LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Marcus Brady connected with Aaron Arnold three times and Arnold ran for a 39-yard touchdown as California State University Northridge beat Idaho State 41-27 on Saturday night.

Brady threw for 333 yards, completing 28 of 40 passes. He had three interceptions and also ran for 44 yards.

Idaho State (2-3, 0-3 Big Sky) took an early lead with Nick Whitworth scoring on a four-yard run. The Bengals later increased their lead to 17-8 on a two-yard run by Kevin McCarthy and a 39-yard field goal from Pete Garces.

Idaho State led CSU Northridge (2-2, 1-1) 17-12 at the half.

The Bengals' starting quarterback Kevin McCarthy threw for 283 yards, completing 22 of 44 passes with one interception. He also ran for 16 yards.