In a game that featured a 48-minute power delay at the 5:16 mark of the second half, the Hornets went 17-of-39 (43.6 percent) from beyond the three-point arc, breaking the old school record of 14, set against USC in 1991. The 39 attempts also broke the previous school record of 35, set against Southern Utah last season.

With the victory, the Hornets improved to 12-13 overall and 6-6 in the Big Sky Conference. Sacramento State, which tied its Div. I school record for most victories in a season and surpassed the previous record for most Big Sky wins (five), moved into a second-place tie with Northern Arizona in the conference standings. The second-place team in the conference receives a first-round bye (along with Eastern Washington) in the Big Sky Tournament (March 6-10). Eastern Washington improved its first-place record to 11-1 while the final five teams in the conference are all 5-7. The top six squads in the eight-team league advance to the Big Sky Tournament.

With the loss, Idaho State dropped to 10-17 and 5-7 in the conference. The Bengals had won 17 of the 22 meetings between the two teams prior to the loss. This week’s victories over Idaho State and Weber State marked the first time the Hornets have ever swept the two teams at home.

Dawson, who is now averaging 24.2 points over his last five games, went 7-of-15 from the field, while knocking down a season-high six three-pointers. Senior Brandon Guyton added to the Hornets’ three-point barrage with five as he scored 15 points. Senior Joel Jones added 12 points, eight rebounds and a career-high eight assists. Senior Cedric Thompkins added 10 rebounds for his seventh double-digit rebound game of the season, while junior Jameel Pugh tallied nine points, five rebounds and a team-high three steals.

Idaho State, which shot 45.1 percent (23-51) from the field, could have made the game closer but shot just 52.6 percent (20-38) from the free-throw line. The Bengals hit four three-pointers, and were outrebounded by Sacramento State, 47-35. ISU was led by Marquis Poole’s 21 points and eight rebounds. Scott Henry added 15 points, five rebounds, four blocked shots and four steals.

Idaho State jumped out to a quick 9-3 lead (16:29) before Sacramento State reeled off a 24-3 run to take a first-half high 15-point lead (27-12) with 9:39 to play. During the run which lasted almost seven minutes, the Hornets received three-pointers from Chris Lange, Dawson, junior James Payne and Brandon Guyton (three times). Sacramento State eventually went into the break with a 39-30 lead as Guyton already had four three-pointers at the half.

The Hornets began the second half on a 29-10 run to increase their lead to a game-high 28 points with 13:19 remaining. The only drama left in the game was the campus-wide power outage that struck just after Jones grabbed a rebound on a missed jumper from Idaho State’s Jesse Smith with 5:16 left. Much of the season-high crowd of 1,302 remained in the stands before power was restored 48 minutes later.

The Hornets have now won each of their last four home games and improved to 10-3 at the Hornets Nest this season. The 10 victories at home is the most in the team’s Div. I era (1991-pres.) and the best mark since the 1988-89 squad posted 11. The game also marked the final regular-season home contest for the Hornets unless the team hosts a first-round playoff game (if they are the third or fourth seed in the tournament).

Sacramento State closes the regular season next week on the road at Montana (Wednesday, Feb. 25) and Montana State (Sunday, Feb. 29).