Vandals Fall to Bengals in Pocatello

MOSCOW, Idaho - The battle for King Spud has brought extra fire back to the Idaho-Idaho State rivalry since the return of the starchy monarch in 2022.

Since then, Idaho State has maintained possession of the king, and shot lights out on Saturday to hope to continue to do so. The Idaho Vandals came into Reed Gym with a plan to attack their in-state foe, but ultimately couldn't keep up with the Bengals' accuracy, falling 86-71 in Pocatello.

Despite taking an early lead, UI was in a firefight the entire day and, despite averaging more threes (9.3) than any other team in the conference, struggled from beyond the arc, finishing 6-24 (25%). Conversely, the Bengals were taking shots from the…