Sacramento State 84, Idaho State 78
OK, let's be clear here ... This was not a good loss for the Bengals. The Hornets outscored the Bengals 52-27 in the first half. So a team that entered the game averaging 65.3 points had 52 by the midway point. Not good.
Of course the Bengals understand that. Not surprisingly, Idaho State stormed back in the final 20 minutes, outscoring Sac 51-32, but the Hornets held on to pick up their third conference win of the season. Combine this Bengal loss with Portland State's victory over Northern Colorado, Montana's win in Cedar City, Utah, and North Dakota's double-digit victory in Cheney, Wash., and Idaho State is one game ahead of a tie for 10th place in the league.
(On a less drastic note, though, it should be mentioned that ISU is also a game behind fourth place.)
Either way, it's a bad loss for Idaho State. The Bengals needed a split on the road. Now they'll have to rely on a victory in Flagstaff, Ariz., Saturday to get that done.
Check back at this blog for more on ISU's game with Sac State later, and the Journal will have a preview story of ISU at NAU in Saturday's issue.
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