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MOSCOW, Idaho – It was a wire-to-wire victory for Idaho (2-4) as the Vandals took down the Eagles of West Coast Baptist, 98-44, on Tuesday night in Memorial Gym.
THE GAME
The Vandals jumped out to a 9-0 advantage and never looked back. Idaho led from start to finish, getting up 50-20 at the break and coasting to the 98-44 win.
Cameron Tyson led the way for Idaho yet again, finishing with 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting. Five other Vandals reached double-figures in scoring, led by
Cassius Smits-Francisco and
Geno West with 12 points each.
Trevon Allen had a balanced night with 11 points, eight rebounds and three assists.
The Idaho offense shot well all night, finishing at 56.9 percent (37-of-65) from the floor and 35.0 percent (7-of-20) from range. Idaho won the rebound battle, 49-30, and committed just nine turnovers.
THE NAME
Cameron Tyson. Tyson scored 16 on the night to give him 102 on the season after just six games. By comparison,
Trevon Allen needed 24 games during his freshman campaign to reach 100 points, while
Victor Sanders needed 28. All-time leading scorer, Orlando Lightfoot, accomplished the feat in just five games.
THE NOTES
Idaho moves to 2-4 on the season.
Xavier Smith scored a career-high 10 points in the win.
Smits-Francisco finished with a career-high 12 points.
THE QUOTES – DON VERLIN
"As they graded themselves after the game, I thought it was average," said head coach
Don Verlin. "I didn't think it was as good as it needed to be. But we did do some good things. We got some guys some minutes that needed to play. These games are valuable. People look at these games and ask 'what do they get out of that?' But it's another chance to get this team to play and play together.
"We know there are no more of these type of games on the schedule. The next five games are all tough games against good Division I basketball programs. But these games are beneficial to us."
Next up is a trip to Grand Forks, N.D., to take on North Dakota at 1 p.m. (Pacific) on Saturday. Check back with GoVandals.com later this week for more information on the matchup.
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