Overtime served the Vandals well after Idaho clenched its third overtime win against Montana with a 85-77 final score.
Idaho head coach Don Verlin said he was pleased with the spirit the team showed.
“At half time I told them to show their hearts and they sure did in the second half,” Verlin said. “I thought we had a number of guys step up and play really well. We’ve been talking a lot about playing with a purpose and with this team the purpose is defense and rebounding, and that’s what we did in the second half.