ANCHORAGE, Alaska – It took another come-from-behind effort but Idaho got it done in the first round of the Great Alaska Shootout, defeating Santa Clara 69-59. The Vandals will take on the winner of CSU-Bakersfield and Alaska-Anchorage on Friday night at 9 p.m. Pacific.
THE GAME
Both teams got out to slow starts, with neither team able to take much of a lead in the first half. Perrion Callandret would lead the way for Idaho in the opening frame with nine points on 3-of-3 shooting from beyond the arc, as the Vandals took a 25-24 lead into the break.