Basketball is not a contact sport, but it can appear as one in some games — by no means is it made for the soft.
Idaho played with the toughness physicality needed to pick up a 69-61 victory over Idaho State Thursday night.
It was a night full of loose ball scrambles, nasty tumbles, aggressive blocks and fouls. The game itself looked like a test for Idaho before the Big Sky tournament. Idaho State played like a team with nothing to lose and gave Idaho a scare.
For starters, the Vandals let the Bengals go on a run early in the game and the Vandals could not seem to find their rhythm inside.