Vandals win at Hawaii

HONOLULU (AP) - Deremy Geiger scored 20 points and Stephen Madison added 17 to lead Idaho to an 82-63 win over Hawaii late Thursday night.

The Vandals (17-12, 8-5 Western Athletic) used a 24-9 run in the first half to take a commanding 42-24 lead.

Zane Johnson scored 18 points and Joston Thomas 16 to lead the Rainbow Warriors (15-14, 6-7), who dropped their fourth straight.

Idaho shot 51 percent from the field and made 10 of its 21 3-point attempts, while Hawaii was just 35 percent on field goals. The Vandals outrebounded the Rainbow Warriors 46-27 and made 20 of 25 free throws.

Hawaii's Vander Joaquim, who led the team with an average of 14.8 points per game entering the contest, was held to a season-low four points.

Former Post Falls High standout Connor Hill scored nine points for the Vandals, who play at San Jose State tonight.

IDAHO (17-12)

Tatum 3-9 2-3 9, Bandoumel 3-6 2-2 8, Barone 4-5 1-1 9, Madison 4-9 8-10 17, Geiger 6-12 4-5 20, Habeeb 0-0 0-0 0, Shayne 0-0 2-2 2, Hill 3-4 0-0 9, McChristian 2-3 1-2 6, Borton 0-1 0-0 0, Kammerer 0-0 0-0 0, Faines 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 26-51 20-25 82.

HAWAII (15-14)

Johnson 6-13 2-2 18, Thomas 7-16 2-5 16, Ostrowski 2-5 2-3 7, Joaquim 1-7 2-4 4, Brereton 0-3 0-0 0, Jefferson 2-4 0-1 4, Stokes 3-12 1-1 9, Rozitis 0-1 3-4 3, Wiseman 1-2 0-1 2. Totals 22-63 12-21 63.

Halftime_Idaho 45-27. 3-Point Goals_Idaho 10-21 (Geiger 4-9, Hill 3-3, McChristian 1-1, Tatum 1-3, Madison 1-5), Hawaii 7-17 (Johnson 4-8, Stokes 2-5, Ostrowski 1-3, Jefferson 0-1). Fouled Out_Bandoumel, Joaquim. Rebounds_Idaho 46 (McChristian 9), Hawaii 27 (Joaquim 9). Assists_Idaho 16 (Tatum 8), Hawaii 14 (Ostrowski 9). Total Fouls_Idaho 20, Hawaii 20. Technical_Hawaii Bench. A_5,600.