IDAHO VANDALS (14-12, 6-7) at
PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS (17-7, 11-2)

Thursday, February 19, 2026, 6 p.m. • Viking Pavilion (3,094), Portland, OR
Television: ESPNU/ESPN+ • Play-by-play: Roxy Bernstein • Analyst: Dan Dickau
Radio: Rip City Radio 620 AM • Play-by-play: Preston Hiefield
Live Stats: www.ViksLive.livestats.us
 

OPENING TIP

A big week of home basketball lies ahead for the Portland State Vikings as they host Idaho on Thursday and Eastern Washington on Saturday. PSU holds a two-game lead in the Big Sky Conference standings over Montana State with five games to play in the regular season. A successful week at home will go a long way toward achieving the dream of a league title.
     
PSU (17-7, 11-2) hosts Idaho on Thursday in a 6 p.m. game (not the usual 7 p.m.) sponsored by OnPoint Community Credit Union. The game will be televised nationally on ESPNU - a first for the Viking Pavilion venue since it opened in 2018. Portland State games have been live streamed on ESPN+ for several seasons and has had one previous home game televised on ESPNU – a Feb. 21, 2009 contest with Boise State (and 93-81 Viking win). That game aired from the old Stott Center gymnasium, which has since been converted to a practice gym and office space.
     
The Vikings won at Idaho on Jan. 24, 69-66, and will hope for a season sweep on their home court. PSU is 9-2 at Viking Pavilion this season, 33-5 on its home court over the past three seasons.
     
Portland State comes off its first road loss since Dec. 20, 2025, in a 77-65 defeat at Northern Colorado on Saturday. It was also the largest deficit in a loss this season. The Vikings stumbled on offense, shooting only .382 from the field and .615 at the line. That was a bit of a surprise after a season-best .619 shooting performance (.815 at the line) in a Thursday win at Northern Arizona. Despite the loss the Vikings have won 11 of 13 in conference play and are 5-1 in Big Sky home games.
     
PSU features the Big Sky's leading scorer in SR F Terri Miller Jr. (19.7 ppg, .523 FG%), the Big Sky's leading rebounder in SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott (8.7 rpg, 10.8 ppg, .660 FG%), and one of the league's most dynamic players in SR G Jaylin Henderson (17.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 5.8 apg).
     
Idaho (14-12, 6-7) comes to Viking Pavilion battling for position in the Big Sky standings. The Vandals are one of four teams separated by a single game between 4th and 7th place. They are 5-8 on the road this season.
     
Idaho won its last game, a 99-69 blowout of Idaho State at home, but had lost five of six games prior to that. The Vandals are a strong offensive team, averaging nearly 80 points and a league-leading 10.3 three-pointers made per game.
     

COMING UP

On Saturday, the Vikings play Eastern Washington in a 2 p.m. game at Viking Pavilion. Next week, the Vikings go on the road to play at Montana State (Feb. 26) and Montana (Feb. 28). The season finale takes place on Mar. 2 against Weber State in Viking Pavilion. All games air on ESPN+.
 

GAME NOTES: PORTLAND STATE vs. IDAHO

• ALL-TIME SERIES: Portland State has won eight straight regular season games in the series, but lost a game to the Vandals in last year's Big Sky Tournament... the Vikings lead the all-time series, 25-18, and the Big Sky series, 15-8... PSU is 7-3 in Big Sky home games against the Vandals.
• EARLIER THIS SEASON: Jan. 24, 2026 at Idaho, PSU 69, UI 66: Terri Miller Jr. scored 20 of his game-high 29 points in the second half to lead the Vikings to the win. Miller was 11-19 from the field, 2-5 from three-point range and 5-8 at the line for his 29 points, which was two off his career high. He added five rebounds, four assists and a blocked shot. In the second half, he made 9-12 from the field, scoring 20 of PSU's 36 points... The Vikings led most of the game and the entire second half but could never pull away from the Vandals. They were up 59-49 with just under seven minutes to play before Idaho chipped away at the deficit. Biko Johnson provided a spark of his own for the Vandals scoring 12 points down the stretch... Idaho carved PSU's lead all the way down to one point in the final seconds. That's when Jaylin Henderson made a pair of free throws to ice the game with 8.2 seconds to play... Henderson had 13 points and five assists for the Vikings. Minott added 12 points and six rebounds... Isaiah Brickner had 22 points and six rebounds to lead Idaho. Johnson added 20 points and six rebounds.
• COACHES: Vikings Coach Jase Coburn (Arizona State, 2006) is in his fifth season as Head Coach. He spent eight previous seasons on the Park Blocks as an Assistant and Associate Head Coach. Coburn's overall record is 79-71. He is 8-2 against Idaho... the Vandals are coached by Alex Pribble (California, 2007) in his third season. He has a 39-52 record overall and is 1-5 against the Vikings.

