WMU vs. Idaho State Post-Game Notes

PRE-GAME

• WMU has five players averaging in double figures during the World Vision Invitational led by Demetrius Ward's 15.0 points per game
• WMU is looking to avoid first three-game losing skid of season
• WMU has met Idaho State once in program history, defeating the Bengals, 62-59, on Dec. 9, 1964
• Matt Stainbrook has scored 10 points in back-to-back games during the World Vision Invitational
• The Broncos had their 10-game streak of at least three players scoring in double figures snapped against Utah State
• WMU had its four-game win streak snapped against the Aggies, its longest since Dec. 23, 2009 through Jan. 9, 2010

FIRST HALF

• WMU scores first FG 2:27 into the game on a Flenard Whitfield put back
• Idaho State opened game on 6-0 run
• WMU held without a field goal for 3:30 of game time before Alex Wolf converts a three-point play on a driving layup
• Teams are combined 0-for-6 from three-point range as of the under-12 media time out (11:46)
• WMU held Idaho State scoreless for 4:25 of game time, cutting 14-6 deficit to 14-11
• Broncos force Idaho State into 2-for-16 shooting from under-8 media time out to the under-4 media time out, cutting deficit from nine to four points
• WMU cuts deficit to one point on Hutcheson reverse layup with 30 seconds remaining
• Idaho State out-rebounded WMU 12-6 on the offnesive glass, resulting in an 11-4 advantage in second chance points
• WMU ended half on 17-9 run

SECOND HALF

• Stainbrook scored five of WMU's first eight points to open half
• Runner in the lane by Hutcheson gives WMU first lead of the game, 36-35
• Three-point FG from Alex Wolf at 12:32 gives WMU a four-point lead, matching its largest lead during the World Vision Invitational (98-94 vs. Troy in overtime)
• WMU out-rebounded Idaho State 5-0 on offensive glass between the under-16 and under-12 media time outs, outscoring the Bengals 6-0 on second chance points during the same period
• Alex Wolf scores in double figures for fourth time in career and first time since Ball State on March 4, 2010
• WMU with three players scoring in double figures for the 11th time in 12 games to start season (Hutcheson, Stainbrook, Wolf)
• WMU held Idaho State without a field goal down the stretch from 4:22 to :07 in regulation
• Flenard finishes game with career high 13 rebounds
• Stainbrook finishes game with second double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds
• WMU wins fourth game of the season decided by one possession and is now 4-3 in such games