Boyd leads Idaho St past Montana-Western 74-66
POCATELLO, Idaho -- Brandon Boyd hit two 3-pointers and scored 15 and Gary Chivichyan added 10 points to help Idaho State rally for a 74-66 victory over NAIA-member Montana-Western on Thursday night.
Chier Maker finished with nine points and nine rebounds for the Bengals (3-3), while Kelvin Jones scored nine with seven boards.
Freshman Cedric Boone was a one-man show for the Bulldogs. He scored 19 of his 27 points in the first half to guide Montana-Western to a 33-31 lead at intermission. Boone made 6 of 10 from 3-point range and added four assists for the Bulldogs (3-2), who were playing an exhibition game.
Back-to-back 3-pointers by Derrek Durocher -- his only points in the game -- gave Montana-Western a 48-41 advantage with 14:16 left to play. The Bengals answered with Maker's 3-pointer to cap an 11-0 run for a 52-48 lead. Boyd's 3-pointer with 4:03 remaining pushed the Bengals' lead to double digits and they held on from there.
Idaho State outrebounded the Bulldogs 43-34 and had a 36-12 edge in points in the paint.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Rob Kueneman
- Chad Shepherd
- Travis Schatzman
2024-25 Big Sky Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Colorado | 8-1 | - | 16-6 |
| Montana | 8-2 | 0.5 | 15-8 |
| Portland State | 5-4 | 3 | 13-9 |
| Idaho State | 5-4 | 3 | 10-10 |
| Idaho | 5-5 | 3.5 | 10-13 |
| Montana State | 5-5 | 3.5 | 10-13 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-5 | 4 | 13-9 |
| Eastern Washington | 3-7 | 5.5 | 7-16 |
| Weber State | 2-7 | 6 | 8-15 |
| Sacramento State | 2-7 | 6 | 6-16 |
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