FINAL SCORE
Idaho Vandals - 65
Notre Dame Fighting Irish - 80 

SEASON RECORDS
Idaho - 6-4
Notre Dame - 8-3

VANDAL LEADERS
PTS - Biko Johnson (19)
AST - BIko Johnson, Jack Payne, Jackson Rasmussen, Kolton Mitchell, Isaiah Brickner (2)
REB - Kolton Mitchell (6)
BLK - Seth Joba, Kolton Mitchell (1)
STL - Biko Johnson, Miles Klapper, Jackson Rasmussen (1)

NOTABLES

• With 10 made threes, Idaho extended its streak of five or more made threes to 56 straight games
• Biko Johnson led the Vandals in points tonight, marking his fourth game in double-figures on the season
  • His perfect 6-of-6 performance from the foul line marks his most free throw makes on the year
• Kolton Mitchell brought down a season-high six rebounds
• UI committed just six turnovers, a season-low
• The Vandals held the Irish to only three fast break points, matching their lowest on the year

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - In their second ever trip to Notre Dame, the Vandals fell to the Fighting Irish in a tough contest, 65-80. 

HOW IT HAPPENED 
Idaho went punch-for-punch with the Irish in throughout the first five minutes, but found themselves trailing by eight points at the 10:43 mark. The Vandals bounced back with a 10-2 run to take a two point lead with just under five minutes to play in the first half. 

Freshman Jackson Rasmussen scored seven of Idaho's points in this stretch, with the Meridian native posting 14 in the first half. Biko Johnson also had a mega opening 20, scoring 13 points, while going 6-6 from the free throw line and gathering three rebounds. 

Notre Dame would respond with a couple baskets of their own to draw the game level at the break. 

The Irish jumped out to a seven point lead in the first six minutes of the second half, before back-to-back threes from Trevon Blassingame and Kolton Mitchell pulled Idaho back within one. 

Both sides struggled to get shots to fall down the stretch, with the Vandals 

This is as close as the Vandals would get, however, as their hot shooting from the first half cooled down the stretch, allowing Notre Dame to go on a 12-1 run in the final six minutes, as Idaho fell 65-80. 

UP NEXT
The Vandals will return home on Sunday against Evergreen State. The game is set to tip off at 2:00 p.m. PT, and will air on ESPN+ and the Vandal Radio Network, as well as the Varsity Network app.

TICKETS
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/tickets 

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