Vandals tip New Mexico St.
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 12 years, 11 months AGO
MOSCOW (AP) - Djim Bandoumel's layup with 5 seconds remaining helped Idaho beat New Mexico State 59-58 Thursday night.
Kyle Barone, whose pass set up the winning basket, had 16 points and eight rebounds as the Vandals (14-11, 6-4 Western Athletic Conference) won their third in a row. They scored the last six points of the game, holding the Aggies scoreless for the last four minutes.
Bandoumel had 10 points and a career-high six blocked shots, and Stephen Madison had 10 points and nine rebounds for Idaho.
Wendell McKines and Hamidu Rahman scored 12 points for New Mexico State (17-8, 6-3). McKines, who had a team-high nine rebounds, had a chance to win it at the buzzer but his 3-point try missed.
Idaho hosts Louisiana Tech on Saturday.
NEW MEXICO ST. (17-8)
Laroche 3-9 2-2 9, Mullings 2-7 0-0 4, McKines 5-16 2-2 12, Rahman 5-7 2-6 12, Watson 4-7 1-2 9, Barry 0-0 0-0 0, Sy 2-3 0-1 4, Nephawe 3-7 2-2 8. Totals 24-56 9-15 58.
IDAHO (14-11)
Tatum 2-3 0-0 4, Bandoumel 5-10 0-1 10, Barone 7-13 2-2 16, Madison 5-9 0-0 10, Geiger 2-8 0-0 5, Habeeb 0-0 4-9 4, Hill 0-3 0-0 0, McChristian 4-4 0-0 8, Borton 0-1 0-0 0, Faines 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 26-52 6-12 59.
Halftime_Tied 31-31. 3-Point Goals_New Mexico St. 1-7 (Laroche 1-3, Watson 0-1, McKines 0-3), Idaho 1-10 (Geiger 1-5, Borton 0-1, Madison 0-1, Hill 0-3). Fouled Out_Laroche. Rebounds_New Mexico St. 31 (McKines 9), Idaho 35 (Madison 9). Assists_New Mexico St. 15 (Watson 8), Idaho 13 (Barone 4). Total Fouls_New Mexico St. 15, Idaho 13. Technical_Bandoumel. A_1,159.