Vandals start quickly, top cold-shooting UO
Wiley, Tatum lead Idaho to road win
EUGENE, Ore. – Brandon Wiley scored 14 for Idaho and the Vandals held off the Oregon Ducks’ second-half rally to win 69-65 Tuesday night.
Landon Tatum added 11 points for Idaho (6-5), which won the last nonconference game on Oregon’s McArthur Court. The Ducks will move into Matthew Knight Arena in two weeks.
Joevan Catron led all scorers with 18 points for Oregon (7-5), which made just 7 of 29 3-point attempts and was outshot 61-32 percent in the first half and 49-34 percent overall.
E.J. Singler added 11 points for the Ducks and Malcolm Armstead had 10 points.
“As a team, we thought we let a couple get away in Seattle U and Montana,” Idaho coach Don Verlin said, “but we got one back tonight. I couldn’t be happier to come here and beat a program like this at a storied venue. It was loud and I thought our guys really held their composure.
“I thought we executed very well, offensively and defensively.”
Catron scored 14 in the second half, including eight straight at one point and the first six points in a 10-2 run that gave the Ducks a 55-54 lead – their first of the second half – with 9:38 to play.
The Vandals took a 52-47 advantage at the 14:03 mark on a layup by Kyle Baron. But they missed seven straight attempts from the field before Deremy Geiger hit a 3-pointer with 5:10 to play.
Idaho went 7 for 8 from the free-throw line and reclaimed the lead 57-55 after a pair of foul shots by Stephen Madison. Geiger’s 3-pointer 2 minutes later put the Vandals ahead 62-55.
Armstead made 1 of 2 free throws with 1:34 to play to cut the Ducks’ deficit to 64-62, but Wiley answered with a score inside. Oregon missed its next four shots as the Vandals built a 69-62 advantage in the final minute before Armstead hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
After nine lead changes and five ties, the Vandals held a 40-35 lead at the break.
Idaho 69, Oregon 65
Idaho (6-5)—Henderson 4-9 0-0 8, Wiley 5-10 4-7 14, Toledo 0-1 3-4 3, Ledbetter 3-6 0-0 8, Geiger 3-9 0-0 9, Tatum 3-6 5-8 11, Barone 4-4 0-0 8, Madison 1-2 5-6 8, Kammerer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-47 17-25 69.
Oregon (7-5)—Singler 4-11 2-2 11, Catron 6-12 6-6 18, Jacob 3-8 0-0 6, Armstead 3-9 1-2 10, Strowbridge 2-7 1-1 5, Fearn 0-0 0-0 0, Sim 2-6 0-0 5, Loyd 2-8 0-0 6, Williams 1-6 0-0 2, Nared 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 23-68 12-13 65.
Halftime—Idaho 40-35. 3-Point Goals—Idaho 6-13 (Geiger 3-6, Ledbetter 2-4, Madison 1-2, Henderson 0-1), Oregon 7-29 (Armstead 3-6, Loyd 2-4, Sim 1-5, Singler 1-6, Catron 0-1, Williams 0-2, Strowbridge 0-5). Fouled Out—Loyd. Rebounds—Idaho 35 (Wiley 6), Oregon 34 (Catron, Jacob, Singler 6). Assists—Idaho 14 (Tatum 3), Oregon 15 (Armstead, Singler 3). Total Fouls—Idaho 17, Oregon 18. A—6,635.