 

SCOUTING THE VANDALS

• The University of Idaho is located in Moscow, ID. The Vandals were 14-19 last season, 8-10 and tied for sixth in the Big Sky Conference. Idaho has been a member of the Big Sky from 1963-96 and 2014 to present. Idaho has won four Big Sky regular season championships, four Big Sky Tournament championships, and made five appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
• Idaho is 14-12 this season, 6-7 and seventh place in the Big Sky Conference. The Vandals average 79.5 points and allow 73.7 points per game. They shoot .452 from the field, .359 from three-point range and .746 at the line. Idaho leads the Big Sky in three-point field goals made per game (10.3).
• Sophomore guard Kolton Mitchell is the leading scorer at 13.9 points per game and has team-highs of 103 assists and 60 three-point field goals... freshman forward Jackson Rasmussen averages 13.5 points and 4.4 rebounds... senior guard Biko Johnson averages 12.6 points while senior forward Brody Rowbury leads the team with 5.4 rebounds per game.

 

HOT SHOTS

• WINNING: PSU's six straight road win (Jan. 1-Feb. 12) established a new school record. It broke a mark of five set between Jan. 21 and Feb. 15, 1954! (the Vikings longest Big Sky road winning streak is nine games and stretched over two seasons - 2008 and 2009)... This season Portland State reached 7-0 in league play for the first time in its Big Sky history (30th year). The Vikings had gotten to 4-0 twice previously (1997-98, 2004-05)... the Vikings' win at Eastern Washington (1/22) was its first at Reese Court since 2014-15. PSU had lost nine straight in that venue... PSU won its fifth straight game over Northern Arizona (2/12) and ninth in 10 meetings.
• SWEEPING: Portland State has now swept season series' from Idaho State, Sacramento State and Northern Arizona.
• SHOOTING: Portland State shot a season-best .619 from the field in the win over Northern Arizona. SR G Jaylin Henderson was 9-12 from the field and SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott was 4-4.
• WARMING UP: SR G Jaylin Henderson scored 29 points at Northern Colorado on Saturday, 24 at Northern Arizona on Thursday. He has averaged 23.4 points over the past four games while shooting 32-65 from the field (.492) and 27-34 at the line (.794).
• DEFENSIVE PRESENCE: Portland State leads the Big Sky Conference in five defensive categories: scoring defense (69.8), field goal percentage defense (.407), three-point percentage defense (.304), steals (7.5), and turnovers forced (12.6).
• BIG SKY CONFERENCE LEADERS: Speaking of leaders, Portland State also leads the Big Sky Conference in scoring margin (+8.0) and winning percentage (.708)... SR F Terri Miller Jr. leads the Big Sky in scoring (19.7), while SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott leads in rebounding (8.7) and double-doubles (7).
• MILLER TIME: SR F Terri Miller Jr. has made the second half of games "Miller Time," particularly in Big Sky Conference play. Miller averages 14.3 points in the second half of Big Sky games compared to 7.7 points in the first half. He has been in double figures in 10 of 13 second halves... in addition, he comes up big when most needed. Trailing NAU by three at halftime on Thursday, Miller scored 19 of his game-high 27 after the break... leading by a single point at Eastern Washington (1/22), Miller scored seven points with a blocked shot and an assist in the final 1:47 of the game, leading the Vikings to a 65-61 win... with SR G Jaylin Henderson on the bench with foul trouble for most of the second half at Idaho (1/24), Miller scored 20 of his game-high 29 points in a 69-66 win... in a win over Montana State (1/31), Miller scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half... earlier this season, Miller hit a three-pointer at Idaho State (1/3) with three seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime and an eventual Viking win. He had 19 points in the second half of that game... Miller also had 19 points in the second half of a win at Weber State (1/1)... Miller scored 15 of his 22 points in the second half of a road win at Sacramento State (2/7)... He was Big Sky Player of the Week on Jan. 27. 
• IRON MAN: Earlier this season, SR G Jaylin Henderson had a stretch of eight straight complete games (330 consecutive minutes) before having to sit down in the second half at Idaho (1/24) due to foul problems. His total stretch of consecutive minutes played was 354. He leads the Big Sky in minutes (36.7) and ranks seventh in the nation.
• DUNK YOU VERY MUCH: SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott broke his own school record for dunks in a season and has set a new school record for dunks in a career. Minott now has 53 dunks (previous record, 44). He has 100 career dunks, passing Scott Morrison (91) for that record... Minott's 53 dunks account for more than half of his field goals (103). Not surprisingly, he shoots .660 from the field.
• TRENDING: Portland State is undefeated when leading at halftime (12-0) and scoring 80 or more points (8-0)... the Vikings are 13-1 when out-rebounding opponents, 16-1 when out-shooting an opponent.
• MORE GOOD STUFF THAT DOESN'T FIT ANYWHERE ELSE: SO G Kelcy Phipps is shooting .625 (25-40) from the field in Big Sky Conference games, .529 from three-point range (9-17).... SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott ranks sixth all-time in blocked shots (90), second all-time in field goal percentage (.647) and first in dunks (100) at Portland State... And speaking of shooting, JR F Charles Chukwu is 14-17 from the field this season (.824). Throw in his 30-game career at Tulsa a couple of seasons ago and Chukwu is a remarkable 30-40 from the field (.750) as a Division I player.
• STRANGE BUT TRUE: Although they are 17-7, the Vikings have led at halftime in only 12 games (12-0) while trailing 12 times (5-7).

