The Vandal Nation · Jan 9, 2017
M. Basketball: Vandals win nail-biter
All Sports Jan 9, 2017 Meredith Spelbring -Idaho claimed its first win in the Big Sky Conference against Montana State 83-81 in overtime.
Idaho head coach Don Verlin said he was proud of the way his team fought through a tough game to get the win.
” That was a heck of a basketball game,” Verlin said in a news release. “I was really proud of our guys. We had a number of chances to hang our heads and not finish the job, but I thought we kept battling. We kept fighting and we found a way to win this basketball game. By no means was it perfect from an execution standpoint, but it was really good for us, as far as being able to compete and compete hard for 40 minutes tonight.”