Photo Courtesy of Idaho State Athletics
Trevor Delaney
Sports Editor
The Idaho State University Women’s Basketball team took on Montana State University Thursday night at Reed Gym in Pocatello, winning the game with a final score of 69-59. When the Bengals played at Montana State in Bozeman on Saturday, the game was tied 72-72 going into overtime before the Bobcats tipped the score for a final win by MSU.
The Bengals were clad in Pink uniforms at the home game on Thursday, displaying the neon color for their annual Pink Week in honor of the Play4Kay Foundation, fighting to end cancers that impact women worldwide.
The limited number of fans allowed in the Reed, a welcome return to the basketball games, were a sea of pink and orange as they cheered the Bengals on to victory. With the two teams nearly tied on Thursday with less than 30 seconds to go in the second quarter, this was anyone’s game. The Bengals kept up the momentum and played their way to a win with a 10-point lead.
The Bengals played just as hard on Saturday, taking the game all the way to overtime when the fourth quarter ended at a draw. With Montana State’s team taking this opportunity to steal the game, ISU played hard till the very end. At the overtime buzzer, MSU stood at an eight-point lead with 88 points over ISU’s 80 points.
With this victory and loss added to their season, Idaho State comes out of the weekend with a 16-3 record for the season so far, with a 12-2 season record in Big Sky play. The Bengals play again when they travel to Missoula on Feb. 25 to play the University of Montana.
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