Vandals fall in opener to Raiders

by From news services
| November 10, 2012 8:15 PM

MOSCOW - University of Idaho men's basketball suffered a loss in a home opener for the first time under head coach Don Verlin in an 80-70 setback against Wright State at Memorial Gym on Friday night.

Idaho committed 13 turnovers, missed 10 free throws and couldn't get the defensive stops it needed against the Raiders.

"Basically, they beat us in every phase of the game tonight," Verlin said. "They pressured us out of our offensive sets, we turned it over in the first half for easy baskets, gave them a lead and then just couldn't ever climb back into it."

Kyle Barone led Idaho with 18 points and nine rebounds on 7-of-8 shooting, while Mansa Habeeb added 14 points, five rebounds and two assists. Former Post Falls High standout Connor Hill scored eight points.

The Vandals host Montana next Saturday.

WRIGHT ST. (1-0)

Arceneaux 4-12 1-2 10, Darling 5-10 6-6 18, Pacher 3-9 2-2 10, Vest 2-4 4-4 9, Bramanti 0-2 0-0 0, Drummond 0-0 0-0 0, Young 1-2 0-0 2, Dixon 3-8 0-0 7, Yoho 6-8 3-4 17, Griffin 3-4 1-1 7. Totals 27-59 17-19 80.

IDAHO (0-1)

C. Hill 3-8 0-0 8, McChristian 3-5 1-2 8, Barone 7-8 4-9 18, Madison 1-5 9-10 11, Faines 2-4 0-0 4, Douglas 0-1 0-0 0, Habeeb 4-7 5-8 14, Borton 1-2 0-0 3, Bell 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 23-43 19-29 70.

Halftime_Wright St. 40-29. 3-Point Goals_Wright St. 9-25 (Darling 2-3, Yoho 2-3, Pacher 2-5, Dixon 1-2, Vest 1-3, Arceneaux 1-7, Griffin 0-1, Young 0-1), Idaho 5-16 (C. Hill 2-6, Borton 1-2, McChristian 1-2, Habeeb 1-3, Douglas 0-1, Madison 0-2). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Wright St. 26 (Pacher 7), Idaho 32 (Barone 9). Assists_Wright St. 12 (Arceneaux 3), Idaho 10 (C. Hill 4). Total Fouls_Wright St. 21, Idaho 18. A_1,303.