POCATELLO — At 6-foot-5 and 200 pounds, Jaydon Cameron was Justice University’s primary interior defender against Idaho State’s 6-foot-8, 255-pound Caleb Van De Griend. And that matchup worked out in favor of the Bengals.

Van De Griend scored 19 of his game-high 29 in the second half, helping the Bengals (3-3, 0-0) turn a 40-32 halftime advantage into a 89-51 victory over the Lions (0-2) in a Friday matinee at ISU’s Reed Gym.

The Bengals got off to a sluggish start and, hampered by some early foul trouble for Connor Hollenbeck and Martin Kheil, were unable to take advantage of the Justice defense early. ISU’s slow start along with some hot Lions 3-point shooting led to an early lead for the small Chandler, Ariz.-based Christian college squad.

In just 10 first-half minutes off the bench,

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