Matt Stainbrook scored 15 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead Western Michigan past Idaho State 63-60 Thursday night in the World Vision Invitational.
Alex Wolf also scored 12 points for the Broncos (6-6), while Nate Hutcheson added 10 points and Flenard Whitfield grabbed 13 rebounds, several of them coming in the crucial final minutes.
Deividas Busma led the Bengals (4-8) with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Broderick Gilchrest scored 13 points.
Western Michigan took the lead for the first time with 15:40 to play when Hutcheson made a tough layup in traffic. The teams then traded leads or tied seven times until a 3-point shot by Wolf extended the lead to 56-51.
In a foul-filled final two minutes, Mike Douglas went 4 for 4 from the foul line to preserve the win for Western Michigan.
