Big Second Half Lifts Boise State to 87-64 Win

Saturday, January 12

San Jose, Calif.

1 PM MT

Boise State

7-8

San Jose State

3-12

Boise State

San Jose St.

1/12/2019 5:52:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Alex Hobbs and Pat Dembley scored 18 points apiece and Boise State notched its third-straight win, beating San Jose State 87-64 on Saturday.

Justinian Jessup added 17 points for the Broncos (8-8, 3-0 Mountain West Conference). Zach Haney and Derrick Alston scored 11 points apiece.

The well-rounded scoring day for the Broncos represented the team's first game this season of having five players score 10 or more points.

Boise State led 37-34 at the break and opened the second half on a 21-4 run featuring 3-pointers by Alston, Jessup, Hobbs and Marcus Dickinson and a dunk by David Wacker to take a 58-38 advantage with 14:06 to play. Another 3 by Alston made it 67-45 midway and the Broncos cruised from there.

The Broncos went 18-of-27 (66.7%) from the field and knocked down eight threes (8-of-14) in the second half, outscoring the Spartans 50-30 in the latter 20 minutes.

Boise State shot 51 percent on the game, including 15 of 31 from beyond the arc (48 percent). The 15 3-pointers was a season high for the Broncos.

Oumar Barry scored 16 points with six rebounds to lead the Spartans (3-12, 0-3). Zach Chappell added 12 points and seven assists.

The win moves Boise State to 3-0 in conference play, making it four-straight seasons that the program has won its first three games of the Mountain West season.

Boise State will now prepare for its most heralded opponent of the season when it welcomes No. 10/11 Nevada to Taco Bell Arena on Tuesday, Jan. 15 for a 7 p.m. tip. The game will also broadcast on CBS Sports Network.