Hauser's 24 pts help lead Portland State past Idaho, 90-69
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Matt Hauser knocked down 6 of 10 3-point attempts and posted 24 points to spark Portland State past Idaho, 90-69 on Monday night.
Hauser dealt five assists and collected three steals as the Vikings shot 34 of 67 from the field as they bounced back from a tough loss to Eastern Washington Saturday.
Idaho came into the contest after posting its biggest win of the season Thursday, knocking off Eastern Washington, 74-71, and beat Portland State at home, 72-61 on January 2.
Alonzo Walker scored 15 points, Sal Nuhu scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds and Markus Golder added 10 points for Portland State (13-14, 7-8 Big Sky Conference).
Trevon Allen scored 16 points and dished four assists to lead Idaho (7-18, 3-11). Damen Thacker added 11 points.
Portland State completes a three-game home stand by hosting Montana State on Thursday. Idaho returns home to host Northern Arizona Thursday.
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2020-2021 Big Sky Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Eastern Washington | 11-2 | - | 12-6 |
Southern Utah | 9-2 | 1 | 16-3 |
Weber State | 10-3 | 1 | 15-5 |
Idaho State | 7-4 | 3 | 12-8 |
Montana State | 6-4 | 3.5 | 9-7 |
Northern Colorado | 6-6 | 4.5 | 10-8 |
Portland State | 5-6 | 5 | 8-10 |
Montana | 6-9 | 6 | 10-12 |
Sacramento State | 4-7 | 6 | 7-9 |
Northern Arizona | 4-9 | 7 | 5-14 |
Idaho | 0-16 | 12.5 | 0-19 |