Babbitt lifts UNR to win against Idaho
MOSCOW, Idaho -- Freshman Luke Babbitt scored 24 points and Joey Shaw 15 as the UNR men's basketball team held off Idaho 69-65 in a Western Athletic Conference game.
UNR outscored Idaho 13-4 in the final 4:16.
Babbitt went 9-for-16 from the field and hit all five of his free throws to top his previous season high of 22 points. He also had 10 rebounds.
Idaho (10-11, 4-4 WAC) hung around throughout against the Wolf Pack (13-8, 6-2), which led 33-32 at halftime.
UNR shot 41.4 percent from the floor but struggled from long distance, going 5-for-19 (26.3 percent) from 3-point range. Idaho shot 39 percent overall and hit 7 of 20 3-pointers (35 percent).
The Wolf Pack's free-throw edge matched the final margin, as UNR made 16 of 22 from the line and Idaho 12 of 19.
