North Dakota Fighting Hawks @ Idaho Vandals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UND | 41 | 30 | 71 | ||
IDHO | 46 | 50 | 96 |
Sanders, Blake lead Idaho past North Dakota 96-71
MOSCOW, Idaho -- Victor Sanders scored 26 points, Brayon Blake added 24 and Idaho rolled to a 96-71 victory over North Dakota on Saturday night.
Idaho (14-7, 6-3 Big Sky Conference) rebounded from a 17-point loss to Northern Colorado on Thursday to keep pace with Eastern Washington, who beat the Bears 67-65 Saturday. The Vandals and EWU remain a half-game back of second-place Weber State in the conference standings.
Sanders was 7-of-12 shooting and made all 10 of his free throws, and moved to second all-time in scoring for the Vandals with 1,635 points. He trails Orlando Lightfoot, who scored 2,102 points from 1991-94. Blake was 9 of 13 from the floor and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds.
Dale Jones had 24 points to lead North Dakota (7-14, 2-7). Cortez Seales and Tray Buchanan chipped in 10 apiece.
Game Information
Moscow, ID
Referee:Winston Stith
Referee:Brad Fowler
Referee:Doug Sturdivan
2025-26 Standings
| Summit League | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 14-2 | - | 27-8 |
| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 12-4 | 2 | 24-10 |
| North Dakota | 10-6 | 4 | 18-17 |
| South Dakota | 8-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Omaha | 8-8 | 6 | 16-17 |
| Denver | 8-8 | 6 | 15-17 |
| South Dakota State | 7-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Oral Roberts | 4-12 | 10 | 10-23 |
| Kansas City | 1-15 | 13 | 4-27 |
| Big Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
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