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Vandals Advance With A Free Throw

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Area men/Top 25

Mike Jackson’s free throw held up for a tense 18 seconds as Idaho held on to defeat Youngstown State 68-67 in the opening round of the KGVO/Montana Power Classic at the Civic Center Friday night at Butte, Mont.

With the victory, the Vandals (4-2) earned a rematch with Montana, which won the opener 69-62 in overtime over Saint Mary’s. Idaho defeated Montana 73-70 on Nov. 28 in Moscow.

Idaho had trouble shaking the determined Penguins (2-4). YSU led by as many as five, 61-56, before the Vandals rallied to tie and set up a nip-and-tuck battle down the stretch.

After Jackson gave the Vandals their one-point lead with 18 seconds remaining, the Penguins took the ball downcourt and called timeout. The play they set up resulted in a missed shot, and the game ended as players scrambled for the rebound.

The play of Idaho’s interior players made the difference. Cameron Banks led Idaho with 15 points, including two crucial field goals down the stretch. He was backed by 11 points and 10 rebounds from Jackson and a productive night by center Kevin Bryne, who had 11 points.

Senior guard Avery Curry had perhaps his worst night with the Vandals. He was 1 of 16 from the field and scored three points. Gordon Scott was held to seven.

Idaho 68, Youngstown St. 67

Idaho (4-2) - Jackson 4-7 3-6 11, Banks 6-12 2-2 15, Byrne 3-3 5-7 11, Curry 1-16 1-2 3, Scott 3-9 0-0 7, Miller 1-2 0-0 3, Still 0-0 0-0 0, Toal 2-3 3-4 8, Dickens 5-11 0-0 10. Totals 25-63 14-21 68.

Youngstown (2-4) -E. Brown 6-9 0-0 14, Harrison 9-12 2-2 20, D. Brown 0-2 0-0 0, Crockett 2-7 0-0 4, Lewis 5-17 4-4 15, Patton 1-1 0-0 2, Hannan 4-11 2-4 10, Haese 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 27-61 10-12 67.

Halftime-Youngstown 42, Idaho 36. 3-point goals-Idaho 4-14 (Banks 1-2, Curry 0-5, Scott 1-4, Miller 1-2, Toal 1-1), Youngstown 3-12 (Brown 2-3, Crockett 0-3, Lewis 1-2, Hannan 0-2, Haese 0-2). Rebounds-Idaho 35 (Jackson 10), Youngstown 41 (Harrison 14). Assists-Idaho 13 (Curry 4), Youngstown 14 (Harrison 5). Total fouls-Idaho 16, Youngstown 18. A-1,200.

Seattle 72, Whitworh 58

Mack Junior scored 16 points to lead the Chieftans to a victory over the Pirates in a Northwest Conference game in Seattle.

Seattle (1-4, 1-2 NWC), which led the entire game, built a 19-point lead in the first half before Whitworth began to chip away, closing the deficit to eight at one point in the second half.

Greg Jones led Whitworth with 12 points. James Sullivan added 10 for the Pirates (3-3, 1-2 NWC).

Seattle 72, Whitworth 58

Whitworth - Ramey 1-5 0-0 2, Luce 0-2 0-0 0, Meserve 1-1 2-2 5, Schulz 4-8 1-2 9, Rusk 0-0 0-0 0, Nakanishi 2-5 1-2 5, Nelson 0-6 0-0 0, Sullivan 4-7 2-3 10, McDaniel 1-1 0-2 2, Jordan 2-5 3-4 7, Jones 3-5 5-6 12, Ruebel 2-6 2-2 6. Totals 20-51 16-23 58.

Seattle University - Ary-Turner 0-3 3-5 3, Klubberud 6-15 0-0 15, Goode 1-1 0-0 2, Nelson 5-12 0-0 14, VanSandt 2-4 1-4 5, Junior 7-14 0-0 16, Fabela 2-7 3-4 7, Welker 2-5 2-4 6, Wendfeldt 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 27-64 9-17 72.

Halftime - Seattle U. 41, Whitworth 24. 3-point goals - Whitworth 2-12 (Meserve 1-1, Jones 1-1, Nakanishi 0-1, Jordan 0-1, Ruebel 0-1, Ramey 0-2, Nelson 0-5), Seattle U. 9-19 (Nelson 4-7, Klubberud 3-7, Junior 2-5). Fouled out - None. Rebounds - Whitworth 58 (Jones 12), Seattle U. 42 (Fabela 7). Assists - Whitworth 6 (Ramey 2), Seattle U. 6 (Ary-Turner, Klubberud, Nelson, Junior, Fabela, Wendfeldt 1). Total fouls - Whitworth 18, Seattle U. 18. Technicals - None. A - NA.

Shoreline CC 73, CC Spokane 69

The Sasquatch erased most of an early deficit, twice getting within two in the closing minutes.

The Dolphins built a 12-point lead in the first half and remained up by 10 at halftime. CCS first cut the deficit to two with 1:40 remaining, then again with 30 seconds left. But Shoreline, a modest 10 of 16 from the line, made some key free throws to hold on.

Jon Chatfield led Spokane in scoring with 23 points and rebounding with eight. His five assists matched Chad Allen for the team high.

CC Spokane - Allen 2-8 0-0 5, Bemis 2-8 0-0 5, Huston 1-2 1-3 3, Darnold 4-8 0-0 10, Chatfield 8-20 3-4 23, Buchanan , Kiger 4-13 3-5 11, Sanford 2-6 0-0 4, Schulz 1-2 1-2 3, Thiringer 0-0 0-0 0, DeBeaumont 2-6 1-2 5. Totals 26-73 9-16 69.

Shoreline - Chinn 5-9 0-0 12, Alinen 1-1 0-0 2, Faux 9-19 1-2 20, Messiah 11-17 2-3 24, Miller 0-2 2-2 2, Nelson 1-2 0-0 2, Givens 0-4 4-4 4, Wistrom 3-6 1-5 7, Martin 0-1 0-0 0, Kohase 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-62 10-16 73.

Halftime - Shoreline 30, CC Spokane 23. 3-point goals - Spokane 8-24 (Allen 1-4, Bemis 1-6, Darnold 2-4, Chatfield 4-8, Kiger 0-2) Shoreline 3-11 (Chinn 2-5, Faux 1-5). Fouled out - Huston. Rebounds - CC Spokane 39 (Chatfield 8), Shoreline 48 (Messiah 12). Assists - CC Spokane 15 (Chatfield 5, Allen 5) Shoreline 20 (Chinn 7). Total fouls - CC Spokane 15, Shoreline 14. Technicals - none. A - 350.

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(9) Purdue 78, Valparaiso 70

At West Lafayette, Ind., Carson Cunningham scored 18 points to help the Boilermakers (9-1) hold off the Crusaders (8-2) in the opening round of the Boilermaker Invitational.