Idaho Vandals at Eastern Washington Eagles
· Big Sky Championship - SemifinalIdaho earns 81-68 victory in Big Sky Conference Tournament against Eastern Washington
No. 7 seed Idaho (20-14) will face Montana (18-15) for the championship on Wednesday. It will be the third straight trip for the Grizzlies in the title game.
Mitchell also added seven rebounds for the Vandals. Jackson Rasmussen scored 16 points and added six rebounds. Biko Johnson shot 3 for 10 (0 for 4 from 3-point range) and 5 of 7 from the free-throw line to finish with 11 points.
Kiree Huie finished with 20 points and seven rebounds for the fourth-seeded Eagles (14-19). Eastern Washington also got 12 points from Jojo Anderson. Alton Hamilton IV finished with 10 points and seven rebounds. The Eagles ended an eight-game winning streak with the loss.
Idaho took the lead for good with 17:02 remaining in the first half. The score was 36-28 at halftime, with Mitchell racking up 10 points. Mitchell scored 16 points in the second half to help lead the way as Idaho went on to secure a victory, outscoring Eastern Washington by five points in the second half.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 81 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Kolton Mitchell Defensive Rebound. | 81 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Jojo Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper | 81 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Kolton Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2 | 81 - 68 |
Statistics
IDHO |
EWU |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-53 | FG | 23-62 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 7-21 | 3PT | 3-20 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 15 |
| 20-29 | FT | 19-28 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 8 | Assists | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fouls | 23 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 1 |
| 2 | Lead Changes | 2 |
| 98 | Percent Led | 1 |
Game Information
Location: Boise, ID
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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 | 18-15 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 20-14 |
| 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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