Idaho State Bengals @ Portland State Vikings
Portland State rallies to snap four-game losing streak
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Deontae North and Zach Gengler scored 14 points apiece and Portland State rallied to beat Idaho State 74-69 on Thursday night, snapping a four-game losing streak.
De'Sean Parsons and Bryce Canda added 12 points each for the Vikings (12-10, 5-6 Big Sky), who were coming off a 130-124 triple-overtime loss to Eastern Washington.
A 3-pointer by Balint Mocsan gave the Bengals (6-18, 3-8) a 54-44 lead with seven minutes remaining but the Vikings went on a 19-3 run to lead 63-57 with under two minutes left. The Bengals got within 70-69 with 10 seconds left after 3-pointers by Brandon Boyd and Ethan Telfair. But Canda made two free throws, and Telfair, after missing a free throw, tried to miss the second but was called for a lane violation. Calaen Robinson added two Vikings free throws for the final score.
Geno Luzcando led Idaho State with 18 points with Telfair adding 15.
Game Information
Portland, OR
Referee:Mark Cook
Referee:Chuck Rydzak
Referee:Kevin Virginillio
2025-26 Standings
| Big Sky ConferenceBig 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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