The final seconds of play were the kiss of death for Idaho men’s basketball team, as California State Bakersfield hit a clutch three-pointer to take a 64-62 win.
Idaho took a close loss in the second round of the Great Alaska Shootout after leading for the entirety of the opening 20 minutes of play before letting the advantage slip early in the second half.
“I thought we lost our focus a little bit, in that stretch,” Idaho head coach Don Verlin said in a news release. “We’re up 12 with about 16 to go and then with five minutes to go in the game we’re down eight.