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Idaho colleges roundup: Boise State women down Wyoming for fourth straight win

Marcus Colbert scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half to rally Montana State to a 70-68 victory over Idaho on Saturday. Colbert made 1-of-2 free throws with 7 seconds left for a 69-66 lead. A jump ball followed the miss, and the ball stayed with the Bobcats (9-11, 4-4 Big Sky). Tyler Hall, who had 16 points, added a clinching free throw. Idaho (12-8, 4-3) played without its top two scorers, injured guards Perrion Callendret and Victor Sanders. Ty Egbert led the Vandals with a career-high 18 points, 15 in the second half. Above: Idaho forward Arkadiy Mkrtychyan drives through the MSU defense.
Marcus Colbert scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half to rally Montana State to a 70-68 victory over Idaho on Saturday. Colbert made 1-of-2 free throws with 7 seconds left for a 69-66 lead. A jump ball followed the miss, and the ball stayed with the Bobcats (9-11, 4-4 Big Sky). Tyler Hall, who had 16 points, added a clinching free throw. Idaho (12-8, 4-3) played without its top two scorers, injured guards Perrion Callendret and Victor Sanders. Ty Egbert led the Vandals with a career-high 18 points, 15 in the second half. Above: Idaho forward Arkadiy Mkrtychyan drives through the MSU defense. Kelly Gorham Montana State University
BOISE

Sophomore forward Shalen Shaw recorded her seventh double-double in eight games with 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead Boise State over Wyoming 58-49 in a Mountain West women’s basketball game Saturday at Taco Bell Arena.

Tied at 40-40 with 7:03 to go in the game, Shaw hit a 3-pointer to spark a 7-0 run that gave the Broncos (12-6, 5-2 MW) the lead for good.

Shaw also had a career-high eight steals, which is tied for third-most in school history.

BSU SWIMMING & DIVING: The Broncos held off Denver for a 156-144 win at the Boise West YMCA.

BSU WOMEN’S TENNIS: After dropping the doubles point, the Broncos earned five singles victories to defeat Weber State 5-2 in their season opener at the Boas Indoor Tennis Center.

BSU MEN’S TENNIS: Freshman Kyle Butters won a three-set thriller to earn the decisive point in the Broncos’ 4-3 win over San Francisco at the ITA Kickoff Weekend in College Station, Texas.

BSU INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Chassity Love (200 meters), Fernando Martinez (400) and the men’s 4x400 relay team each won at the Bronco Invitational at Jacksons Track in Nampa.

IDAHO WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: The Vandals (13-6, 5-2 Big Sky) lost their sixth straight game to Montana State (14-5, 7-1), falling 62-59 in Moscow.

ISU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: The Bengals (9-8, 2-4 Big Sky) shot a season-high 60 percent from the field to top Weber State 58-57 in Ogden, Utah.

ISU MEN’S BASKETBALL: Ethan Telfair scored 30 points — including the buzzer-beating, game-winning jumper — and the Bengals (8-10, 3-3) handed the Wildcats (13-6, 5-1) a 69-68 defeat in Pocatello.

COLLEGE OF IDAHO SKIING: The men’s and women’s teams remained unbeaten in the Northwest Collegiate Ski Conference, sweeping slalom races at Mount Bachelor in Bend, Ore.

C OF I WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Haylee Burnham scored 22 points as the Coyotes (5-14, 4-9 CCC) beat Northwest Christian 75-54 in Caldwell.

C OF I MEN’S BASKETBALL: Northwest Christian stopped the Coyotes 72-62 in Caldwell. Dominique Jordan scored 17 points to lead the Coyotes (13-9, 8-5 CCC).

NORTHWEST NAZARENE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: The Crusaders (6-10, 4-6 GNAC) ended a 10-game road losing streak with a 63-51 win over Western Oregon in Monmouth, Ore.

NNU MEN’S BASKETBALL: The Crusaders (6-9, 3-7 GNAC) rallied from a seven-point deficit with six minutes to play for an 82-77 win over Simon Fraser.

This story was originally published January 23, 2016 at 11:27 PM with the headline "Idaho colleges roundup: Boise State women down Wyoming for fourth straight win."

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