Vandals win fifth straight

MOSCOW (AP) - Kyle Barone scored a career-high 25 points to help Idaho beat Portland State 77-68 on Saturday night.

Stephen Madison and Landon Tatum each had their first career double-double for Idaho (16-11), which extended its winning streak to five games. Madison had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Tatum scored 10 points and dished out 10 assists.

The undersized Vikings (13-13) had no answer for the inside play of Barone and Madison, as the two set the tone early for Idaho.

"Barone and Madison are the best '4' and '5' big guys we have seen all season," Portland coach Tyler Geving said. "They came out and threw the first punch and we did not respond."

Idaho shot 56 percent from the field for the game.

"This was a strong first half, probably one of the best shooting halves we have seen all year," said Idaho coach Don Verlin.

Idaho, which plays at Utah State on Friday, never trailed in the BracketBusters matchup and led by as many as 19 early in the second half.

"I think we let up late in the second half and could have played better, but I am happy we ended the night shooting well from the free-throw line," Verlin said.

PORTLAND ST. (13-13)

McMullan 5-11 3-6 16, Harthun 2-6 0-0 6, Tapscott 3-9 4-5 10, Winston 2-8 0-0 5, Lozeau 0-1 0-0 0, Odum 5-11 7-8 17, Whitmore 0-1 0-0 0, Parker 7-11 0-1 14. Totals 24-58 14-20 68.

IDAHO (16-11)

Tatum 1-5 7-10 10, Bandoumel 3-5 0-1 6, Barone 10-11 5-5 25, Madison 7-13 0-2 15, Geiger 2-5 6-6 11, Habeeb 0-0 0-2 0, Shayne 0-0 0-0 0, Hill 2-4 0-0 6, McChristian 1-3 0-0 2, Borton 0-1 0-0 0, Kammerer 0-0 0-0 0, Faines 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 27-48 18-26 77.

Halftime_Idaho 42-25. 3-Point Goals_Portland St. 6-21 (McMullan 3-6, Harthun 2-4, Winston 1-6, Whitmore 0-1, Tapscott 0-2, Odum 0-2), Idaho 5-13 (Hill 2-4, Tatum 1-2, Madison 1-2, Geiger 1-4, Borton 0-1). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Portland St. 28 (Tapscott 8), Idaho 35 (Madison 11). Assists_Portland St. 10 (McMullan, Odum 3), Idaho 19 (Tatum 10). Total Fouls_Portland St. 20, Idaho 15. A_3,081.