Jackson helps CSI men hand NIC third straight SWAC loss

| January 9, 2011 8:00 PM

TWIN FALLS - Pierre Jackson had 25 points, six rebounds and seven assists as 14th-ranked Southern Idaho defeated 11th-ranked North Idaho College 99-83 in a Scenic West Athletic Conference game on Saturday.

"They came out and took it to us tonight," NIC coach Jared Phay said. "CSI played really well and did a great job."

After the Golden Eagles missed their first five shots from the floor, Jackson hit three consecutive 3-point field goals to put CSI in the lead. The Golden Eagles outrebounded the Cardinals 30-11 in the first half as they built a 57-37 lead at halftime.

The loss snaps a seven-game win streak for NIC against CSI

"They were fired up and determined to get a win," Phay said. "They outplayed us in every facet of the game."

Tyrone White scored 25 points for NIC (15-3, 0-3 SWAC), which hosts Eastern Utah on Thursday at Christianson Gym. Michael Hale was limited to 2 of 4 from the floor, but was 14 of 14 from the foul line for NIC.

Jerrold Brooks scored 14 points for CSI, which improves to 16-2, 2-1.

NORTH IDAHO

DeAndre Taylor 2-7 0-0 4, Zach Peterson 1-7 0-0 2, Ameer Shamsud-din 2-4 2-3 7, Jake Owsley 2-4 0-0 4, Michael Hale 2-4 14-14 19, Idris Lasisi 1-5 1-3 4, Nick Fromm 2-2 0-2 4, Tyrone White 9-20 4-5 25, Abebe Dimissie 2-4 1-2 6, Anthony DiLoreto 4-6 0-1 8. Totals 27-63 22-30 83.

SOUTHERN IDAHO

Jerrold Brooks 5-9 2-2 14, Pierre Jackson 8-17 5-5 25, Fabyon Harris 1-4 3-4 6, Issiah Grayson 3-3 0-0 6, Gerson Santo 1-5 3-6 5, Kevin Attila 0-0 0-0 0, Darius Smith 4-5 2-4 11, Mitch Bruneel 2-6 5-7 9, Paul Bunch 5-6 1-2 11, Kenny Buckner 3-5 2-2 8, Chris Patton 2-3 0-1 4. Totals 34-63 23-33 99.

Halftime - CSI 57-37. 3-point goals - NIC 7-24 (Taylor 0-1, Peterson 0-4, Shamsud-din 1-1, Hale 1-3, Lasisi 1-4, White 3-9, Dimissie 1-2.) CSI 8-14 (Brooks 2-4, Jackson 4-7, Harris 1-1, Smith 1-1, Bruneel 0-1). Rebounds - NIC 29 (White 9). CSI 47 (Bruneel, Smith, Santo, Jackson 6). Assists - NIC 15 (Lasisi 7). CSI 22 (Jackson 7). Team fouls - NIC 21, CSI 22. Fouled out - none.