The Vandal Nation · Mar 11, 2017
M. Basketball: Vandals fall in semis
The Idaho men’s basketball team fell to No. 1 seed North Dakota Friday night in the Big Sky Conference tournament semifinals.
“It hurts when it comes to an end, no question about it, because our goal was to get to the NCAA Tournament, but the one thing I’ll tell you about the guys in the locker room, is they stand for the right things, and they’re outstanding young men,” Idaho head coach Don Verlin said in a news release.
North Dakota had a strong start to the game, earning a 24-7 lead in the opening half. Nevertheless, Idaho persisted and chipped away at the deficit to just six at the break.