FINAL SCORE
Idaho Vandals - 97
Eastern Oregon Mountaineers - 68
SEASON RECORDS
Idaho - 3-2
Eastern Oregon - 3-1
VANDAL LEADERS
PTS - Jackson Rasmussen (22)
AST- Brody Rowbury (5)
REB- Brody Rowbury (9)
BLK- Trevon Blassingame,
Kolton Mitchell,
Seth Joba (1)
STL- Trevon Blassingame,
Jack Payne,
Kolton Mitchell (2)
NOTABLES
- With 14 points tonight, Kolton Mitchell crossed over 500 career points, becoming the fifth member of the 2025-26 team to reach the plateau
- The Vandals made 13 three pointers, extending the program's streak of five or more to 51 straight games
- Idaho made 10 three pointers in the first half of the game for the first time since December 16, 2022 against Northwest Indian
- Idaho's two home games this season have had a total of 4,241 fans, the most through the first two games at home in the last 20 years
- Idaho won the rebounding battle for their fifth straight game
- This is the first time UI has outrebounded its opponent in five consecutive games under Head Coach Alex Pribble
- Jackson Rasmussen's 22 points is his 4th double digit game of this season.Â
MOSCOW, Idaho - In the second home game of the 2025-26 campaign, Idaho basketball defeated NAIA opponent Eastern Oregon 97-68 for Idaho's third win of the year.Â
HEAR FROM COACH
"It's nice to protect the home court," Head Coach
Alex Pribble said postgame. "We need to be good at home this year, and I thought our guys showed good resilience against a good team. Eastern Oregon deserves a lot of credit, they shoot the ball at a high clip. They gave Eastern Washington a good run, so we knew this was going to be a big challenge. Again, I think the second half response was a really good sign for our guys. They buckled down defensively. We gave up nine threes in the first half and then the second half not only did they only make one three but they only shot six of them."Â
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HOW IT HAPPENEDÂ
The Vandals came out strong with a 7-0 lead, but the Mountaineers would battle back with nine straight unanswered points. The two teams would continue to exchange buckets with the game tied at 13 with 14:33 remaining in the opening half.Â
Trevon Blassingame was the spark in Idaho's offense, knocking down three triples in a row in the first 10 minutes of regulation. The Vandals rode the momentum to ignite a 11-0 run to make the lead 32-18 in UI's favor.Â
At the 4:14 mark, Kolton Mitchell drained his second three of the night, crossing over the 500 career points in his collegiate career. Mitchell continued to score, ending the game with 14 points and 4 assists.Â
The second half of the game began with Jackson Rasmussen getting to the rim multiple times. His 15 second period points is the most he has had in a single half this season. Miles Klapper also had an immense impact coming off the bench, scoring 12 second half points off of 5-6 shooting.Â
UP NEXT
The Vandals will travel south to the Treasure Valley to host the Holiday Hoops Classic alongside Idaho State. Tip off against CSUN is set for Wednesday at 7 p.m. MST, with the game airing on ESPN+, the Vandal Radio Network, and the Varsity Network app with Dennis Patchin on the call.
TICKETS
Tickets are now available for Idaho's Holiday Hoops Classic on November 26 and 28. Watch the Vandals and Idaho State take on CSUN and Sam Houston State in downtown Boise. Tickets can be purchased through the Idaho Central Arena box office today!
Idaho Athletics announced that all student tickets for football, basketball, volleyball, and soccer home events are free of charge. To claim your tickets, visit govandals.com/ticketsÂ
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