Saturday, January 22, 2011

Idaho 52 - 51 Boise St. (7:24 left in 2d half)

Another huge game for the Vandals, and they are in another gut-check. Can they continue their winning streak?

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  1. Idaho 52 - 51 Boise St. (6:38 left in 2d half)

    Broncos going to the line when we come back from a timeout.

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  2. To reset, the Vandals are 5-1 in the WAC, while the Broncos are 4-2. Ken Pomeroy has the Vandals ranked number 139 in the country, with Boise at 86. He also has the Broncs winning 65-67 tonight, so we will have to hope that he is wrong.

    Idaho was up 33-26 at the half, but Boise has been the better team so far in this half.

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  3. Idaho 56 - 57 Boise St. (5:04 left in 2d half)

    The bottom line here is that Idaho is better coached and more disciplined, but Boise has much better athletes.

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  4. Idaho 56 - 59 Boise St. (4:16 left in 2d half)

    Idaho just missed two free throws, but Boise responded with a charge. Vandals ball.

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  5. Idaho 56 - 59 Boise St. (3:35 left in 2d half)

    Idaho missed a three. Boise missed a three. Idaho grabs the rebound, and gets a run-out that ends in a foul. Vandals going to the line when we return.

    For the game, Boise is shooting only 39 percent (22-56), while Idaho is at 50 percent (24-48), but Idaho has 11 turnovers to only six for Boise.

    Idaho's three-point shooting has also been dreadful; the Vandals are only 2-12. (Boise is 6-22).

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  6. Idaho 60 - 62 Boise St. (1:04 left in 2d half)

    Huge decision here for the officials to make. Boise has actually scored to go up 60-64, but Idaho claims that the shot clock expired before Boise made the shot. The officials are checking.

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  7. Idaho 62 - 64 Boise St. (33 seconds left in 2d half)

    The Boise basket stood -- which I thought was a bad call. Idaho responded with two free throws, and then fouled to send Boise to the line.

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  8. Idaho 62 - 66 Boise St. (20.5 seconds left in 2d half)

    Well, the curse of live-blogging has taken down the Vandals. Boise made their FT's, Idaho threw the ball away, and now Boise is going back to the line.

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  9. Idaho 64 - 66 Boise St. (13 seconds left in 2d half)

    But Boise misses both free throws, and Idaho scores with a quick layup. Timeout. Boise inbounding the ball when we return.

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  10. I would remind you that Pomeroy had this game 65 - 67 to Boise, and with 13 seconds to go it is 64-66.

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  11. Idaho 64 - 68 Boise St. (13.1 seconds left in 2d half)

    Boise makes both free throws. Vandals ball.

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  12. Idaho 67 - 68 Boise St. (5.5 seconds left in 2d half)

    Idaho finally makes a 3! Broncos call time to set up their last play.

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  13. Idaho has had great fan support throughout this game, by the way.

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  14. Idaho 67 - 68 Boise St. (4.8 seconds left in 2d half)

    Boise gets it in, and their point guard is going to the line.

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  15. Idaho 67 - 70 Boise St. (Final)

    Boise makes both FT's. Idaho ends up with their center taking his first three-point shot of the whole season. He misses. So the Vandals' winning streak comes to an end.

    I'm just getting the feeling that Idaho never beats Boise St. in anything -- sort of like NCSU and UNC.

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  16. I saw a bunch of Vandals fans tonight before the game at a local restaurant.

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  17. The Vandals had a big turnout, and the crowd seemed enthusiastic, but on TV, at least, that dome looks like a terrible place to get any sort of home-court advantage. The basketball crowd looks tiny compared to the size of the building, and it would seem like a lot of the sound would just go up into the ceiling. I would love to know more about what it is like to watch a game there.

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