Trevor Delaney

Sports Editor

The Bengals went the distance winning the Big Sky Championship, earning their place at a spot in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to play against the University of Kentucky Wildcats at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on Sunday, March 21. This opportunity to play and earn a chance to get to the next round of the NCAA was certainly well earned by all teams that advanced through the rankings in order to qualify. To see college athletes from all over the country compete at this level is always something to remember, and history will recollect this game as well.

The Bengals were leading at the end of the first quarter, with a score of 18-12. Idaho State soon lost its lead and by the end of the second quarter, was down six points at 24 points to Kentucky’s 30 points. This point gap grew larger by the end of the third quarter, with ISU trailing by 16 points with a score of 31-47 on the board. Slowly but surely, throughout the fourth quart the Bengals chipped away at the point gap that Kentucky had managed to gain, with ISU ending the game with a final score of 63-71. With only an eight point gap at the final buzzer, even this loss shows the obvious work that the Bengals put in as a team this season to make it to where they were.

The Bengals finished their season off with a final season score of 22-4 for overall play, as well as a 15-2 score for Big Sky play, and a 14-0 undefeated home game record.