March 9, 2026Updated 11:17 am EDT
The No. 4 seed Idaho State Bengals (19-10) face off against the No. 5 seed Sacramento State Hornets (14-17) in the Big Sky tournament Monday at Idaho Central Arena, starting at 2 p.m. ET. Both teams will look to take one step closer to earning an automatic place in the NCAA Tournament.
How to watch Sacramento State Hornets vs. Idaho State BengalsStats to know
Idaho State has a +159 scoring differential, topping opponents by 5.5 points per game. It is putting up 66.1 points per game to rank 171st in college basketball and is allowing 60.6 per contest to rank 86th in college basketball.
Idaho State makes 2.0 fewer threes per contest than the opposition, 4.6 (310th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 6.6.
Sacramento State’s +85 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 2.7 points per game) is a result of putting up 63.7 points per game (221st in college basketball) while giving up 61.0 per outing (104th in college basketball).
Sacramento State knocks down 6.8 three-pointers per game (118th in college basketball), while its opponents have made 5.8 on average.
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Mar 9, 2026
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