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Shooting pains;
Broncos beat Vandals for second time in a week

by Jake Alger
argonaut staff

The University of Idaho men's basketball team lost to in-state rival Boise State University for the second time this year Saturday night at Cowan Spectrum, but it was the way they lost that will stay in the minds of Idaho players and fans for a long time.
The BSU Broncos (2-3) obliterated the Vandals 70-44, outscoring them by 24 and outshooting them .739 to .292 in the second half. UI head coach Leonard Perry was very disappointed with his team's effort.
"It's the worst loss I've ever been associated with in a home game as an assistant, player or coach," Perry said.
UI's woes did not end with poor shooting. The Vandals were out-rebounded 34-17 in the total rebounds category, and 12-6 in offensive rebounds.
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by Nathan Jerke
assistant sports editor

Who says there needs to be a full bench to win a college basketball game?
The Vandal women have done some big things this year and starting with Friday's win, they will be doing it with only six players.
UI defeated Eastern Washington Friday night to record the first win of the season despite having a thin bench. The Vandals lost Suzy Goss last week after she tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee. Goss is the third player lost to injury after only five regular season games.
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By Rolfe Daus Peterson
sports editor

With a couple of days to lick its wounds after a brutal 70-44 loss to rival Boise State, the University of Idaho men's basketball team travels seven miles to challenge its Palouse rival tonight.
The squad takes on Washington State at 7 p.m. in Beasley Coliseum. The Vandals, 1-3 overall, are reeling after suffering their worst defeat of the season at the hands of the Broncos.
"It's going to be a very difficult game for us," said head coach Leonard Perry in a press release. "There's a short turnover between games."
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