Lightfoot’s hot hand beats Idaho

Andrea Lightfoot hit 7 of 9 3-point attempts and finished with a game-high 38 points to lead the Idaho State Bengals to a 99-89 overtime non-conference women’s basketball victory over the Idaho Vandals in Pocatello.

Joanna Hixon added 21 points and a game-high 13 rebounds and Jeni Boesel scored 20 for the Bengals (4-4).

Leilani Mitchell led the Vandals (3-5) with 20 points and nine assists. Karly Felton added 19 points and Jessica Summers scored 18 and snagged a team-high 18 rebounds for Idaho.

(23) Utah 81, Gonzaga 54: Shona Thorburn had 22 points and a career-high 13 assists, leading the Utes (6-1) to a non-conference rout of the Bulldogs (3-7) in Salt Lake City.

Kim Smith added 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Utes.

Ashley Anderson scored 16 points and Katy Ridenour had 10 points and a team-high six rebounds for Gonzaga.

(14) Minnesota 83, Washington State 57: Jamie Broback scored 16 points to lead the Golden Gophers (6-1) to a win over the Cougars (6-2) in Minneapolis.

Katie Appleton topped WSU with 13 points, while Katie Benz and Charmaine Jones scored 12 and 10, respectively.

Eastern Washington 63, Portland 57: Joanna Chadd had game highs of 17 points and four assists to lead the Eagles (4-3) to a non-conference win over the Pilots (2-5) in Portland.

Southern Idaho 95, North Idaho 76: Jalena Williams had a double-double with game highs of 27 points and 13 rebounds and Maria Moore added 22 points to propel the Golden Eagles (10-2) to a Scenic West Athletic Conference win over the visiting Cardinals (7-5). Sara Dennehy paced NIC with 19 points.

Men

Travis Gabbidon scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Southern Idaho Golden Eagles to a 74-68 win over the North Idaho Cardinals in Twin Falls.

Mac Hopson and Darin Nagle each scored 14 to lead North Idaho (12-1), which lost for the first time this season.