Vandals Tip Titans

Women’s basketball

Alli Nieman did it all for the Idaho Vandals in a Big West Conference tilt Sunday in Moscow.

Nieman scored a game-high 21 points and topped Idaho with eight rebounds and seven assists as the Vandals held off the Cal State Fullerton Titans 72-69.

A 14-0 run put the Titans (2-14, 1-3) up 58-52 in the second half. From that point on there were seven lead changes until a 3-pointer from Susan Woolf and a Julie Wynstra jumper sealed the victory for the Vandals (10-7, 3-1).

Idaho 72, Cal State Fullerton 69

Cal State Fullerton (2-14, 1-3) - Cleveland 4-8 2-2 11, Hansen 0-3 0-0 0, Whiteside 4-9 7-8 15, Hunter 5-11 0-1 10, Baskins 1-2 0-0 3, Sotero 1-5 0-0 3, Naumovic 6-13 0-2 15, Alhadeff 1-1 0-0 2, Cunningham 4-5 2-2 10. Totals 26-57 11-15 69.

Idaho (10-7, 3-1) - Pemberton 5-8 2-3 13, Nieman 9-16 3-4 21, Wynstra 3-7 0-0 6, Woolf 3-9 3-4 11, Rico 0-1 1-2 1, LeBlanc 0-4 0-0 0, Goss 0-2 0-0 0, Bartleson 1-4 0-0 2, Jackson 3-4 0-0 7, Benad 0-2 0-0 0, Coldren 0-0 0-1 0, Bloom 3-4 5-8 11. Totals 27-61 14-22 72.

Halftime - Cal State Fullerton 36, Idaho 36. 3-point goals - Cal State Fullerton 6-18 (Naumovic 3-5, Baskins 1-2, Sotero 1-3, Cleveland 1-4, Hunter 0-4), Idaho 4-10 (Woolf 2-5, Pemberton 1-1, Jackson 1-1, Nieman 0-1, LeBlanc 0-1, Bartleson 0-1). Fouled out - none. Rebounds - Cal State Fullerton 34 (Whiteside 12), Idaho 40 (Nieman 8). Assists - Cal State Fullerton 15 (Baskins 4), Idaho 20 (Nieman 7). Total fouls - Cal State Fullerton 20, Idaho 17. Technicals - none. A - 536.

Top 25

(7) Georgia 68, (10) Auburn 54

Kelly Miller had 19 points and seven assists to lead the Bulldogs (19-2, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) to a win over the Tigers (15-3, 4-2) in Auburn, Ala.

Auburn had its 12-game home winning streak snapped. Conswella Sparrow’s 13 points topped the Tigers.