POCATELLO, Idaho - The Idaho State men's basketball team hosted Sacramento State on Saturday evening, looking to get revenge for the loss to the Hornets in Sacramento earlier this season.
The Bengals and Hornets would play each other closely the majority of the first half, however as the teams were knotted up at 17 each, Idaho State would go on an 18-2 run to give themselves a 16-point lead, 35-19, with 6:25 remaining in the half. The Bengals would grow their lead to 22 points before taking a 17-point lead, 47-30, into the halftime break.
The Hornets would cut the Idaho State lead down to 11 points a multitude of times throughout the second half, however, Sacramento State would be unable to get any closer than that the rest of the game, and Idaho State would earn an 83-66 victory.
Idaho State will improve to 13-13 overall, and 8-7 in Big Sky Conference play. Sacramento State will fall to 7-21 overall & 3-12 in Big Sky play.
Dylan Darling would end the game with a game high, 20 points, on 7-14 shooting from the floor and 4-8 from three-point land, six assists, five rebounds, and one steal.
Jake O'Neil tallied his 13
th double-double of the season, finishing with 15 points on 6-10 shooting from the field, 10 rebounds, and three assists.
Isaiah Griffin put up 12 points on 5-11 shooting, six rebounds, and one assist.
Connor Hollenbeck stuffed the stat sheet with five points, five rebounds, a career high five assists, and one block. The final Bengal starter would be big man,
Evan Otten. Otten finished with six points, four blocks, and two rebounds.
The Bengals' bench once again played a vital role for
Ryan Looney & Co. Led by
AJ Burgin and
Blake Daberkow who is having his best games in the Orange & Black as of late. Daberkow would total a career high 11 points on 5-8 shooting from the floor, one rebound, one block, and one steal in 19 minutes of play.
AJ Burgin would pop off for 12 points on 4-5 shooting from deep, one rebound, and one assist in 16 minutes of action.
Jackson Greene would also be all over this one, fouling out after recording two points, four rebounds, and one steal in 15 minutes.
The Bengals finished the game shooting 55.4 percent from the field and 43.5% from deep, going 10-23 from three-point range. Idaho State ended the game with 35 rebounds, 16 assists, and 3 steals.
Sacramento State finished the game shooting 45.1 percent from the field and 44.4 percent from three-point territory, going 12-27. The Hornets would finish with 27 boards, 4 steals, and 13 assists.
NEXT UP
Next up for the Bengals, they will travel to Moscow, ID to face off with the University of Idaho Vandals on Thursday, Feb. 27
th at & P.M. MT. Following their rivalry game at UI, Idaho State will head down to Cheney, WA to take on the Eastern Washington Eagles on Saturday, March 1
st at 3 P.M. MT.
Both games will be streamed on ESPN+, you can listen along live with Scott Gross on KISU, or you can follow along with LiveStats.
