Idaho State Bengals at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
· NCAA Men's BasketballSmellie scores career-high 24 in Idaho State's victory
Smellie hit 8 of 10 shots, including 4 of 5 from the arc.
Tarik Cool had 17 points, including four 3-pointers, for Idaho State (6-5, 3-1 Big Sky Conference). Robert Ford III added eight assists.
Idaho State dominated the first half and led 46-25 at the break. The Bengals’ 30 second-half points were a season low for the team.
NAU cut a 22-point second-half deficit to three with two minutes left but Smellie made consecutive 3-pointers to give the Bengals a cushion.
Cameron Shelton had 28 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Lumberjacks (3-8, 2-3). Wynton Brown added 15 points. Nik Mains had 11 points.
The Bengals defeated Northern Arizona 73-69 on Thursday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 76 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Wynton Brown made Free Throw. | 76 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Wynton Brown made Free Throw. | 76 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Wynton Brown made Free Throw. | 76 - 68 |
Statistics
IDST |
NAU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-52 | FG | 25-50 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 10-22 | 3PT | 6-17 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 10-14 | FT | 14-19 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 22 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 14 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 17 | Assists | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 17 |
| 22 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
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 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |


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