KIRKLAND, Wash. (Interstat) — The College of Idaho men’s basketball team held off Northwest for a 73-70 victory Saturday at Pavilion.

The visiting Coyotes built a 45-33 halftime lead but withstood a second-half push from the Eagles. Northwest’s Logan Stempniak led all scorers with 33 points, including six 3-pointers. College of Idaho was paced by Chance Winter, who scored 16 points, grabbed six rebounds and blocked three shots.

Both teams shot an identical 27 field goals, but the Coyotes secured the win at the free-throw line, making 12 of 14 attempts compared to the Eagles’ 5 of 11. Christian Watkins added 11 rebounds and seven assists for Northwest. The Coyotes improved to 7-4, while the Eagles fell to 2-6.