UI Stumbles At Montana St.

Nate Holmstadt had 21 points and 10 rebounds Saturday to lead Montana State to a 65-54 victory over Idaho.

Montana State (3-0) used a pair of second-half runs to beat the Vandals (1-1), who led 25-19 at halftime.

Montana St. 65, Idaho 54

IDAHO (1-1) - Byrne 0-1 0-0 0, Tosi 0-1 0-1 0, Banks 5-13 1-1 11, Baumann 7-13 3-3 21, Curry 2-14 0-0 5, Gray 4-8 0-2 8, Miller 1-1 0-0 2, Toal 2-5 0-0 5, Harris 0-1 2-2 2, Thompson 0-0 0-0 0, Hampton 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-57 6-8 54.

MONTANA ST. (3-0) - Sullivan 2-5 0-0 5, Ollie 2-5 0-0 4, Holmstadt 6-9 6-6 21, Williams 0-4 0-0 0, Rabb 4-7 0-0 10, Hooper 3-6 2-3 10, Henry 2-3 0-0 5, Sprinkle 2-4 2-2 8, Harry 1-3 0-0 2, Badding 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 22-50 10-11 65.

Halftime-Idaho 25, Montana St. 19. 3-point goals-Idaho 6-19 (Baumann 4-8, Curry 1-7, Toal 1-2, Harris 0-1, Banks 0-1), Montana St. 11-27 (Holmstadt 3-4, Rabb 2-4, Sprinkle 2-4, Hooper 2-5, Sullivan 1-3, Henry 1-1, Williams 0-4, Harry 0-1, Badding 0-1). Rebounds-Idaho 26 (Gray, Tosi 5), Montana St. 37 (Holmstadt 10). Assists-Idaho 5 (Baumann 2), Montana St. 18 (Williams, Hooper 4). Total fouls-Idaho 15, Montana St. 15. A-NA.