaho 77-73
Northwest Nazarene University is located in Nampa, Idaho, 20 miles from Boise. Adalberto Diaz's jump shot with 9:43 left put the Crusaders ahead 54-52 and they never trailed again. Arms' jumper with 2:44 remaining made it 72-62. The Crusaders finished shooting 17 for 28 (60.7 percent) in the second half despite missing 13 free throws in the contest.
Northwest Nazarene (5-0) took a 5-0 lead just a couple of minutes in. Olamilekan Adetunji made a 3-pointer and the Crusaders led 14-8 with 11:23 before halftime. Trevon Allen hit a jumper and a layup to break a 25-all tie for Idaho (1-3). Jared Rodriguez's jump shot made it 31-25 and the Vandals led 33-27 at the break.
Obi Megwa scored 16 points for the Crusaders and Diaz scored 10.
Allen led Idaho with 24 points and Cameron Tyson 19.
The Crusaders will play Saturday against Portland State while the Vandals will face UC Santa Barbara.
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Statistics
 IDHO |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-60 | FG | 25-54 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 7-20 | 3PT | 6-17 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 12-25 | FT | 17-24 |
| 48 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 15 | Assists | 9 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 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 |
| 22 | Fouls | 18 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Boise, ID
Attendance: 1,817 | 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 |