Idaho Vandals @ Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
Northern Arizona pulls away late, tops Idaho 72-65
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Quinton Upshur's 3-pointer with just under two minutes to play gave Northern Arizona the lead and the Lumberjacks padded it in the final minute to beat Idaho 72-65 on Thursday night.
The victory keeps Northern Arizona (14-12, 9-4) in fourth place in the Big Sky Conference.
The teams were within a field goal of each other for most of the final 10 minutes of the game. Sekou Wiggs' three-point play with 2:16 left gave the Vandals the lead, 65-64, but Upshur answered with his 3-pointer and Idaho (11-13, 6-7) did not score again.
Mike Scott missed two Idaho 3-point attempts and the Vandals missed four layups in the final 1:36.
Kris Yanku scored 22 points to lead Northern Arizona and Ako Kaluna added 18. Upshur finished with 14 points.
Connor Hill led Idaho (11-13, 6-7) with 20 points.
Game Information
Flagstaff, AZ
Referee:Mark Cook
Referee:Jeff Wooten
Referee:Jon Stigliano
2025-26 Standings
| Big Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
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