Idaho State takes on Portland State after Darling's 25-point outing

Idaho State Bengals (8-9, 3-3 Big Sky) at Portland State Vikings (12-7, 4-2 Big Sky)

Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Idaho State visits Portland State after Dylan Darling scored 25 points in Idaho State's 75-71 loss to the Sacramento State Hornets.

The Vikings are 7-1 in home games. Portland State is third in the Big Sky with 24.1 defensive rebounds per game led by Tre-Vaughn Minott averaging 3.8.

The Bengals have gone 3-3 against Big Sky opponents. Idaho State is second in the Big Sky with 36.1 rebounds per game led by Jake O'Neil averaging 10.9.

Portland State makes 48.4% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.6 percentage points higher than Idaho State has allowed to its opponents (42.8%). Idaho State has shot at a 43.8% rate from the field this season, 1.1 percentage points above the 42.7% shooting opponents of Portland State have averaged.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jaylin Henderson is scoring 13.2 points per game and averaging 3.3 rebounds for the Vikings. Cole Farrell is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Darling averages 1.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Bengals, scoring 16.5 points while shooting 34.4% from beyond the arc. O'Neil is averaging 15.3 points and 12.4 rebounds over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Vikings: 8-2, averaging 76.1 points, 37.5 rebounds, 17.1 assists, 9.6 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 48.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.5 points per game.

Bengals: 5-5, averaging 76.4 points, 36.2 rebounds, 15.1 assists, 6.5 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.2 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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