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Idaho Holds Off South Dakota State 84–81 in Road Win

Timely threes, reliable free throws, decisive stops lifted the Vandals.

Overview

  • Idaho buried 11 three-pointers and piled up 21 points at the line plus 30 in the paint to erase SDSU’s second-half edge.
  • Trevon Blassingame hit the go-ahead three with 4:13 left, and Seth Joba followed with another to secure the lead.
  • SDSU went without a field goal over the final 2:59, and a late technical foul set up Kolton Mitchell’s clutch free throw.
  • Jaden Jackson led the Jackrabbits with 21 points and Damon Wilkinson added 16 off the bench; Mitchell paced Idaho with 22 as five Vandals scored in double figures.
  • The result dropped SDSU to 5–5 with a trip to Ball State next, while Idaho improved to 6–3 ahead of a visit to Notre Dame.