Csi Runs Over Nic In Second Half

The College of Southern Idaho used a 14-0 run with 13 minutes remaining in the second half and went on to defeat North Idaho College Saturday night, 89-81.

Ed Gray and Shawn Bankhead, who keyed the CSI run, teamed to score 50 points to lead the Eagles.

The Cardinals jumped out to a 12-6 lead early and saw the game seesaw back and forth for much of the first half before taking a 45-42 lead into halftime.

But the second-half run forced the Cardinals to foul to get back into the game, allowing the Eagles to bury the Cardinals on 29-for-42 foul shooting for the game.

Eddie Turner hit 10 of 13 shots, including 3 of 4 from beyond the 3-point line, to lead NIC with 24 points and six rebounds. The Cardinals hit 10 of 19 3-point attempts.

Steve Helm and Tijuan Dial added 13 and 12 points, respectively. Helm also handed out seven assists.

Aylpon Tesch had 13 rebounds to go with his 11 points and Marcus Wallace added 17 points for CSI.

CSI 89, NIC 81 NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE

Dial 4-6 1-1 12, Helm 2-3 1-6 5, Snook 4-13 2-2 13, Thompson 4-10 0-0 8, Turner 10-13 1-2 24, Russinov 4-12 0-1 9, Palumbis 1-3 2-2 4, Kruiswyk 3-4 0-1 6.Totals - 32-64 7-15 81.

COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO

Yoder 1-2 2-2 4, Cooper 0-1 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 1-2 1, Buell 0-2 0-0 0, Gray 8-19 5-8 24, Tesch 3-6 5-8 11, Bankhead 8-10 9-11 26, Claxton 1-1 4-4 6, Wallace 7-9 3-7 17, Callendar 0-0 0-0 0. Totals - 28-50 29-42 89.

Halftime - NIC 45 CSI 42. 3-point Goals - NIC 10-19 (Dial 3-4, Snook 3-7, Thompson 0-1, Turner 3-4, Russinov 1-3), CSI 4-12 (Cooper 0-1, Buell 0-1, Gray 3-9, Bankhead 1-1). Fouled Out - Russinov. Rebounds - NIC 24 (Thompson 6), CSI 32 (Tesch 13). Assists - NIC 22 (Helm 7), CSI 19 (Yoder 3). Total Fouls - NIC 29, CSI 16. Technicals - CSI bench. Attendance 3000.