Box Score
POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State men's basketball team dropped a 75-56 contest at CSU Bakersfield on Tuesday evening. The loss dropped the Bengals to 2-5 while Bakersfield improved to 5-4.
Broderick Gilchrest led ISU with 19 points and seven rebounds while Deividas Busma had 17 points and eight rebounds. ISU shot 36 percent for the game and out rebounded the Roadrunners 36-29.
Bakersfield shot 54 percent from the field for the game and 58 percent from the 3-point line as CSUB was 11-19 from long range. Alex Johnson led four Roadrunners in double figures with 23 points.
“They are an offensive basketball team,” Idaho State coach Joe O'Brien said. “They are aggressive in transition and in the back court.”
The game was close early as ISU trailed 17-15 with just under 11 minutes to play in the first half after two free throws by Abner Moreira. After that point Bakersfield closed out the first half on a 25-9 run to lead 42-23 at halftime.
“The first 10 minutes wasn't bad but it doesn't take long to get beat in college basketball,” O'Brien said. “You can't take 15 minutes off.”
It didn't get much better in the second half as CSUB started the period on a 17-3 run to take a 59-26 lead with 15:46 to play in the game.
Over the final 16 minutes the Bengals did hold Bakersfield to only 16 points.
Idaho State returns home for a 7 p.m. contest against Summit League foe UMKC on Saturday at 7 p.m. in Holt Arena.
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