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Idaho's Perrion Callandret (3) moves the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Boise State in Boise, Idaho, Wednesday, on Nov. 27, 2013. Boise State beat Idaho 98-89. (AP Photo/Otto Kitsinger)
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Check out the Journal's game story of the Bengals and Vandals here.
The Idaho Statesman has a short preview, too, with a few quotes from Idaho head coach Don Verlin.
Game notes: Idaho State, Idaho
Idaho vs. Idaho State
Saturday, 7 p.m., CenturyLink Arena, BoiseRadio — 930 CBS Sports or Rock 102.5
Web — isubengals.com (live stats)
Records — Idaho State is 3-4. Idaho of the WAC is 5-6.
Last outing — Idaho State lost at Washington 85-66 and Idaho beat Portland State on the road 76-75.
Up next — Idaho State hosts CSU Bakersfield Dec. 28 in Holt Arena.
Idaho State head coach Bill Evans on Idaho ...
“They have three guys that can really shoot the basketball," he said. "They’re very well coached. They’re really good offensively. They’ve had a really tough schedule and they’ve been very, very competitive.
“They’re really efficient offensively. I think that’s their trademark, so to speak. They do a really good job on that end of the floor. And they’re good defensively, too, but their strength is on the offensive end.”
More Evans (talking about Idaho State's struggles on the defensive end where Bengal opponents are hitting 48 percent of their shots) ...
"We’re not defending very well, so we’ve spent time this week emphasizing that and watching a lot of tape," Evans said. "If we don’t defend the arc against Idaho, we might as well not go to Boise because they can really shoot the basketball. I don’t think that’s a secret to anybody, so we’re going to have to do a better job. It’s not a secret to Idaho that we’re not doing a very good job defensively.
“We’re going to continue to get better in that area and work really hard.”
More Evans: I asked him earlier this week how the defense will do a better job against Idaho ... greater emphasis?
“I don’t know if I can put any more emphasis on it," Evans said. "They’ve just got to do a better job of getting where they need to be, and I need to do a better job of making sure that they do that. They’re not resistant to it. We just need to do a better job. We need to be more focused, on edge a little bit more and understanding that’s our responsibility to get there.”
ON ANOTHER NOTE. Senior point guard Tomas Sanchez went back home to play a basketball game for the first time in his collegiate career when Idaho State visited Washington Dec. 14.
Sanchez grew up just north of Seattle and played for Shorewood High School, just about nine miles away from the University of Washington's campus. When the Bengals took on the Huskies, Sanchez played in front of family and friends for the first time since he left home for Fresno City College in California.
“I was nervous, honestly. It was probably the most nervous I’ve been for a game in a while," Sanchez said. "Just a little extra pressure playing in front of my family. ... I had like 21 tickets and then I had at least five to 10 people there that I didn’t even know were there."
Against Washington, Sanchez finished with 14 points, six assists, four turnovers and four steals in the Bengals' 85-66 loss.
For more on Sanchez, you can find a story from the preseason here.
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