The Idaho men’s basketball team rebounded from an overtime loss to Southern Utah last week with a 63-58 upset over Montana on the road Thursday night.
The win by the Vandals marks the first conference loss for the Grizzlies, who were atop the Big Sky Conference standings with a 6-0 record before falling to Idaho.
Montana (11-7 overall, 6-1 Big Sky) began the game with strong defensive play, holding the Vandals (12-7 overall, 4-2 Big Sky) to 10 points in the first 13 minutes of play.
The absence of junior guard Perrion Callandret appeared to hinder the Idaho offense early in the game.