Corey Baldwin and Geno Crandall scored 16 points apiece, and North Dakota beat Idaho 69-64 Friday night in a Big Sky Conference Tournament semifinal.
Top-seeded North Dakota (21-9) has won nine of its last 10 games and will play third-seeded Weber State in Saturday’s championship. No. 4 seed Idaho (18-13) had its five-game win streak snapped.
The Vandals used a 12-1 run to tie it at 63 with 2:08 to play. Crandall made two free throws and Baldwin’s 3 gave the Fighting Hawks a 68-63 lead with 1:04 to play. The Vandals missed 4 of 5 from the line and two 3-pointers to end it.