KANSAS CITY, Mo. – [
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No. 1 College of Idaho def. No. 5 LSU Shreveport (La.) 98-50 | Box Score
Junior Charles Elzie scored a career-high 25 points to lead College of Idaho to a 98-50 win over LSU-Shreveport in the NAIA Round of 16 on Monday. College of Idaho (33-1) erased an 11-10 deficit with a 21-0 run to take a 31-11 lead with 7:30 left in the first half. In the run, the Yotes forced six turnovers, a pair of 3-point plays by Samaje Morgan and Paul Wilson. The Coyotes scored 29 of the first 42 of the second half to blow the game wide open. the season-long winning streak is now at 33 games and a stretch of 16 straight by double figures.
The next opponent for the College of Idaho is Tougaloo, who will enter the game on a 20-game winning streak. The contest will be on Wednesday at 1 p.m. CDT for the right to punch a ticket to the Fab Four.
- This marked the fifth time in 2022-23 C of I has had a lead of 20 or more points at halftime.
- C of I has now won 32-straight games when leading at halftime.
- College of Idaho outscored LSU-Shreveport, 50-20, in points in the paint.
- The Yotes held the Pilots to just 26.7-percent shooting from the floor and 15.8-percent.
- C of I has now won 33-straight games. The Yotes lost their first game of the season and haven’t lost since.
- 12 different Yotes scored in the contest.
- Charles Elzie led the team in scoring with 25 it was a career-high for the junior.
- This marked the eighth victory of 30 or more points for C of I this season.
- The Coyotes had four scorers in double figures
- C of I had 21 assists and outrebounded the Pilots, 49-33
- College of Idaho improves to 33-1 on the season