North Dakota State
6-3
Idaho
1-9
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | 27 | 32 | 59 |
| North Dakota State | 38 | 41 | 79 |
North Dakota State Defeats Idaho, 79-59
12/16/2006 10:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FARGO, N.D. (AP)--Ben Woodside scored 21 points and handed out seven assists as North Dakota State beat Idaho for the second time this season, 79-59 on Saturday.
NDSU, which beat the Vandals 91-76 in their season opener Nov. 10, made 16 of 19 free throws Saturday. Woodside was 9-for-9 from the line.
Mike Nelson scored 14 of his 18 points in the first half. Brett Winkelman added 15 points and eight rebounds.
NDSU jumped out to a big early lead by making seven of their first 10 shots from the field to for a 16-5 advantage.
Idaho's Keoni Watson scored six straight points, his only points of the game, to pull the Vandals within 20-16.
But NDSU stretched the lead to 15 points with 4:29 to play in the first half and settled for a 38-27 advantage at the break.
The Bison shot 50 percent from the field in the first half. Idaho shot 42 percent and turned the ball over eight times, resulting in 10 points.
The Vandals never made a serious charge in the second half. They got as close as seven points, but fell off the pace again, allowing the Bison to take a 72-51 lead on two Woodside free throws with 4:37 to play.
Darin Nagle scored 20 points in his first game for Idaho. He was the only Vandal in double figures.
NDSU outrebounded Idaho 40-25.
The Bison are at Colorado State (7-2) on Monday.
