Idaho 81, E. Washington 79

Idaho 81, E. Washington 79

Published Dec. 7, 2012 12:15 a.m. ET

Stephen Madison scored 29 and Kyle Barone scored 20 to lead Idaho to an 81-79 overtime victory over Eastern Washington on Thursday night.

Barone had 11 rebounds, and Madison had 10 to give both double-doubles.

Connor Hill and Mansa Habeeb added 10 points apiece for the Vandals (3-4).

Eastern Washington led 34-33 at halftime in a game that saw 22 lead changes. At 15:53 in the second half, the Eagles led by 17.

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With 3:22 to play, a 3-pointer by Hill put Idaho up 65-62, and Madison made two free throws to make it 67-62.

Venky Jois hit a layup for the Eagles, and Justin Crosgile made a 3-pointer at 1:32 to tie the score at 67.

During overtime, Idaho shot 75 percent from the field. Eastern Washington (2-6) shot 42.9 percent.

Crosgile had 26 points. Jois had 13 points, 10 rebounds. Thomas Reuter added 11 and Martin Seiferth 10.

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