A hot shooting streak carried Idaho State to an 89-68 victory over the Idaho women’s basketball team Friday night in Pocatello.
The loss drops the Vandals (21-9 overall, 13-5 Big Sky) to the No. 3 seed in the conference postseason tournament this week.
“Hats off to Idaho State, they made their shots,” Idaho head coach Jon Newlee said. “When they were open they knocked them down.”
The Bengals (15-14 overall, 8-10 Big Sky) held the Vandals to 14 points in the first quarter, as Idaho State exploded for 25 points to take an 11-point lead.
The Vandals responded with 20 points in the second quarter, but the Bengals entered halftime with a 45-34 lead.