Sacramento State cruises past cold-shooting Idaho 69-48

Jan 25, 2019, 05:12 am

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Marcus Graves had 14 points and 10 assists as Sacramento State cruised to a 69-48 victory over Idaho on Thursday night.

Sacramento State (8-8, 2-5 Big Sky Conference) has won two of its last three games while Idaho (4-14, 1-6) has lost nine of 10.

The Hornets closed on a 25-8 run for a 37-19 halftime advantage. Idaho had 10 turnovers and didn't have an offensive rebound in the half.

Graves was 5 of 9 from the floor and made three 3-pointers. Joshua Patton added 13 points and eight rebounds for Sacramento State, which shot 52 percent from the field. Ethan Esposito chipped in with 11 points.

Jared Rodriguez had 11 points, nine rebounds and three assists to lead Idaho. Trevon Allen, who scored 24 points in the Vandals' last outing, had just two points on 1-of-6 shooting.