POCATELLO, Idaho - The Idaho State Bengals (10-15,5-9 BSC) battled the Portland State Vikings to a double-overtime 89-80 win in Portland Thursday night. Despite the Vikings leading the game for almost 27 minutes of gametime, the Bengals persevered and led the game when it mattered, with 0 on the clock.
"I thought we showed phenomenal effort tonight," remarked Head Coach
Seton Sobolewski. "I'm proud of how we kept our confidence through the overtime periods. We proved to ourselves tonight that we can win a tough game."
Recap by Glenn Alford
Overtime was kind to idaho State WBB.
The Bengals poured 14 points through the nets in the second overtime and defeated Portland State 89-80.
Idaho State had lost its four previous OT games this season, and in tonight's first overtime had and lost a six-point lead and needed a miracle basket from
Kacey Spink off a pass that deflected off the backboard with 0:37 left to make it to OT number two.
Tasia Jordan, who scored a career-high 28 points, made a couple of quick buckets,
Piper Carlson hit a basket and free throw,
Alyse Aby hit a trey, and
Nika Lokica and
Sophia Covello each made two free throws in the final extra period.
Jordan made 11/21 shots in her PR scoring night and added seven boards and three steals.
Spink hopefully broke out of her shooting slump by making 9/12 shots en route to 22 points and grabbed 13 boards and dealt six assists.
Carlson scored 15 on 7/10 shooting. Covello had 11 points and a lot of assists, 10 of them. ISU shot 49.3 percent, dominated the boards 44-28, had 23 second-chance points and 34 points in the paint.
ISU, 10-15 and 5-9 in league, visits Sac State Saturday at 3
