The Idaho men’s basketball team didn’t hold a lead until the second half of Friday’s game against Sam Houston State in Huntsville, Texas. Once the Vandals took the lead, it didn’t stick.
Idaho just couldn’t keep up with the Bearkats. Sam Houston State took the 69-62 win in the last minutes of the game.
“The bottom line is they played harder than us,” Verlin said in a radio interview following the game. “I was disappointed in our effort tonight. We’re a better basketball team than that.”
The Vandals held a lead for just over four minutes of play, to Sam Houston State’s 29 minutes.