MOSCOW, Idaho – Idaho got back to its winning ways on Friday night in the Cowan Spectrum, defeating Simon Fraser, 73-54.
THE GAME
The frontcourt set the tone early for the Vandals, scoring 14 of Idaho's 18 points in the opening 10 minutes. Nate Sherwood was tremendous, scoring eight points in the early minutes, as Idaho built an 18-6 lead.
Simon Fraser would climb back into the game from there, trimming the deficit to single digits. Idaho worked to rebuild its lead, going up seven on a 3-pointer from Nate Sherwood with 2:29 to play, but Simon Fraser closed the half strong to take the 33-30 lead into the break.