Ogden, Utah; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Idaho visits Weber State after Jack Payne scored 20 points in Idaho's 80-72 loss to the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks. The Wildcats are 3-5 in home games.

OGDEN, Utah — Tyler Mrus' 21 points helped Idaho defeat Weber State 82-74 on Thursday.

Tyler Mrus led Idaho (10-12, 5-4 Big Sky) with 21 points. He made 4 of 7 3-pointers, part of the Vandals’ 13 3-pointers. Weber State made seven 3-pointers.

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Any potential good vibes and eyes for hope new lineups may have given Weber State men’s basketball came to a halt quickly Thursday in an 82-74 loss to Idaho at the Dee Events Center. With a 36-31 halftime lead,

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“Great all-around start today for the Warriors,” LCSC coach Jake Taylor said. “Evan and Jackson competed in their first outing and held down Ave Maria until our offense really got going in the fourth. It was a team win with plenty of contributions on the offensive and defensive sides of things.”

LC State tallied 13 runs on 15 hits to back up strong outings on the mound by Evan Canfield and Jackson Cloud. The Warriors took a 7-2 lead in the fourth inning behind a six-run frame capped by a three-RBI home run to right field by Ike George. George totaled two runs and three hits on the day.

OGDEN, Utah — Tyler Mrus scored 21 points and the Idaho Vandals took the lead late in the first half and never gave it up in an 82-74 victory over the Weber State Wildcats in Big Sky Conference men’s basketball Thursday night before 3,449 at the Dee Events Center.

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"Credit Northern Arizona, they played like the experienced team that they are,” Idaho coach Alex Pribble said on the Vandals' postgame radio show. “But we need to have consistency on defense; we have to find a way to come up with some stops.

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) Diego Campisano scored 19 points as Northern Arizona beat Idaho 80-72 on Saturday.