Hale III helps UTSA roll past Vandals

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Former North Idaho College standout Michael Hale III scored 26 points and UTSA won its third straight game, defeating Idaho 74-56 on Thursday night.

Kannon Burrage added 16 points and Jeromie Hill had 12 for the Roadrunners (8-19, 3-12 Western Athletic), who shot 54.5 percent from the field and committed just six turnovers.

Mike McChristian led Idaho (10-17, 5-11) with 19 points. Kyle Barone added 13 points and 15 rebounds, and former Post Falls High standout Connor Hill scored 10 points.

UTSA trailed by two at halftime but took control with a 20-3 run to open the second half. Hale scored nine points during the spurt, which put the Roadrunners ahead 58-43 with 11:03 remaining.

The Vandals, who shot 53 percent from the field before the break, hit just 24 percent in the second half while scoring 16 points.

The Roadrunners' win avenged a 74-70 loss at Idaho on Jan. 26.

The Vandals play at Texas State on Saturday.

IDAHO (10-17)

Barone 6-11 1-3 13, Habeeb 2-3 2-2 6, C. Hill 4-12 0-0 10, McChristian 7-13 0-0 19, Madison 3-9 1-2 8, Harris Jr. 0-4 0-1 0, Douglas 0-1 0-0 0, W. Hill 0-0 0-0 0, Kammerer 0-0 0-0 0, Faines 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 22-55 4-8 56.

TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO (8-19)

Hill 4-5 4-5 12, Sims 2-4 0-0 5, Wilkins 3-3 3-4 9, Hale III 11-25 2-3 26, Burrage 7-14 0-1 16, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, McGregor 3-4 0-1 6, Wood 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-55 9-14 74.

Halftime_Idaho 40-38. 3-Point Goals_Idaho 8-22 (McChristian 5-8, C. Hill 2-8, Madison 1-4, Douglas 0-1, Habeeb 0-1), Texas-San Antonio 5-11 (Burrage 2-3, Hale III 2-4, Sims 1-3, Hill 0-1). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Idaho 33 (Barone 15), Texas-San Antonio 29 (McGregor 9). Assists_Idaho 10 (Harris Jr. 5), Texas-San Antonio 7 (Hale III 3). Total Fouls_Idaho 16, Texas-San Antonio 11. A_1,444.