North Dakota Fighting Hawks @ Idaho Vandals
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UND | 41 | 30 | 71 |
IDHO | 46 | 50 | 96 |
Sanders, Blake lead Idaho past North Dakota 96-71
MOSCOW, Idaho -- Victor Sanders scored 26 points, Brayon Blake added 24 and Idaho rolled to a 96-71 victory over North Dakota on Saturday night.
Idaho (14-7, 6-3 Big Sky Conference) rebounded from a 17-point loss to Northern Colorado on Thursday to keep pace with Eastern Washington, who beat the Bears 67-65 Saturday. The Vandals and EWU remain a half-game back of second-place Weber State in the conference standings.
Sanders was 7-of-12 shooting and made all 10 of his free throws, and moved to second all-time in scoring for the Vandals with 1,635 points. He trails Orlando Lightfoot, who scored 2,102 points from 1991-94. Blake was 9 of 13 from the floor and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds.
Dale Jones had 24 points to lead North Dakota (7-14, 2-7). Cortez Seales and Tray Buchanan chipped in 10 apiece.
Game Information
Moscow, ID
Referee:Winston Stith
Referee:Brad Fowler
Referee:Doug Sturdivan
2025-26 Standings
| Summit League | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 6-0 | - | 16-5 |
| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 4-1 | 1.5 | 15-5 |
| North Dakota | 4-2 | 2 | 10-12 |
| South Dakota State | 3-2 | 2.5 | 10-10 |
| South Dakota | 3-3 | 3 | 11-10 |
| Denver | 2-3 | 3.5 | 9-11 |
| Omaha | 2-4 | 4 | 9-12 |
| Kansas City | 1-5 | 5 | 4-16 |
| Oral Roberts | 0-5 | 5.5 | 5-15 |
| Big Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 5-0 | - | 11-5 |
| Montana State | 5-1 | 0.5 | 11-8 |
| Montana | 4-2 | 1.5 | 10-9 |
| Weber State | 4-2 | 1.5 | 10-9 |
| Idaho | 3-2 | 2 | 11-7 |
| Idaho State | 3-3 | 2.5 | 10-9 |
| Sacramento State | 2-3 | 3 | 6-11 |
| Eastern Washington | 2-3 | 3 | 4-14 |
| Northern Colorado | 1-6 | 5 | 11-9 |
| Northern Arizona | 0-7 | 6 | 6-14 |
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