Idaho Vandals at Idaho State Bengals
· NCAA Men's BasketballCools scores 20, Idaho State cruises past Idaho 81-74
Emmit Taylor III had 12 points for Idaho State (3-11, 1-4 Big Sky Conference). Liam Sorensen and Austin Smellie added 11 points apiece. Sorensen also had six assists.
Mikey Dixon scored 21 points to lead Idaho (3-13, 0-5). Rashad Smith added 17 points, Jemeil King had 14 and Yusef Salih 10.
Cool's 3-pointer gave the Bengals a 69-48 lead with 8:29 remaining. The Vandals cut the deficit to single digits inside the final minute.
Idaho State ended a three-game losing skid. Idaho has lost four straight.
Idaho plays at Northern Arizona on Monday. Idaho State hosts Weber State on Monday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 74 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jemeil King made Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Jemeil King Offensive Rebound. | 71 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Rashad Smith missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 81 |
Statistics
IDHO |
IDST |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-64 | FG | 29-58 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 9-27 | 3PT | 14-29 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 13-19 | FT | 9-15 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 6 | Assists | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: Reed Gym
Location: Pocatello, ID
Attendance: 1,474 | Capacity:
Location: Pocatello, ID
Attendance: 1,474 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-10 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-18 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| 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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