Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at Idaho State Bengals
· NCAA Men's BasketballCarson Towt leads Northern Arizona past Idaho State 82-79 in Big Sky regular-season finale
The Lumberjacks (17-14, 8-10) placed seventh and will play No. 8 Eastern Washington in the first round of the conference tournament on Saturday in Boise, Idaho. Idaho State finishes fourth and has a bye until it plays No. 5 seed Montana State in the quarterfinals on March 10.
Trenton McLaughlin finished with 21 points and five assists for Northern Arizona. Jayden Jackson added 17 points.
The Bengals (15-14, 10-8) were led by Dylan Darling's career-high 34 points and six assists. Jake O'Neil had 14 points and seven rebounds. Isaiah Griffin scored nine.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 82 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 82 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Evan Otten subbing in for Idaho State | 82 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:01 | AJ Burgin subbing out for Idaho State | 82 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Northern Arizona Timeout | 82 - 79 |
Statistics
NAU |
IDST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-54 | FG | 29-63 |
| 57.4 | Field Goal % | 46.0 |
| 9-14 | 3PT | 5-24 |
| 64.3 | Three Point % | 20.8 |
| 11-19 | FT | 16-19 |
| 57.9 | Free Throw % | 84.2 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 17 | Assists | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Venue: ICCU Dome
Location: Pocatello, ID
Attendance: 1,836 | Capacity:
Location: Pocatello, ID
Attendance: 1,836 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Washington | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
| Idaho | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
| Idaho State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
| Montana | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
| Montana State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
| Northern Arizona | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
| Northern Colorado | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
| Portland State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
| Sacramento State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
| Weber State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |


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