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Ledbetter's 25 points lift Vandals

Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 13 years, 10 months AGO
| February 25, 2011 8:00 PM

RENO, Nev. (AP) - Jeff Ledbetter scored 25 points, including five 3-pointers, as Idaho beat Nevada 67-59 on Thursday night.

Deremy Geiger scored 10 points, all in the second half, and sank two free throws for a 65-59 lead with 17 seconds left as the Vandals (16-11, 8-6) earned the critical Western Athletic Conference road victory. Former North Idaho College standout Shawn Henderson added 10 points.

Deonte Burton scored 19 points to lead the Wolf Pack (11-16, 7-6). The point guard hit a 3-pointer to cut Idaho's lead to 61-59 with 35 seconds to play. But two free throws by Ledbetter, Geiger's foul shots and a basket by Henderson sealed it for Idaho.

Malik Story finished with 13 points for Nevada, Olek Czyz scored 11 and Dario Hunt grabbed 19 rebounds.

Idaho swept the two-game series with Nevada for the first time in 12 years, winning 72-67 on Jan. 12 in Moscow.

Idaho plays at Utah State on Saturday.

IDAHO (16-11)

Wiley 3-8 1-2 7, Toledo 1-5 2-2 4, Ledbetter 7-11 6-6 25, Henderson 4-7 0-1 10, Geiger 3-5 2-2 10, Tatum 1-3 2-2 4, Barone 0-2 2-3 2, Madison 1-3 2-2 5. Totals 20-44 17-20 67.

NEVADA (11-16)

Czyz 4-10 1-2 11, Hunt 2-9 2-4 6, Evans 0-5 0-0 0, Burton 6-12 4-6 19, Story 5-13 0-2 13, Nyeko 0-0 0-0 0, Elliott 1-2 0-0 2, Cukic 0-0 0-0 0, Finn 1-1 0-0 2, Burris 0-2 0-0 0, Conner 3-6 0-0 6, Panzer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-60 7-14 59.

Halftime_Tied 29-29. 3-Point Goals_Idaho 10-15 (Ledbetter 5-6, Henderson 2-3, Geiger 2-4, Madison 1-2), Nevada 8-22 (Burton 3-6, Story 3-9, Czyz 2-3, Evans 0-1, Conner 0-1, Burris 0-2). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Idaho 29 (Geiger 6), Nevada 40 (Hunt 19). Assists_Idaho 12 (Henderson 4), Nevada 9 (Burton 4). Total Fouls_Idaho 16, Nevada 17. A_4,578.

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