Boise State falters against Santa Clara, prepares for Mountain West opener in Reno

The Broncos win!

Maintain on…

Ah.

Make that Santa Clara who received.

The temptation to look forward in the direction of the vacation break was simply an excessive amount of.

Discipline Purpose Share

Boise State – 34.4%

Santa Clara – 44.1%

Rebounds

Boise State – 35

Santa Clara – 41

Assists

Boise State – 7

Santa Clara – 13

Factors

Chibuzo Agbo (BSU) – 12 factors

Carlos Stewart (SCU) – 25 factors

Rebounds

Tyson Degenhart (BSU) – 9 rebounds

Brandin Podziemski (SCU) – 10 rebounds

Assists

Tyson Degenhart and Jace Whiting (BSU) – 2 assists

Keshawn Justice (SCU) – 5 assists

The battle of the Broncos began off gradual with each groups trying to set up their footing. Boise State gained the lead with over 17 minutes left within the first half and didn’t relinquish it for the whole thing of the primary half. Leon Rice’s crew held a margin that ballooned to as a lot as eight a number of instances. Santa Clara guard Carlos Stewart shortened the deficit to 2 on the half after scoring seven straight factors.

Then, one group confirmed up out of the break whereas the opposite sleepwalked.

Santa Clara burst out of the gates, occurring a 20-4 run by means of the primary 8:19 of the second half. It took almost 14 minutes for Boise State to attain 10 factors within the second stanza.

This was the primary time this season that the Broncos lacked vitality on the ground and the bench.

And it value them.

This was not a nasty loss in keeping with the metrics, however Boise State was favored and anticipated to win. Maybe, it can function a wake-up name that this group might want to present up each evening as Mountain West play begins.

Location: Reno, Nevada (Lawlor Occasions Heart)

Date/Time: Wednesday, December twenty eighth at 8:00 p.m. (Mountain Time)

Conventional Tv: Nevada Sports activities Web

Streaming: Mountain West Community (Hyperlink to the streaming homepage)

Radio: KBOI 670 AM

Head-to-Head: Boise State trails the all-time collection 31-51. Final yr, the Broncos beat the Wolf Pack every of the 3 times they met.

1. Will Boise State be capable of drive Nevada into turning the ball over?

• Nevada ranks contained in the top-20 in offensive turnover share in keeping with KenPom.

2. Can the Broncos restrict Wolf Pack guard Jarod Lucas’ manufacturing?

• The Oregon State switch is Nevada’s main scorer, averaging 16.8 factors per recreation.

3. Will we lastly see Marcus Shaver Jr. again on the ground?

• The ground normal for the Broncos has missed the final three video games on account of an undisclosed damage.

Factors

Boise State: Ahead Tyson Degenhart – 13.2 Pts.

Nevada: Guard Jarod Lucas – 16.8 Pts.

Rebounds

Boise State: Ahead Tyson Degenhart – 5.5 Reb.

Nevada: Ahead Darrion Williams – 8.6 Reb.

Assists

Boise State: Guard Marcus Shaver Jr. – 4.1 Ast.

Nevada: Guard Kenan Blackshear – 5.1 Ast.

Through our buddies at DraftKings, Nevada is at present favored by two and the full is ready at 132.

The primary recreation of Mountain West play isn’t simple, and touring to Reno actually doesn’t assist. If Shaver Jr. doesn’t play, I don’t see the Broncos having the offensive stability to win this recreation. In a good one, Boise State leaves “The Largest Little Metropolis within the World” with a loss.

Ultimate Rating

Boise State 63 – Nevada 70

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