Vandals stumble at Cal State Northridge
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - The Idaho men's basketball team overcame an 11-point first-half deficit to take the lead on two occasions in the second half, but Cal State Northridge regained the advantage down the stretch en route to a 79-69 victory Sunday night.
"They out-toughed us, no question about it," Idaho coach Don Verlin said. "They ended up outrebounding us by 14, and that's a margin you just can't overcome on the road. We had a number of opportunities around the rim that we just couldn't finish. I didn't think our guys paid enough attention to the details tonight."
Stephen Madison had 17 points, eight rebounds and four assists for Idaho (6-7). Connor Hill added 12 points, Sekou Wiggs scored 11 off the bench and Glen Dean added 10 points, all in the second half.
Northridge (7-5) got 15 points and 11 rebounds - including five offensive boards - from Stephen Maxwell, who went 6 of 9 from the field in the game.
"I didn't think we competed hard enough on him," Verlin said. "He came up with a number of big rebounds. We did a terrible job on him in the first half. We've gotten a lot better in the preseason, but the one thing we regressed in tonight was paying attention to the details and the scouting report."
The Vandals trailed by as many as 11 points in the first half and nine in the second, but a 10-0 run that lasted 4:26 gave Idaho a 61-59 lead with 5:39 to play. The teams traded baskets until it was tied 65-65, but that's when Northridge used a 7-0 run to take the lead for good.
Idaho was outrebounded 47-33 by the Matadors.
Idaho plays host to Montana on Saturday. Northridge makes a return trip to Moscow on Feb. 18.
IDAHO (6-7)
Seck 0-1 0-0 0, Madison 5-13 6-8 17, Kammerer 1-4 0-2 2, Dean 3-13 3-3 10, Hill 5-8 0-0 12, Wiggs 4-8 3-4 11, Callandret 1-3 0-0 2, M. Scott 4-11 0-0 9, Mpawe 1-1 1-2 3, Jiles IV 0-0 0-0 0, Egbert 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 25-64 14-21 69.
CS NORTHRIDGE (7-5)
Maxwell 6-9 3-3 15, Hale-Edmerson 3-7 3-4 9, Greene 6-15 3-4 17, Drew 2-5 0-1 5, Hicks 5-10 10-12 20, Williams 1-3 0-0 2, Vozzola 3-5 0-0 7, Parks 2-9 0-0 4, Youmans 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-63 19-24 79.
Halftime_CS Northridge 35-31. 3-Point Goals_Idaho 5-20 (Hill 2-5, Madison 1-3, M. Scott 1-5, Dean 1-6, Callandret 0-1), CS Northridge 4-15 (Greene 2-6, Vozzola 1-2, Drew 1-3, Hale-Edmerson 0-2, Parks 0-2). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Idaho 33 (Madison 8), CS Northridge 47 (Hale-Edmerson 13). Assists_Idaho 15 (Madison, Seck 4), CS Northridge 20 (Hale-Edmerson 5). Total Fouls_Idaho 20, CS Northridge 19. Technical_CS Northridge Bench. A_550.