Brandon Guyton scored a career-high 22 points.

The win improved the Bengals to 13-12 overall and 6-6 in Big Sky Conference games. The victory also assured the team a berth in the Big Sky Tournament. The Hornets fell to 10-15 overall and 4-8 in league games. Sacramento State is currently tied with Northern Arizona for the sixth and final playoff berth.

The Hornets came out quickly, staking a 21-13 lead with 13:34 left in the opening period. ISU, however, rallied to take the lead (22-21) with the help of a 9-0 run which took just 2:08. The remainder of the second half saw three ties and two lead changes before the Bengals took a 44-40 lead into intermission.

The teams played even for the first seven minutes of the second half. With 12:13 showing, Jimmy White converted a layup to pull the Hornets within one, 60-59. Brown quickly responded for ISU with a layup and Rashad Kirkland stretched the lead to five with a jumper.

Henry led an Idaho State surge by scoring six points and handed out an assist to make the score 78-63 with 6:30 left.

Sacramento State made one final push and Chris Lange’s three-pointer made the score 86-81 with 51 seconds remaining. ISU was able to seal the game by making four free throws in the final 47 seconds.

Brandon Guyton led four Sacramento State players in double figures with a career-high 22 points. Jimmy White (17), Derek Lambeth (13) and Raashad Hooks (11) rounded out the quartet. Junior Tony Champion led the team with seven rebounds despite playing just 12 minutes. Hooks paced all players with 10 assists.

As a team, Sacramento State shot 29-of-62 overall (.468). The team was also 9-of-17 (.529) from three-point range and an impressive 16-of-17 from the free-throw line.

Idaho State was slightly better from the field, converting 35-of-70 (.500) attempts.

The Hornets return home for their final two games of the season. The team hosts Montana on Thursday, Feb. 27, before welcoming Montana State on Saturday, Mar. 1.

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