Thursday, November 18
Charleston, S.C.
Noon MT
Boise State
1-2,0-0Mountain West
61
vs
67
St. Bonaventure
3-0,0-0Atlantic 10
1
2
F
St. Bonaventure
30
37
67
Boise St.
33
28
61
Broncos Come Up Short Against No. 22 Bonnies
11/18/2021 3:16:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Emmanuel Akot scored a career-high 24 points to lead Boise State to the brink of a top-25 win, but No. 22 St. Bonaventure made five of its last six shots and took a 67-61 win over the Broncos Thursday, in the first round of the 2021 Shriners Children's Charleston Classic.
Marcus Shaver, Jr. joined Akot in double figures with 10 points. Shaver made two three-pointers, including one with 5:40 to play that gave the Broncos a 59-57 lead.
St. Bonaventure scored on its next two possessions, claiming the game's 12th and final lead change with 4:51 left. The Bonnies (3-0) leaned on a balanced offensive effort with four in double figures.
Boise State (1-2) cut the deficit to two, but could not draw even in the final minutes.
Akot was 8-for-16 from the floor, including 6-for-9 from three-point range in the first 20-point game of his collegiate career. He had a season high by halftime with 13 points to help Boise State shake off a slow start and lead at the break.
St. Bonaventure jumped out to an 18-6 lead, holding the Broncos to one field goal in the first nine minutes. Devonaire Doutrive erupted with a 7-0 run by himself to make it a game.
A pair of Akot triples late in the half put Boise State on top and Tyson Degenhart beat the buzzer with a tip in to give the Broncos a 33-30 advantage headed to the locker room.
Degenhart, a true freshman, played a career-high 15 minutes and scored his first four points as a Bronco to go with one rebound, one block and one assist.
Boise State will take on Temple in its second-round game Friday, at noon ET/10 a.m. MT on ESPNU.
Marcus Shaver, Jr. joined Akot in double figures with 10 points. Shaver made two three-pointers, including one with 5:40 to play that gave the Broncos a 59-57 lead.
St. Bonaventure scored on its next two possessions, claiming the game's 12th and final lead change with 4:51 left. The Bonnies (3-0) leaned on a balanced offensive effort with four in double figures.
Boise State (1-2) cut the deficit to two, but could not draw even in the final minutes.
Akot was 8-for-16 from the floor, including 6-for-9 from three-point range in the first 20-point game of his collegiate career. He had a season high by halftime with 13 points to help Boise State shake off a slow start and lead at the break.
St. Bonaventure jumped out to an 18-6 lead, holding the Broncos to one field goal in the first nine minutes. Devonaire Doutrive erupted with a 7-0 run by himself to make it a game.
A pair of Akot triples late in the half put Boise State on top and Tyson Degenhart beat the buzzer with a tip in to give the Broncos a 33-30 advantage headed to the locker room.
Degenhart, a true freshman, played a career-high 15 minutes and scored his first four points as a Bronco to go with one rebound, one block and one assist.
Boise State will take on Temple in its second-round game Friday, at noon ET/10 a.m. MT on ESPNU.
Team Stats
SBU
Boise
FG%
.453
.328
3FG%
.235
.346
FT%
.833
.875
RB
36
34
TO
8
8
STL
0
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
24
FGM
8
3FGM
6
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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