SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Idaho men's basketball team took down Sacramento State, 67-53, on Monday evening on the road. The Vandals (6-15, 2-8 BSC) led wire-to-wire, handing the Hornets (11-9, 4-7 BSC) their second-straight home loss.

THE GAME
Trevon Allen opened the scoring at The Nest, and went on to score the first seven points for the Vandals. A jumper by the senior gave the visitors a 4-2 lead with 16:53 to play in the first, and Idaho led the rest of the game. The Vandals led by as many as 18 in the first half, and held a 16-point lead, 39-23, at the break.
 
The second half got off to a slow start for both teams. The first points did not come until over two minutes into the period when Bryce Fowler hit a three-pointer for the Hornets. The Vandals continued to lead by double digits, but Sacramento State picked up the pressure as they forced turnovers and began to chip away at the deficit. A Fowler jumper with 3:18 remaining cut the Idaho lead to eight, 55-47, but the Vandals made 10 free throws in the final three minutes to secure the double-digit win.
 
Allen led the Vandals with 27 points and eight rebounds. Marquell Fraser added 10 points and six boards, while Jack Wilson chipped in eight points.
 
THE NOTES
The Vandals won their first road game of the season. It was their first road conference win since they defeated Weber State February 24, 2018.
 
Idaho handed Sacramento State their second-straight home loss. The Hornets were 8-1 at home entering Monday's game.
 
Trevon Allen now has 1133 career points, which moves him into 14th place on the Vandals' All-Time Scoring List, passing Deon Watson. He needs just four more points to move into a tie for 13th.
 
Allen scored 19 first half points to lead all scorers.
 
Gabe Quinnett scored a career-high six points, making two three pointers. The true freshman also added three rebounds and two assists to his stat line.
 
The Vandals outrebounded the Hornets, 41-33.
 
Idaho shot 52.2 percent (24-for-46) from the floor, while Sacramento State was 22-for-68 (32.4 percent). At the half, the Vandals were shooting 66.7 percent (16-for-24).
 
THE NAME
Trevon Allen. Allen led the Vandals with 27 points and eight rebounds. He also added one assist and three steals in 37 minutes of play. He has now surpassed 20 points in eight of the last nine games.

THE QUOTES – Zac Claus
"We built [the lead] by taking great shots, executing, getting the looks that we wanted, and not settling for questionable jumpers. We expended some energy in the first half creating that distance. We took care of the ball for the first 20 minutes."
 
"The guys had enough resolve; they had enough stick-to-itiveness to rely on one another and to finish plays."
 
"Our guys are continuing to learn. They're continuing to do what we ask of them and I'm beyond happy for them to have the result like this tonight."
 
"I was so happy and proud of the guys. I don't care where you go, it's always hard to win on the road…. We don't want to forget how this feels."
 
UP NEXT
The Vandals will wrap up their three-game road trip at Montana State. The game against the Bobcats on Thursday, February 6, will tipoff at 6 p.m. pacific time.