Sacramento State Hornets at Idaho State Bengals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Ford lifts Idaho State past Sacramento State 57-56 in OT
Brayden Parker scored four of his 18 points to kick off the overtime as Idaho State took a 53-49 lead.
Tarik Cool had 18 points for Idaho State (7-5, 4-1 Big Sky Conference). Ford finished with eight points and 13 rebounds.
The Bengals led 30-23 at halftime but scored just a season-low 19 in the second half.
Sacramento State, which had five of its previously scheduled seven games cancelled by coronavirus concerns, was playing for the first time in two weeks.
Ethan Esposito stole the ball from Ford, scored on the fast break and was fouled with nine seconds left. He converted the three-point play to give the Hornets a 56-55 lead.
Bryce Fowler led Sacramento State (4-2, 2-1) with 19 points but missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer. Esposito added 15 points. Samaad Hector had eight rebounds.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 57 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 56 - 57 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Idaho State Defensive Rebound. | 56 - 57 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Bryce Fowler missed Three Point Jumper. | 56 - 57 |
| 3rd 0:05 | Robert Ford III made Free Throw. | 56 - 57 |
Statistics
 SAC |
 IDST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-57 | FG | 21-50 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 4-22 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 18 |
| 7-15 | FT | 11-14 |
| 47 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 8 | Assists | 9 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Pocatello, ID
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 |