Vandals Struggle at North Dakota

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Everything seemed to fall going the other way on Saturday afternoon, as Idaho (13-11, 8-5 BSC) dropped a Big Sky matchup with North Dakota (15-8, 10-3 BSC), 88-65.

THE GAME

It was back-and-forth to open the first half but North Dakota would take over midway through. After a Trevon Allen 3-ball cut the deficit to 14-12, the Fighting Hawks went on a tear. From there UND went on a 22-5 run, eventually ballooning its lead to as many as 23 points in the first half. The Vandals would respond, closing the half on a run of their own to trail by just 16 at the break.

North Dakota came out with the same fire in the second half, keeping Idaho out of reach. The Fighting Hawks hit their…