Idaho Vandals rally fall short in loss to South Dakota State

Mike Daum scored a career-high 33 points and sealed the game with a dunk at nine seconds left as South Dakota State fended off a late surge by Idaho 80-77 Saturday night.

The Jackrabbits led by as many as 15 in the second half before Idaho fought back, closing to 78-77 when Trevon Allen made three free throws after being fouled on a 3-point attempt with 20 seconds left.

Daum slammed home an open dunk as South Dakota State (5-7) broke Idaho’s press. The sophomore made 9-of-12 field goals and was a perfect 13-for-13 at the line. A.J. Hess scored 18 points with four 3-pointers for the Jackrabbits.

Idaho (4-5) was led by 17 points from Victor Sanders, 14 from Nate Sherwood and 11 from Allen. A potential game-tying shot by Sanders went off the rim.

South Dakota State made 25-of-26 free throws to blunt Idaho’s comeback.

IDAHO STATE: Ethan Telfair scored 18 points and Idaho State pulled away midway through the second half to beat Division II Bristol of Anaheim, Calif., 80-61.

Telfair, who had just two points in the Bengals’ 78-44 loss against No. 17 Wisconsin on Wednesday, was just 4-of-13 from the field but made 10-of-14 free-throw attempts. Hayes Garrity scored 16 points and Brandon Boyd added 15 for Idaho State (2-8).

Michael Crosby scored 16 points, and Mark Rodriques had 15 to lead Bristol.

The Bengals built a seven-point halftime lead, and Bristol pulled to 43-40 with about 15 minutes remaining. The Bengals used a 14-7 spurt to take a double-digit lead midway through the second half, and stretched their lead to 20 points with about five minutes left.

It was the first meeting between the schools.

This story was originally published December 11, 2016 at 12:01 AM with the headline "Idaho Vandals rally fall short in loss to South Dakota State."