NIC BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Robateau helps Cardinal men avenge earlier loss to Snow

North Idaho College guard Djuan Piper (3) takes possession of a loose ball after battling two Snow College defenders in the first half Thursday in Coeur d’Alene.

North Idaho College’s Austin Pope puts up a second half score against Snow.

| January 30, 2015 8:00 PM

North Idaho Colleges Austin Pope puts up a second half score against Snow.

COEUR d'ALENE - Redshirt freshman guard Jamaal Robateau had 20 points and six rebounds for the North Idaho College Cardinals in a 76-60 win over the Snow Badgers in a Scenic West Athletic Conference game on Thursday at Rolly Williams Court.

"Jamaal is our shooter and still found a way to get to the basket despite going 0 for 5 from the 3-point line," NIC coach Corey Symons said. "He played really well."

Austin Pope had 17 points, six rebounds and four assists for NIC (18-5, 5-4 SWAC), which hosts Salt Lake on Saturday at 5 p.m.

"Austin is really starting to figure it out," Symons said. "He's been playing really well. We're really happy with our guys. We needed this home stretch to get ourselves back on track."

In other SWAC play, third-ranked Southern Idaho (24-0, 9-0) held off visiting Salt Lake (19-4, 7-2) 79-70 in Twin Falls.

Gentrey Thomas scored 21 points for Snow (16-8, 5-4), which beat NIC 72-67 in the Jan. 10 game in Ephraim, Utah.

Gentrey Thomas 9-20 0-0 1, Le'Jon Thomas 0-5 0-0 0, Walter Wright 4-12 3-4 11, Dylan Carter 0-2 0-0 0, Chris O'Neill 0-1 0-0 0, Larenz Stalcup 6-12 2-4 14, JR Tailey 2-5 0-0 5, Marcus Bryce 2-6 2-2 8, Aziz Leeks 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 23-63 8-12 60.

NORTH IDAHO

Jamaal Robateau 8-14 4-6 20, Lucas Antunez 1-1 0-1 2, Djuan Piper 1-4 0-0 2, D'Adrian Allen 1-5 1-2 3, Braian Angola-Rodas 6-13 4-5 16, Fuquan Niles 1-1 1-4 3, Jordan King 2-6 0-0 6, Kyle Guice 2-6 1-2 7, Charlie Lockwood 0-0 0-0 0, Austin Pope 6-11 3-4 17. Totals 28-61 14-24 76.

Halftime - NIC 30-29. 3-point goals - Snow 6-29 (Thomas 3-9, Johnson 0-5, Wright 0-6, Carter 0-2, O'Neill 0-1, Tailey 1-2, Bryce 2-4), NIC 6-19 (Robateau 0-5, Piper 0-2, Angola-Rodas 0-2, King 2-3, Guice 2-5, Pope 2-2). Rebounds - Snow 39 (Stalcup 8), NIC 42 (Angola-Rodas 7). Assists - Snow 7 (Wright, O'Neill 2), NIC 17 (Angola-Rodas, Pope 4). Team fouls - Snow 18, NIC 17. Fouled out - Johnson.

* WOMEN

Snow 75

North Idaho 61

COEUR d'ALENE - Mariah Swanson had 18 points and nine rebounds for the Cardinals in a Scenic West Athletic Conference loss to the Badgers at Rolly Williams Court.

Panisesi Taimani had 14 points and 11 rebounds for NIC (15-8, 4-5 SWAC), which hosts Salt Lake on Saturday at 3 p.m.

Earlier on Thursday, Salt Lake (20-4, 8-1) romped past Southern Idaho (14-10, 5-4) 91-52 in Twin Falls.

Kaitlyn Hurley scored 20 points for Snow (18-4, 6-3), which lost at home to NIC in overtime earlier this month.

Savannah Park 2-6 5-6 11, Lisa Van Campen 1-2 0-0 2, Whitney Saunders 5-11 2-3 12, Ashton Henderson 2-5 0-0 4, Abigail Barnard 1-1 0-0 3, Kaitlyn Hurley 5-12 10-11 20, Savannah Sanberg 3-4 1-4 7, Madison Smith 3-6 2-2 10, Jilian Powell 1-3 0-0 2, Matysen Evensen 2-2 0-2 4. Totals 25-52 20-28 75.

NORTH IDAHO

Samara Hill 0-2 0-0 0, Katie King 1-2 0-0 3, Maci Benedict 1-5 0-0 2, Bailey Schroeder 1-1 0-0 2, Kara Staggs 2-7 2-2 6, Monica Landdeck 5-15 0-2 12, Caitlyn Behymer 2-3 0-1 4, Mariah Swanson 5-10 7-8 18, Grace Varcoe 0-0 0-0 0, Panisesi Taimani 6-10 2-3 14. Totals 23-55 11-16 61.

Halftime - NIC 36-33. 3-point goals - Snow 5-12 (Park 2-3, Saunders 0-1, Henderson 0-1, Barnard 1-1, Hurley 0-2, Smith 2-2, Powell 0-2), NIC 4-19 (Hill 0-1, King 1-2, Benedict 0-4, Staggs 0-3, Landdeck 2-6, Swanson 1-3). Rebounds - Snow 37 (Evensen 7), NIC 29 (Taimani 11). Assists - Snow 9 (Hurley 4), NIC 14 (King, Staggs 4). Team fouls - Snow 20, NIC 25. Fouled out - Staggs, Swanson.