Idaho pulls Hill's redshirt, Vandals hold off L-C State

by From local and news services
| November 25, 2011 8:15 PM

BOISE - The decision to redshirt former Post Falls High star Connor Hill lasted just three games.

Idaho coach Don Verlin has opted to pull his redshirt, and Hill scored 11 points in 12 minutes in the Vandals' 80-75 victory over Lewis-Clark State late Wednesday night before 2,578 at CenturyLink Arena.

Verlin said the Vandals needed more firepower from the perimeter. Hill hit 4 of 7 from the field, including 3 of 6 from 3-point range, for Idaho (2-2).

Nick Fromm, who played at Lake City High and North Idaho College, had eight points and four rebounds for Lewis-Clark State (4-1), which counted the game as an exhibition. The Warriors kept it close by hitting 12 of 22 3-pointers.

Idaho junior center Kyle Barone led all players with 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting and came up just one rebound shy of his third-consecutive double-double with a game-high nine rebounds. Barone was just part of a balanced Idaho offensive attack that included 11 points, eight assists and zero turnovers by senior guard Landon Tatum, and 15 points on 3-of-6 long-range shooting by senior Deremy Geiger.

Idaho plays host to Montana State on Saturday at Memorial Gym. Shawn Reid, a former high school teammate of Hill's, is a sophomore guard for the Bobcats.

LEWIS-CLARK ST. (4-1)

Fromm 4-10 0-0 8, Marshall 1-3 0-1 2, Key 0-1 0-0 0, Drury 1-2 0-0 3, Stewart 6-12 2-2 18, Wayman 4-8 4-6 15, Archie 2-4 0-0 6, Bolte 3-6 6-7 14, Walker 3-11 3-4 9. Totals 24-57 15-20 75.

IDAHO (2-2)

Kammerer 1-1 0-0 2, Barone 8-10 3-6 19, Tatum 4-5 3-5 11, Madison 3-5 2-2 9, Geiger 4-9 4-4 15, Starke 1-3 0-0 2, Hill 4-7 0-0 11, McChristian 0-0 0-0 0, Bandoumel 1-1 1-4 3, Borton 3-3 1-2 8, Faines 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-45 14-23 80.

Halftime_Lewis-Clark St. 38-37. 3-Point Goals_Lewis-Clark St. 12-22 (Stewart 4-9, Wayman 3-5, Bolte 2-3, Archie 2-3, Drury 1-2), Idaho 8-15 (Geiger 3-6, Hill 3-6, Borton 1-1, Madison 1-2). Fouled Out_Fromm. Rebounds_Lewis-Clark St. 25 (Bolte, Fromm, Walker 4), Idaho 30 (Barone 9). Assists_Lewis-Clark St. 12 (Key 4), Idaho 18 (Tatum 8). Total Fouls_Lewis-Clark St. 18, Idaho 19. A_2,578.