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Idaho demolished by New Mexico State |
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Written by Hugh Jones - Argonaut
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Friday, 08 February 2008 |
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The University of Idaho men’s basketball team (5-16, 2-8) was bested 88-49 by New Mexico State (13-12, 7-3) on Wednesday.
“We couldn’t handle the pressure,” Idaho coach George Pfeifer said. “They wore us down and we made bad decisions and those bad decisions turned into points for New Mexico State.”
Idaho gave up 21 turnovers to a strong New Mexico State defense. The Aggies converted those turnovers to 24 points.
“We wanted to look for scores early and then make them play defense if the shot wasn’t there and we didn’t do that,” Pfeifer said.
Idaho answered New Mexico States’s 51-percent shooting average, with a season low of 30-percent on field goals. The only Vandal to shoot in the double digits was senior Darin Nagle with 14 points. Mike Hall, who two weeks ago shot a 29-point game, scored only nine.
The 39-point loss was Idaho’s worst since the 2000-01 season, and Pfeifer expressed his desire to put it behind the team.
“Our goal right now is for a split on this road trip,” Pfeifer said. “There is no reason to rehash or focus on anything that happened in this game. We need to move on and not let it impact our preparation for Saturday’s game at Louisiana Tech.”
Idaho continues its road trip at 5 p.m. on Saturday in Ruston, La.
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