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Idaho Athletics
83
Winner Idaho UI 8-4,0-0 Big Sky
80
Cal Poly CPO 5-9,1-1 Big West
Winner
Idaho UI
8-4,0-0 Big Sky
83
Final
80
Cal Poly CPO
5-9,1-1 Big West
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Idaho UI 29 44 10 83
Cal Poly CPO 26 47 7 80

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Mitchell Propels Vandals to Road Win over Mustangs

FINAL SCORE
Idaho Vandals - 83
Cal Poly Mustangs - 80 

SEASON RECORDS
Idaho - 8-4
Cal Poly - 5-9

VANDAL LEADERS
PTS - Kolton Mitchell (31)
AST - Biko Johnson (5)
REB - Biko Johnson (8)
BLK - Seth Joba (2)
STL - Biko Johnson (4)

NOTABLES
  • Kolton Mitchell's 31 points are the most since his career high 32, posted vs. Pacific (12/21/24) 
  • This is the first overtime game for Idaho since the Vandals took down Weber State in Moscow last season (3/1/25)
  • With 14 made threes, Idaho extended its streak of five or more made threes to 58 straight games
  • UI has eclipsed 450 rebounds on the season after Sunday's action, the first time having that many after 12 games since the 2017-18 season.
  • For the first time this year, Idaho finished with a tie in the rebounding battle (45-45)
  • The Vandals are now 3-1 in games where the final score was decided by five or less points.


SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - In a contest that was a roller coaster from beginning to end, Idaho defeated Cal Poly 83-81 for the Vandals' first overtime victory in nearly three years. 

HOW IT HAPPENED 
Both sides looked sluggish at the start, going a combined 16-61 from the field in the opening half. Kolton Mitchell found a groove from deep in the first 20, going 3-6 from beyond the arc to give Idaho a three-point lead at the break. 



UI turned it up to start the second, going on a 28-16 run to open the half. Biko Johnson began to really impact the game, finding a wide-open triple with 7:30 left in the contest to push the Vandal advantage to 18, just one point off their largest of the night. 



The Mustangs would not go away quietly, however, as Poly would hold Idaho scoreless for the next 5:30 and shave the Vandal lead to just five, before setting off on another seven straight points to cut the gap to one with ten seconds remaining. 

The two teams traded free throws down the stretch, with the Mustangs tying the game with three ticks on the clock to send it to overtime. 

Cal Poly made the first field goal of the extra period nearly three minutes into overtime, before Idaho rattled off a six point run, taking the lead on a fadeaway and one three from Mitchell with just seven seconds on the clock. 



The Coeur d' Alene native iced the game with a couple of foul shots, as the Vandals held onto an 83-80 victory. 

In a game where both teams struggled to shoot the basketball, Mitchell made hay in the sunshine, posting 31 points on 6-12 shooting from beyond the arc, while also grabbing a career-high six boards. 

UP NEXT
Idaho closes its holiday tour of the Golden State with a stop in Bakersfield on Tuesday afternoon. Tip-off against the Roadrunners is set for 2 p.m., with the game airing on ESPN+, the Vandal Radio Network, and 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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