Playing against high-scoring San Jose State on the road, the Idaho men trailed by eight at half and by five with 4:58 left. But then came a 17-2 flourish for the Vandals, who zoomed past the Spartans 75-67 in San Jose. The Vandals (9-6, 3-1) won for the third time in a row to solidify their best conference start since joining the WAC in 2005.

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Five Vandals reached double figures in scoring, led by Deremy Geiger's 17 points. Jeff Ledbetter had 13 points, seven of which came in the last 4:33. The Vandals shot 67 percent in the second half and also shared the ball better than they have for much of the season -- they had 21 assists on 27 made baskets.

"The stat I like the best is 21 assists, 11 turnovers,” coach Don Verlin said. “We played very well down the stretch and in the entire second half.”

Clearly, Verlin has a lot to be pleased with. The Vandals were picked to finish eighth in the WAC and now are a last-second loss to New Mexico State away from being 4-0 in league play. They'll take on Nevada at home on Wednesday, a game that will be aired on ESPN2.

UI is in the middle of a lengthy road-dominated stretch. After back-to-back road wins, it plays four of the next six away from Cowan Spectrum.

For a full recap and stats of Saturday night's game, click here.