Umipig with 36, Seattle edges past Idaho late in the second half, 76-68
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Isiah Umipig scored a career-high 36 points, including eight 3-pointers, to lead Seattle to a 76-68 victory over Idaho after a back-and-forth battle during Senior Night on Saturday.
Umipig shot 12 of 22 from the floor, and scored all of the Redhawks 3-pointers. D'Vonne Pickett Jr. was the only other Seattle player to score in double digits, finishing with 15 points and six assists.
Connor Hill hit a jumper to give Idaho (12-17, 5-9 Western Athletic Conference) its largest lead of the second half, six points, with 17:29 to go. Seattle (13-14, 5-9) edged back into the lead and went ahead by four, 57-53, with 8:20 remaining. A 9-3 run put the Redhawks ahead by six with 6:17 left to play. Umipig and Pickett combined to score Seattle's final 14 points.
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Idaho shot 52.4 percent from the floor, and Hill and Stephen Madison led the Vandals with 18 points apiece.