Montana Western Bulldogs @ Idaho State Bengals
Boyd leads Idaho St past Montana-Western 74-66
POCATELLO, Idaho -- Brandon Boyd hit two 3-pointers and scored 15 and Gary Chivichyan added 10 points to help Idaho State rally for a 74-66 victory over NAIA-member Montana-Western on Thursday night.
Chier Maker finished with nine points and nine rebounds for the Bengals (3-3), while Kelvin Jones scored nine with seven boards.
Freshman Cedric Boone was a one-man show for the Bulldogs. He scored 19 of his 27 points in the first half to guide Montana-Western to a 33-31 lead at intermission. Boone made 6 of 10 from 3-point range and added four assists for the Bulldogs (3-2), who were playing an exhibition game.
Back-to-back 3-pointers by Derrek Durocher -- his only points in the game -- gave Montana-Western a 48-41 advantage with 14:16 left to play. The Bengals answered with Maker's 3-pointer to cap an 11-0 run for a 52-48 lead. Boyd's 3-pointer with 4:03 remaining pushed the Bengals' lead to double digits and they held on from there.
Idaho State outrebounded the Bulldogs 43-34 and had a 36-12 edge in points in the paint.
Game Information
Pocatello, ID
Referee:Rob Kueneman
Referee:Chad Shepherd
Referee:Travis Schatzman
2025-26 Standings
| Big Sky ConferenceBig Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
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