Boise State Athletics
Thursday, January 21
Fresno, Calif.
7:00 PM
Boise State
8-2 (5-2MW)
57
at
92
Fresno State
7-5 (5-2MW)
1st quarter1
2nd quarter2
3rd quarter3
4th quarter4
FinalF
Boise State
13
16
12
16
57
Fresno State
23
13
33
23
92
Photo by: Fresno State/Samuel Marshall
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FRESNO, Calif. – Hanna Cavinder scored a game-high 19 points to lead Fresno State to a 92-57 victory over visiting Boise State, Thursday night.
With the win, the Bulldogs (7-5, 5-2 Mountain West) pulled into a three-way tie for second place in the conference standings with the Broncos (8-2, 5-2 MW) and idle Colorado State. New Mexico (3-1 MW) leads the circuit with a.750 winning percentage compared to the trio's .714.
Freshman Alexis Mark led Boise State with 14 points and seven rebounds on 7 of 8 shooting from the floor.
The Broncos jumped out to a 6-2 lead on a pair of buckets by Mark and a basket by Rachel Bowers, who finished with 10 points. The Bulldogs responded with an 11-0 run to take a 13-6 lead they never relinquished.
Boise State trailed by as many as 13 in the first quarter, but closed to within six on two occasions in the second quarter. Mark scored the Broncos' final eight points of the first half and the deficit was 36-29 at intermission.
The Bulldogs had a monster third quarter outscoring the Broncos 33-12 to lead 69-41 with 10 minutes to play.
Led by Mark, Boise State's nine freshmen tallied 44 points. The Broncos and Bulldogs meet again Saturday at 3 p.m. Mountain/2 p.m. Pacific.
With the win, the Bulldogs (7-5, 5-2 Mountain West) pulled into a three-way tie for second place in the conference standings with the Broncos (8-2, 5-2 MW) and idle Colorado State. New Mexico (3-1 MW) leads the circuit with a.750 winning percentage compared to the trio's .714.
Freshman Alexis Mark led Boise State with 14 points and seven rebounds on 7 of 8 shooting from the floor.
The Broncos jumped out to a 6-2 lead on a pair of buckets by Mark and a basket by Rachel Bowers, who finished with 10 points. The Bulldogs responded with an 11-0 run to take a 13-6 lead they never relinquished.
Boise State trailed by as many as 13 in the first quarter, but closed to within six on two occasions in the second quarter. Mark scored the Broncos' final eight points of the first half and the deficit was 36-29 at intermission.
The Bulldogs had a monster third quarter outscoring the Broncos 33-12 to lead 69-41 with 10 minutes to play.
Led by Mark, Boise State's nine freshmen tallied 44 points. The Broncos and Bulldogs meet again Saturday at 3 p.m. Mountain/2 p.m. Pacific.
Team Stats
BSU
FS
FG%
.348
.514
3FG%
.200
.526
FT%
.600
.545
RB
44
41
TO
17
8
STL
3
13
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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