Barone leads Vandals past Fresno State

| January 18, 2011 8:00 PM

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Kyle Barone scored 18 points and Idaho pulled away in the second half to defeat Fresno State 67-57 Monday night.

Barone was 6 of 6 from the field, and Shawn Henderson added 15 points for the Vandals (12-6, 5-1 Western Athletic Conference), who won their sixth in a row and sixth straight against Fresno State.

Greg Smith led the Bulldogs (7-9, 3-3) with 11 points, 10 rebounds and three steals. Fresno State has dropped three straight since starting WAC play 3-0.

The Vandals shot 61.4 percent from the field, going 7 of 14 from 3-point range, compared to Fresno State's 35.8 percent.

Idaho faces Nevada at Reno on Thursday.

IDAHO (12-6)

Wiley 4-9 0-2 8, Barone 6-6 6-8 18, Ledbetter 4-7 0-0 11, Henderson 6-9 0-1 15, Geiger 1-4 0-0 2, Tatum 1-2 0-0 2, Madison 2-4 0-1 5, Kammerer 3-3 0-0 6. Totals 27-44 6-12 67.

FRESNO ST. (7-9)

Steed 3-7 0-0 6, Golubovic 1-7 2-2 4, Smith 3-4 5-8 11, Shepp 0-0 0-0 0, G. Johnson 3-5 0-0 9, T. Johnson 3-7 1-2 7, Wills 0-3 0-0 0, Rhodes 1-1 3-4 6, Ryan 2-5 0-0 4, Olekaibe 3-11 1-2 9, Funk 0-3 1-2 1. Totals 19-53 13-20 57.

Halftime-Fresno St. 32-30. 3-Point Goals-Idaho 7-14 (Henderson 3-4, Ledbetter 3-6, Madison 1-3, Geiger 0-1), Fresno St. 6-19 (G. Johnson 3-4, Olekaibe 2-7, Rhodes 1-1, Wills 0-1, Funk 0-1, T. Johnson 0-1, Steed 0-1, Golubovic 0-3). Fouled Out-Barone. Rebounds-Idaho 29 (Barone 6), Fresno St. 32 (Smith 10). Assists-Idaho 17 (Wiley 5), Fresno St. 10 (Golubovic 4). Total Fouls-Idaho 14, Fresno St. 10. Technical-Idaho Bench. A-6,998.