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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State men's basketball team dropped a 74-68 decision to UC Santa Barbara in overtime on Monday evening in Reed Gym.
Idaho State led 63-55 with 1:35 left in regulation after a 3-pointer by
Tarik Cool. UCSB then outscored the Bengals 8-0 in the final 1:35 to send the game into overtime. Idaho State was then held scoreless for the first three plus minutes of overtime to allow the Gauchos to take control of the game.
Tarik Cool led the Idaho State offense with 21 points on eight of 16 shooting.
Chier Maker had 17 points,
Malik Porter 11 and
Austin Smellie 10.
Idaho State shot 46 percent from the field and was 9-25 from the three-point line but only made 11 free throws on 22 attempts. ISU was forced into 17 turnovers
The Bengals were out rebounded 42-32. UCSB shot 42 percent from the field and made nine 3-pointers on 20 attempts. Devearl Ramsey led the Gauchos with 20 points.
The Gauchos led the entire first half and held a 31-25 lead at halftime. Idaho State trailed 36-31 with 15:56 left in the game when it went on a 10-2 run to take its first lead of the game at 39-38 with 13:52 left after a 3 by Cool and then at 41-38 with 13:38 left in regulation after two Smellie free throws.
Idaho State led for the rest of regulation until Matt Freeman hit the game-tying three-pointer at 63 with 28 seconds left. The Bengals shot 54 percent from the field in the second half and held UCSB to 37 percent shooting. Cool scored 17 points in the second half, including all five overtime points.
UCSB scored the first six points of overtime and ISU got no closer than three points in the extra period.
Idaho State plays at Pacific on Dec. 21 at 8 p.m. (MST). The Bengals then return home to host Idaho on Dec. 28 in Reed Gym. Tipoff is at 7 p.m.
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