The University of the Fraser Valley Cascades defeated the Idaho State University Bengals 71-69, to win their second straight exhibition game against an NCAA Division One opponent at the Envision Athletic Centre on Tuesday.

The Cascades came out strong and opened with a quick four-point lead, before the Bengals recovered to go on an eight-point run to close out the first quarter with a 20-15 advantage.

UFV chipped away at the Bengal lead in the second quarter and was able to tie the game with less than a minute remaining in the first half.

Two quick shots by Idaho State sent the visiting team into the intermission with a 36-33 advantage.

In the second half the Cascades started to make their move as they played tremendous defence, holding Idaho State to 12 third quarter points and in the fourth frame the Cascades' speed and accurate shooting were too much for their NCAA visitors.

"I was impressed with our work ethic tonight, our team play looks promising," said head coach Barnaby Craddock.

"The team is working together and the style of basketball we are playing right now will help us improve for the upcoming CWUAA [CIS] regular season."

The Cascades were led by Joel Friesen with a 23-point performance. Veteran guard Sam Freeman added 16 points, four steals and five rebounds in the victory over Idaho State.

"These two games have been amazing for our team confidence," said Freeman.

"We played well as a team down the stretch, we were not intimidated by the bigger NCAA opponent," said the third year guard.

Sheldon Bjorgaard added 10 points and eight assists as he rounded out the Cascades in double figures. Josh Kufske led the Cascades with 11 total rebounds as UFV out rebounded Idaho State 46 to 45 for the game.