Vandals prevail in men’s hoops
MOSCOW, Idaho – Five players scored in double figures and Idaho won its season opener, defeating Eastern Oregon 86-74 Saturday night in men’s basketball at Memorial Gym.
Shawn Henderson and Djim Bandoumel shared team-high honors with 14 points for the Vandals, who led 38-36 at halftime.
Luiz Toledo scored 13 points and Deremy Geiger scored 11 for the Vandals. Brandon Wiley had 11 points and a team-high nine rebounds.
The Vandals made 7 of 14 3-point attempts with Jeff Ledbetter connecting on 3 out of 5 for his nine points.
Jason Mumm scored 21 points to lead Eastern Oregon, which lost for the first time in five games.
Idaho 86, Eastern Oregon 74
E. Oregon (4-1)—Thurmond 2-7 0-0 5, Cook 0-0 0-0 0, Peterson 4-8 4-7 13, Johnson 3-11 1-2 9, Mumm 9-13 0-0 21, Cottle 0-0 0-0 0, McCarthy 6-17 1-2 18, Wood 0-1 0-0 0, Ranstrom 4-7 0-2 8. Totals 28-64 6-13 74.
Idaho (1-0 )—Henderson 5-12 2-3 14, Wiley 5-6 0-1 11, Toledo 6-12 1-3 13, Geiger 2-6 6-7 11, Barone 4-7 1-3 9, Ledbetter 3-5 0-0 9, Tatum 1-1 1-2 3, Bandoumel 5-6 4-4 14, Madison 0-0 2-2 2, Kammerer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-55 17-25 86. Halftime—Idaho 38-36. 3-Point Goals—E. Oregon 12-24 (McCarthy 5-10, Mumm 3-4, Johnson 2-5, Peterson 1-2, Thurmond 1-3), Idaho 7-14 (Ledbetter 3-5, Henderson 2-4, Wiley 1-1, Geiger 1-4). Fouled Out—Thurmond. Rebounds—E. Oregon 26 (Peterson 7), Idaho 41 (Wiley 9). Assists—E. Oregon 21 (Thurmond 6), Idaho 15 (Barone, Geiger, Tatum 3). Total Fouls—E. Oregon 22, Idaho 13. A—1,320.