RENO, Nev. – It was a wire-to-wire victor for the Vandals on Wednesday night in Reno, as Idaho took down Montana State, 78-74, to advance to Friday's semifinal. The Vandals will next take on the winner of Eastern Washington and Portland State, tipping off later tonight.
The Vandals got up early and never gave up their lead, holding an advantage for nearly 39 minutes. The Bobcats would cut the deficit to just two on a couple of occasions, but the Vandal offense was always ready to bounce back.
The star of the night was Taylor Pierce, who knocked down seven 3's to become the first Big Sky women's basketball player to make 300 3-pointers.