19 in a Row for College of Idaho Men's Basketball in 74-63 Win Over Lewis-Clark State

CALDWELL, Idaho - Sophomore Drew Wyman posted his first career double double as No. 1 College of Idaho won its 19th straight and posted a 74-63 win over LC State on Friday night.
 

College of Idaho (19-1, 14-0 CCC), who extended its home winning streak to 30, as Wyman scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the win. Sophomore Jake O'Neil paced College of Idaho with 15, junior Charles Elzie and sophomore Paul Wilson added 12 and 10 points. Freshman Samaje Morgan handed out nine assists on just one turnover to go along with nine points, plus fellow reserve sophomore Straton Rogers had six points and seven rebounds.

The Warriors (9-11, 6-8 CCC) were led by a game-high 17 points from Grayson Hunt, who made 7 of 11 field goals in the loss. John Lustig added 14 before fouling out. 
 
The two teams were tied twice and saw two lead changes in the first 5:30 of the contest. When Wilson successfully made a jumper, the home team went ahead 9-8 and for the remainder of the contest. The Yotes had a four-point lead, 23-19, with 4:43 left in the first half but blew the contest open as they scored 17 of the final 24 points of the half on its way to a 40-26 lead at the break.
 
The bench for College of Idaho had outscored its LCSC, 17-4 in the half and the Yotes had scored 22 of its 40 points in the paint on its way to a 40-26 halftime lead. Nine times in 20 contests, College of Idaho has scored at least 40 points in the first half. Also in the first half, College of Idaho made five 3-pointers – two each from Wyman and Elzie.
 
LC came back in the second half and shot 54.2% in the second half as they managed to cut the deficit to four, 60-56, with 4:46 left to play. Then, the host Yotes - who rallied behind a crowd just over 2,000 - scored eight of the next 10 points for a 68-58 lead with 2:27 left to play on its way to the victory. Despite being a hot-shooting effort by the visitors, in the second 20 minutes, the Yotes bench outscored its Warrior counterparts by a 13-2 margin and as a team, College of Idaho made 14 of 17 free throws in the win.
 
As mentioned, the crowd eclipsed the 2,000 mark and as part of Coaches vs. Cancer and Suits and Sneakers Week, Yotes veterans Paul Wilson and Caden Handran had indicated that they would shave their heads if the attendance eclipsed the 2,000 mark. The final attendance for the night was 2,014.   
 
Next, College of Idaho will host Walla Walla on Saturday at 9 p.m.