Idaho State-Northern Arizona postgame

Chris Hansen has 10 points on 3-of-5 shooting at half. #BigSkyMBB #goisu https://t.co/WhGkB3M7dg
— Kyle Franko (@ByKyleFranko) February 13, 2015

Chris Hansen 3. Bengals lead NAU 49-40, 15 minutes to go #BigSkyMBB #goisu https://t.co/MfjdcTaJLT
— Kyle Franko (@ByKyleFranko) February 13, 2015

BENGALS BITS

Idaho State 80, Northern Arizona 66

GAMER: Bengals upset Northern Arizona 80-66

Crowd: 1,492

Records: Idaho State is 6-18 and 3-9 in the Big Sky. Northern Arizona is 12-12, 7-4.

Key stat: Senior Chris Hansen broke Idaho State's school record for most 3-pointers in a career. Hansen nailed 4 of his 6 attempts from 3 against NAU and now has 213 3-pointers at ISU.

Key players: Freshman Geno Luzcando scored four points, grabbed two rebounds, handed out four assists and snatched two steals in 20 minutes of action for the Bengals.

Quotable: "When we’re able to get stops and get steals, that just opens up so many easy buckets. It opens up the lanes for us in transition. That’s how Chris is able to get open 3-pointers.” — Senior guard Nnamdi Ezenwa on the importance of ISU forcing 15 NAU turnovers

IDAHO STATE 80, NORTHERN ARIZONA 66

NORTHERN ARIZONA (12-12, 7-4)
Upshur, Quinton 7-19 7-8 24; Yanku, Kris 5-13 5-5 17; Dixon, Aaseem 5-14 0-0 12; Kaluna, Ako 2-5 0-0 5; Martin, Jordyn 2-3 0-0 4; Reynolds, Zachary 0-0 2-2 2; Springs, Len 1-1 0-0 2; de Laveaga, Tate 0-0 0-0 0; Bewernick, Gaellan 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 22-58 14-15 66.

IDAHO STATE (6-18, 3-9)HANSEN, Chris 6-16 8-9 24; EZENWA, Nnamdi 5-9 3-6 15; SOLARIN, Jeffrey 4-11 4-4 12; WILSON, Ben 5-8 0-0 10; HALL, Evann 3-3 2-4 9; LUZCANDO, Geno 2-2 0-0 4; MAGOT, Ajak 1-1 0-0 2; BRADLEY, Marcus 1-1 0-0 2; SLAVIK, Andre 1-1 0-0 2; NAKKEN, Erik 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-52 17-23 80.

Northern Arizona    32   34  -   66
Idaho State           42   38  -   80

3-point goals--Northern Arizona 8-29 (Upshur, Quinton 3-9; Dixon, Aaseem 2-10; Yanku, Kris 2-6; Kaluna, Ako 1-3; Bewernick, Gaellan 0-1), Idaho State 7-10 (HANSEN, Chris 4-6; EZENWA, Nnamdi 2-3; HALL, Evann 1-1). Fouled out--Northern Arizona-None, Idaho State-None. Rebounds--Northern Arizona 34 (Martin, Jordyn 9), Idaho State 29 (HANSEN, Chris 7). Assists--Northern Arizona 14 (Bewernick, Gaellan 3; Dixon, Aaseem 3; Yanku, Kris 3; Kaluna, Ako 3), Idaho State 16 (WILSON, Ben 4; LUZCANDO, Geno 4; EZENWA, Nnamdi 4). Total fouls--Northern Arizona 20, Idaho State 17. Technical fouls--Northern Arizona-None, Idaho State-None. A-1492