Drake forward Jonathon Cox (31) grabs a rebound in front of Idaho center Marvin Jefferson (53) and guard Kashif Watson, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the College Insider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) tonight at Memorial Gym in Moscow, Idaho. Idaho won 69-67.ESPN boxscore from CIT tournament first round here. (AP Photo/Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Dean Hare)

After the win, the Vandals learned they will play a quarterfinal game Monday at Pacific, whose associate head coach is Ron Verlin, twin brother of Idaho head coach Don Verlin. Tipoff will be 7 p.m. at Stockton, Calif/Dale Grummert, Lewiston Tribune. Full game report here. And: Sportslink report from Josh Wright here.

Idaho guard Trevor Morris, foreground, comes up with the ball ahead of Louisiana Tech guard James Loe, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Western Athletic Conference men’s tournament in Reno, Nev., tonight. Boxscore here. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

• UCLA 64, Washington State 53
• Arizona women 79, WSU 72
  

Fresno State guard Dwight O’Neil, right, grabs defensive rebound in front of teammate Sylvester Seay, center, and Idaho forward Luciano de Souza (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday at the Cowan Spectrum in Moscow. By virture of the 59-56 win over Fresno State, Idaho finished tied with Boise State for third in the Western Athletic Conference with a 9-7 record (16-14 overall), after being picked to finish last in two preseason polls. (AP Photo/Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Dean Hare)

• Washington 67, Washington State 60
• Idaho women (10-6, 13-14) 58, Boise State 56
  
• Gonzaga to face Santa Clara at 6:30 Sunday
• NIC Cardinal women 66, CSI 61 (to advance to nationals)
• Lewiston 56, Madison 48 (state boys 5A championship)
  

Lost in the academic hand-wringing and presidential apology at the University of Idaho this week over assorted vulgarities perpetuated by students and others at the recent basketball cotillion with Boise State was a bulletin of Richter magnitude. There were fans at a Vandals game? Look, not to dismiss any over-the-top grossitude in the undergraduate seats – shame-shame, guys – but the guess here is that the Broncos were considerably less disturbed by the verbal grenades than by the realization that something close enough to competitive basketball is being committed at UI these days to entice 4,731 thrill-seekers into the Cowan Spectrum. There have been years when it took six games to get that many people through the door. OK, it was last year/John Blanchette, SR. More here.

Question: Do you agree with John Blanchette that the basketball being played in Moscow may be the biggest sports surprise in the region this winter?