Vandals roll past Walla Walla

MOSCOW - Kyle Barone had 15 points and Stephen Madson added 14 as Idaho defeated Walla Walla University 91-47 on Saturday night.

Mike McChristian scored 13 points for the Vandals (4-5).

Ryan Spady had 14 points for NAIA Walla Walla (2-16).

Idaho took permanent control with a 20-2 run over 6:59 of the first half. Barone had nine points during the stretch, and Walla Walla went scoreless for 5:01.

The Wolves had a long drought to end the game, as their last points came on John Heinrich's layup with 5:12 remaining.

Former Post Falls High standout Connor Hill had nine points and three assists for the Vandals, who play at Boise State on Thursday.

"We put in a lot of work this week in practice, so I thought they were a little heavy-legged tonight, but we executed pretty well, we rebounded hard and I liked the way some of our guys played," Idaho coach Don Verlin said.

WALLA WALLA UNIVERSITY (2-16)

Luckett 3-7 0-0 8, Thorn 1-5 0-0 3, Martinez 2-10 1-2 5, R. Spady 3-9 8-10 14, Greenidge 2-7 1-2 5, Hough 0-4 0-0 0, Heinrich 1-3 0-1 2, Hofmann 0-5 0-0 0, Patterson 2-7 0-1 4, Woodworth 1-2 0-0 3, Collins 1-2 0-0 3, Marshall 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-61 10-16 47.

IDAHO (4-5)

Harris Jr. 3-5 0-1 6, Habeeb 0-3 2-2 2, C. Hill 3-5 0-0 9, Barone 5-5 5-5 15, Madison 5-8 2-2 14, Douglas 1-3 4-5 6, W. Hill 0-2 0-0 0, McChristian 5-10 1-1 13, Salesky 1-1 0-0 2, Borton 2-7 0-0 5, Bell 4-6 0-1 8, Kammerer 3-5 3-4 9, Faines 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 32-61 19-23 91.

Halftime_Idaho 50-23. 3-Point Goals_Walla Walla University 5-22 (Luckett 2-6, Woodworth 1-1, Collins 1-2, Thorn 1-5, R. Spady 0-1, Greenidge 0-1, Patterson 0-2, Hofmann 0-4), Idaho 8-22 (C. Hill 3-5, Madison 2-3, McChristian 2-3, Borton 1-6, Habeeb 0-1, Douglas 0-1, Harris Jr. 0-1, W. Hill 0-2). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Walla Walla University 28 (Greenidge 5), Idaho 52 (Faines 8). Assists_Walla Walla University 9 (R. Spady 4), Idaho 19 (Douglas 6). Total Fouls_Walla Walla University 19, Idaho 17. A_908.