MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) - Raheem Appleby scored 28 points and made seven 3-pointers to lead Louisiana Tech over Idaho 67-61 on Saturday night.
Kenyon McNeail added 11 points and Kenneth Smith seven points and 10 assists for the Bulldogs (23-3, 14-0 Western Athletic), who overcame a nine-point second-half deficit to win their 15th straight game.
Kyle Barone had 19 points and Stephen Madison 13 for the Vandals (9-16, 5-10).
Appleby shot 10 of 23 from the field, including 7 of 12 from behind the arc. After Idaho took a 36-27 lead in the second half, Appleby hit three 3-pointers in a 1:43 stretch to cut the deficit to 39-36.
His 3-pointer with 8:36 left tied the game at 48-all, and another 3 with 5:18 left gave Louisiana Tech a 55-51 cushion. The Bulldogs maintained that small lead for the rest of the way; when Idaho threatened to make it a one-possession game, Louisiana Tech answered.
Mansa Habeeb had 10 points and Mike McChristian nine points and 10 rebounds for Idaho.
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| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Louisiana Tech (23-3) « | 24 | 43 | 67 |
| Idaho (9-16) | 30 | 31 | 61 |
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| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Anderson, F | 23 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| M. Kyser, F | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| K. Smith, G | 29 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| R. Appleby, G | 27 | 10-23 | 1-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| C. Johnson, G | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Johnson | 20 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| B. Gibson | 16 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Lewis | 16 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| K. McNeail | 16 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| A. Hamilton | 15 | 0-6 | 3-6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| I. Massey | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 23-57 | 9-17 | 34 | 14 | 15 | 67 | |
| 40.4% | 52.9% | ||||||
| Idaho Vandals | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Barone, C | 34 | 7-9 | 5-7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| S. Madison, G | 36 | 5-11 | 2-3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| C. Hill, G | 33 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| M. McChristian, G | 33 | 3-8 | 3-4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| M. Habeeb, G | 24 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Harris Jr. | 20 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| D. Douglas | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Faines | 9 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| J. Kammerer | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21-51 | 16-21 | 37 | 9 | 17 | 61 | |
| 41.2% | 76.2% | ||||||
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