PASCO, Wash. — North Idaho College starters Christian Guess and Nate Pryor scored more than half of their team’s points, helping the visiting Cardinals expand on a two-point halftime lead en route to a 96-87 win at Columbia Basin on Monday afternoon.

The Cardinals shot 40-for-67 (59.7 percent) from the floor and had 14 steals to pull away from the Hawks (6-12, 1-5 Northwest Athletic Conference). Guess led the way with 27 points and nine rebounds for NIC, while Pryor had 22 points and a team-best six steals.

Sergio Pineda led Columbia Basin with 16 points.

Former Coeur d’Alene High standout Joey Naccarato scored eight points for NIC (18-1, 6-0), which hosts Spokane on Wednesday.

NORTH IDAHO

Christian Guess 11-15 5-14 27, Nate Pryor 9-16 4-4 22, Phillip Malatare 8-15 0-0 17, James Carlson 0-2 0-0 0, Joey Naccarato 3-5 2-2 8, Tyler Tanner 0-0 0-0 0, Yusef Mohamed 5-6 2-2 12, Marcus Austin 2-4 0-0 6, Ismael Valdez 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 40-67 13-24 96.

COLUMBIA BASIN

Ryan Wolf 2-6 0-0 5. Demze; Brantley 5-10 0-0 13, Sergio Pineda 6-9 1-2 16, Carson Cloaninger 4-8 2-3 13, Grayson Nelson 2-4 0-2 4, Migeul Hernandez 2-5 0-1 5, Brandon Baker 6-7 0-0 12, Kaden Padour 5-8 1-2 15, Gustavo Contreras 0-1 0-0 0, Matthew Sundling 1-3 0-0 2, Nathan Buck 1-1 0-0 2, Fernando Huerta 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-63 4-10 87.

Halftime — NIC 47-45. 3-point goals — NIC 3-11 (Austin 2-3, Malatare 1-5, Guess 0-1. Pryor 0-1, Naccarato 0-1), CB 15-35 (Padour 4-7, Pineda 3-6, Brantley 3-7, Cloaninger 3-7, Wolf 1-3, Hernandez 1-3, Sundling 0-2). Rebonds — NIC 34 (Guess 9), CB 34 (Cloaninger, Nelson 7). Assists — NIC 7 (Pryor, Carlson 2), CB 21 (Brantley 6). Steals — NIC 14 (Pryor 6), CB 4 (Brantley 2). Total fouls — NIC 17, CB 22. Fouled out — Baker.

Women’s basketball

North Idaho 60, Columbia Basin 53

PASCO, Wash. — Anna Schrade and Alex Carlton scored 13 points each to lead the visiting Cardinals to their third straight win.

NIC (10-7, 4-2 NWAC) outscored the Hawks 14-9 in the second quarter to open up a five-point halftime lead, and shot 17-for-20 from the free-throw line to hold off Columbia Basin.

Ali Martineau scored 12 points to lead Columbia Basin (5-13, 2-4) while Sami Sanders added 11 points and 12 rebounds for the hosts.

Rilee Mangun tallied 10 points off the bench for the Cardinals, who host Spokane on Wednesday.

NORTH IDAHO

Sydnie Peterson 2-12 2-3 7, Demi Randall 2-6 2-2 7, Anna Schrade 2-4 9-10 13, Halle Eborall 3-4 1-1 7, Alex Carlton 4-12 3-4 13, Jordyn Higgins 0-0 0-0 0, Brooke Stevens 0-1 0-0 0, Aurelia Ellenwood 0-0 0-0 0, Rilee Mangun 4-7 0-0 10, Cheyenne Green 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 18-50 17-20 60.

COLUMBIA BASIN

Ali Martineau 4-9 2-4 12, Sami Sanders 4-14 3-4 11, Allexus Montelongo 3-7 0-0 8, Alexandra Morfin 0-4 0-0 0, Karen Vega 1-2 0-0 2, Isabella Gutierrez 5-9 0-0 11, Jenna Benites 0-2 0-0 0, Raequel Domebo 2-6 0-0 5, Anna Reeves 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 21-57 5-8 53.

North Idaho 14 14 17 15 — 60

Columbia Basin 14 9 14 16 — 53

3-point goals — NIC 7-20 (Mangun 2-2, Carlton 2-7, Green 1-1, Randall 1-3, Peterson 1-7), CB 6-18 (Montelongo 2-3, Martineau 2-5, Domebo 1-3, Gutierrez 1-3, Benites 0-1, Sanders 0-3). Rebounds — NIC 28 (Carlton 5), CB 40 (Sanders 12). Assists — NIC 5 (Eborall 2), CB 15 (Martineau 5). Steals — NIC 10 (Carlton 4), CB 5 (Martineau 3). Total fouls — NIC 9, CB 19. Fouled out — none.