Vandals cruise past E. Oregon

MOSCOW (AP) - Djim Bandoumel and Shawn Henderson scored 14 points apiece as Idaho defeated Eastern Oregon 86-74 Saturday night.

Luiz Toledo added 13 points and six rebounds while Brandon Wiley had 11 points and nine rebounds for the Vandals in their regular-season opener. Idaho led only by 38-36 at halftime, but scored 14 of the first 18 points in the second half to open up a double-digit lead.

Jason Mumm scored 21 points for Eastern Oregon, an NAIA school. The Mountaineers made 12 of 22 attempts from 3-point range, led by Thomas McCarthy, who made 5 of 10 attempts from behind the arc. McCarthy finished with 18 points.

Idaho won the battle on the glass, outrebounding Eastern Oregon 41-26.

E. OREGON (4-0)

Thurmond 2-7 0-0 5, Cook 0-0 0-0 0, Peterson 4-8 4-7 13, Johnson 3-11 1-2 9, Mumm 9-13 0-0 21, Cottle 0-0 0-0 0, McCarthy 6-17 1-2 18, Wood 0-1 0-0 0, Ranstrom 4-7 0-2 8. Totals 28-64 6-13 74.

IDAHO (1-0)

Henderson 5-12 2-3 14, Wiley 5-6 0-1 11, Toledo 6-12 1-3 13, Geiger 2-6 6-7 11, Barone 4-7 1-3 9, Ledbetter 3-5 0-0 9, Tatum 1-1 1-2 3, Bandoumel 5-6 4-4 14, Madison 0-0 2-2 2, Kammerer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-55 17-25 86.

Halftime_Idaho 38-36. 3-Point Goals_E. Oregon 12-24 (McCarthy 5-10, Mumm 3-4, Johnson 2-5, Peterson 1-2, Thurmond 1-3), Idaho 7-14 (Ledbetter 3-5, Henderson 2-4, Wiley 1-1, Geiger 1-4). Fouled Out_Thurmond. Rebounds_E. Oregon 26 (Peterson 7), Idaho 41 (Wiley 9). Assists_E. Oregon 21 (Thurmond 6), Idaho 15 (Barone, Geiger, Tatum 3). Total Fouls_E. Oregon 22, Idaho 13. A_1,320.