 

NEW VIKING RECORDS

• Best undefeated start in Big Sky Conference Play: 7-0 (previous 4-0, twice)
• Consecutive Road Wins, Overall: 6, Jan. 1-Feb. 12, 2026 (previous 5, 1954-55)
• Consecutive Big Sky Conference Home Wins: 15, 2/15/2024 to Jan. 17, 2026 (tied)
• Most Dunks, Season: 53, Tre-Vaughn Minott (previous 44, Tre-Vaughn Minott, 2024-25)
• Most Dunks, Career: 100, Tre-Vaughn Minott (previous 91, Scott Morrison, 2005-09)
• Most Rebounds, Big Sky Conference Game: 20, Tre-Vaughn Minott (tied, Cameron Forte, 2016)

 

FUN FACTS, MEANINGLESS TRIVIA

• TWO HANDS ARE BETTER THAN ONE: SR F Terri Miller Jr. is ambidextrous and will shoot with both hands during a game. He tends to shoot right-handed from distance and left-handed when playing inside. He said he doesn't think about the hand he shoots with, it just occurs naturally.
• I WANT MY MTV: There is no one more musical than "TV", the Vikings own SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott. He can play seven musical instruments and also enjoys producing music. His mixes can be found on YouTube at Tellavision_topic... Minott is also the long-time boyfriend of Aliyah Boston of the Indiana Fever (they met at South Carolina).
• HE CAN ALMOST FLY: SR G Jaylin Henderson has a 47-inch vertical leap... Henderson has been named to State Farm College Slam Dunk Championship Watch List for the 2026 Final Four.
• HE CAN ALMOST FLY, PART II: JR G Keyon Kensie Jr. has a 46-inch vertical leap.
• HE CAN REACH THE TOP SHELF: SR C Tre-Vaughn has a 7-foot-6 inch wingspan.
• CONNECTIONS: SR G Jaylin Henderson and SR F Terri Miller Jr. were teammates at Louisiana Tech in 2023-24... SR F Isaac Brice is the son of a former Vikings assistant football coach, Alundis Brice (2007-08).
• THAT WINNING FEELING: Coach Jase Coburn is now sixth in career wins as a head coach at PSU. Coburn is currently 79-70... Coburn has a 31-27 record in non-conference games in his five years at the helm of the Viking Ship. That includes a respectable 13-18 road record in those games... PSU is 23-14 in non-conference play since the start of the 2023-24 season... among Big Sky schools, he has had the most success against Northern Arizona (9-1) and Idaho (8-2) and the least success against Eastern Washington (2-7) and Montana (2-7).
• WE ARE TRIVIA: Portland State played its 400th home game since reinstating the basketball program and joining the Big Sky Conference 30 years ago (1996-97) in the win over Idaho State (2/2). PSU was 283-117 in those 400 games. 118 of the games have been played in Viking Pavilion. PSU has used other home venues during that time: old Stott gym, Moda Center, Memorial Coliseum and Lewis and Clark College... earlier this season, PSU won its 900th game in program history (65 seasons). PSU is 910-875 all-time...  also this season, PSU played its 100th game in Viking Pavilion (opened for the 2018-19 season), winning 70 of the first 100... The Idaho State game attendance of 1,795 fans at Viking Pavilion was the most in the Jase Coburn era (five seasons) and the most since 2019.