Idaho State Bengals @ Cal Poly Mustangs
Cal Poly hosts Idaho State after Jordan's 22-point game
Idaho State Bengals (5-4) at Cal Poly Mustangs (2-6, 0-2 Big West)
San Luis Obispo, California; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Idaho State faces Cal Poly after Tasia Jordan scored 22 points in Idaho State's 68-59 loss to the BYU Cougars.
The Mustangs have gone 2-2 at home. Cal Poly is 2-1 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 20.8 turnovers per game.
The Bengals are 1-2 in road games. Idaho State ranks third in the Big Sky with 36.0 rebounds per game led by Piper Carlson averaging 8.6.
Cal Poly's average of 4.6 made 3-pointers per game is 1.5 fewer made shots on average than the 6.1 per game Idaho State allows. Idaho State averages 4.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.2 fewer made shots on average than the 5.9 per game Cal Poly gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Vanessa McManus is scoring 20.9 points per game with 6.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists for the Mustangs. Charish Thompson is averaging 15.1 points and 5.9 rebounds while shooting 45.5%.
Jordan is averaging 16.4 points and 5.9 rebounds for the Bengals. Carlson is averaging 11.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Colorado | 0-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Montana State | 0-0 | - | 6-2 |
| Idaho | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| Eastern Washington | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Idaho State | 0-0 | - | 5-4 |
| Sacramento State | 0-0 | - | 5-5 |
| Portland State | 0-0 | - | 3-6 |
| Weber State | 0-0 | - | 3-7 |
| Montana | 0-0 | - | 2-6 |
| Northern Arizona | 0-0 | - | 1-9 |
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Santa Barbara | 2-0 | - | 8-1 |
| UC Irvine | 2-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 2-0 | - | 4-5 |
| UC Davis | 1-0 | 0.5 | 7-3 |
| UC San Diego | 1-0 | 0.5 | 5-4 |
| Cal State Northridge | 1-1 | 1 | 4-4 |
| UC Riverside | 1-1 | 1 | 2-6 |
| Hawai'i | 0-2 | 2 | 5-5 |
| Cal Poly | 0-2 | 2 | 2-6 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 0-2 | 2 | 2-7 |
| Long Beach State | 0-2 | 2 | 0-9 |

