BOISE, Idaho – Idaho's opening game of the Vandal Holiday Hoops Showcase did not go as planned, with Idaho (1-3) falling to Northwest Nazarene (5-0), 77-73, on Friday night.
 
THE GAME
 
Idaho took a 33-27 lead into the break behind 12 from Trevon Allen and 10 from Cameron Tyson.
 
The Vandals would add to their lead in the second, getting up by as many as nine on two separate occasions.  But the leads would be short-lived, with the Nighthawks battling back with a flurry of 3-pointers to claim the lead midway through the half.
 
NNU was able to take a 10-point advantage at 72-62 before a late run from the Vandals.  Idaho closed on a 12-5 run, but it wasn't enough, as NNU took the 77-73 win.
 
THE NAME
 
Trevon Allen.  Allen stepped out of his early season funk on Friday night, scoring a game-high 24 points on 10-of-18 shooting.  He also had two assists and two steals on the night.
 
THE NOTES
 
Idaho falls to 1-3 on the season.
 
Tyson knocked down five 3's for the fourth straight game.  Prior to Tyson, only once had a true freshman hit five 3's in a game (Connor Hill).  Tyson has now done it in all four games he has played.
 
Losini Kamara played a career-high 20 minutes.
 
THE QUOTES
 

 
Next up is a tilt with UC Santa Barbara on Saturday night at 7 p.m. (Mountain) in Boise.  Tickets are available at CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com.
 
Fans can stay up-to-date on all things Idaho men's basketball by following the team on twitter, @VandalHoops.  Ticket packages are on sale at GoVandals.com/Tickets.

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