MOSCOW, Idaho – The Vandals will enjoy a four-game homestand when in-state rival Idaho State and Weber State come to town this week. Idaho kicks off the homestand against the Bengals on Thursday, Feb. 10 (6 p.m.) before hosting the Wildcats on Saturday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m.

How To Follow

Idaho vs. Idaho State // Feb. 10 at 6 p.m. 
Watch: ESPN+ 
Live Stats: SIDEARM Stats 
Listen: KRPL 1400 AM // The Varsity Network
Tickets: GoVandals.com
Theme: Black Out - first 500 fans will receive a custom Battle of the Domes t-shirt.

Idaho vs. Weber State // Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. 
Watch: ESPN+ 
Live Stats: SIDEARM Stats 
Listen: KRPL 1400 AM // The Varsity Network 
Tickets: GoVandals.com

The Silver and Gold finished out a road stretch that included eight out of 10 games away from Moscow. The Vandals will now have a chance to enjoy some time back home to end the season, as Idaho will play six out of their last eight regular-season games at ICCU Arena.

Most recently, UI fell at Southern Utah, 75-59 last Thursday. In the second contest of the season against the Thunderbirds, the Vandals were left trailing right from the start as Southern Utah made 11 of their first 12 baskets to jump out to an early 26-11 lead. Idaho was able to cut the deficit to seven points (48-41) with 13:40 left to go in the second period but that was the closest the Vandals could come for a potential comeback.

Mikey Dixon returned to his old self after not scoring in double figures for two straight games on the Montana road trip, as the senior guard led Idaho with a team-high 17 points versus SUU. Juniors Trevante Anderson and Rashad Smith both pitched in 11 points each to give UI three scorers in double digits. 
 
SCOUTING THE VANDALS: Idaho is 5-17 on the season and 2-10 in conference action. The Silver and Gold have been a more successful team at home versus on the road this season, holding a 4-5 record and winning three of its last five games at ICCU Arena. The team will look to end a three-game skid after previously earning two consecutive conference victories over Sacramento State and Portland State. 
 
Offensively, the Vandals average 72.7 points per game, ranking seventh in scoring offense in the conference. The Vandals have scored at least 80 points six times this season and held opponents to 70 points or fewer four times. As a team, UI is shooting 43 percent from the floor and 37 percent from three.
  
Senior Mikey Dixon is averaging a team-high 16.9 points per game on 42.9 percent from the field, 41.7 percent from three, and 86.7 percent from the foul line. The New Castle, Del. native has been the most efficient free-throw shooter in the Big Sky and his 124 makes at the line is rated fourth-best in the nation. At home, Dixon has averaged 20.2 ppg in nine games, including scoring 24 or more points on three occasions.  

Backcourt teammate Trevante Anderson places second on the team in ppg with 13. Anderson saw his scoring mark go up after averaging 16.8 points over the last five contests. His 3.5 assists a game is the highest on the team and ranks ninth in the Big Sky. 

Junior transfer Rashad Smith is scoring an average of 10.2 points and shooting a team-best 42.9 percent from behind the arc in his first season as a Vandal. The 6-4 combo guard has scored in double figures 12 times this year, including in three of the last four games. Behind the 3-point line is where Smith has been dangerous, knocking down at least two shots from three in 10 games and shooting 46.4 percent from deep in 12 conference games. 

Four Vandals pull down at least four rebounds a game, including a team-high 6.1 from Tanner Christensen. Smith is second on the team with 5.6 rebounds while Anderson (4.8) and Philip Pepple Jr. (4.1) pitch in a healthy dose.   

SCOUTING THE BENGALS: Idaho State is 4-17 overall and 2-10 in conference play. ISU has lost four of their last five games and holds a 0-11 record on the road. The Bengals most recently split a pair of home games against Montana and Montana State. They picked up a dominant win over the Grizzlies, 86-63 on Feb. 5. 
  
Idaho State ranks last in scoring with 62.5 ppg while on the defensive end the Bengals allow 71.5 ppg. Defensively, ISU ranks top-3 in the conference for fewest fouls (379) and 3-point FG defense (32.4). Tarik Cool and Robert Ford lll are leading the Bengals on the offensive end, as Cool enters Thursday's contest averaging 11.2 ppg while Ford lll pitches in 10.9 points per contest. 
 
SERIES HISTORY VS IDAHO STATE: UI owns a 65-50 all-time series record over Idaho State with the two programs first meeting in 1932-33. The Bengals earned a victory down in Pocatello back on Jan. 15, 81-74 after shooting 50 percent from the field and 48.3 percent from three.

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS: Weber State is 18-6 with a conference-best 11-2 mark in league play. The Wildcats have won eight of the last nine games, including a 4-0 record on the road during that span. WSU lost for the first time since Jan. 1 this past Saturday to Montana State, 78-57. 
  
Weber State is scoring the second-highest mark in the conference at 78 ppg while their defense has allowed 70.5 ppg. All around, the Wildcats find themselves listed at No. 1 in four statistical categories, including field goal percentage (47.5), free throw makes (399) and attempts (535), and fouls per game (15.1). They also rank second in total steals (189) and turnovers forced (15.04).

Offensively, Weber State delivers a balanced attack that features four scorers that average double figures, including 17.9 points from the third-leading scorer in the Big Sky, Koby McEwen. Backcourt teammate Seikou Sisoho Jawara adds 12.6 ppg while forward Dillon Jones averages a double-double per game with 12.6 points and 10.7 rebounds. JJ Overton follows that with 12.5 ppg. 

SERIES HISTORY VS WEBER STATE: UI is 24-61 all-time against the Wildcats. The Vandals fell at Weber, 84-74 earlier in the season on Jan. 13.

NEXT UP: Idaho continues their homestand next week when Montana and Eastern Washington make the trip to Moscow. The Vandals first face the Grizzlies on Thursday, Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. before playing the Eagles Saturday, Feb. 19 at 2 p.m.