Sacramento, CA- The Bengals men's basketball team traveled to Sacramento, California Saturday evening where they found themselves in a matchup against the Sacramento State Hornets. The Bengals and Hornets battled all first half as they were knotted up in a close one early on. Thanks to a Kolby Lee layup late in the first half Idaho State found themselves winning the contest by one, 34-33, heading into the halftime break. The Bengals started the second half sluggish, allowing the Hornets to go on a 10-2 in the first five minutes. Sacramento State stretched their second half lead to 10 with just five minutes remaining in the game. However, the Bengals pulled out all the late game tricks and managed to go on their own 10-2 run and cut the Hornets lead to just two points with 26 seconds remaining. The Bengals were unable to capitalize on late game turnovers and wound up losing the contest in a nail biter 70-65. Following the loss, the Bengals fall to 9-19 on the season and 6-9 in conference play. The Sacramento State Hornets will bump up to 13-15 on the season and 6-9 in the Big Sky after the win.
Miguel Tomley was the Bengals top performer on the evening as he put up 16 points on 4-of-7 shooting from three-point territory, six rebounds, four assists, and one steal.
Kolby Lee tied a season-high with 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field, two rebounds, and one steal.
Maleek Arington provided a great night off the bench as he added 11 points on 4-of-9 shooting from the field, three rebounds, three assists, and one steal.
The Bengals finished the game shooting 41.7 percent from the field and 31.8 percent from deep making 7-of-22 shots from beyond the arc. The Bengals tallied 13 assists, 29 rebounds, and 5 steals. Sacramento State finished the game shooting 44.4 percent from the field and 30 percent from distance.
The Bengals men's basketball team will return home to Reed Gym Thursday, February 23
rd at 7 p.m. to battle against the University of Idaho Vandals in the Battle of the Domes.
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