Thursday, February 11
Boise, Idaho
8 p.m. MT
Boise State
15-4,11-3Mountain West
78
vs
66
UNLV
8-10,5-6Mountain West
1
2
F
UNLV
30
36
66
Boise St.
42
36
78
Photo by: Boise State University
Balanced Broncos Beat Rebels
2/11/2021 11:23:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BOISE, Idaho - A balanced offensive attack led Boise State to a bounce-back win Thursday, against UNLV at ExtraMile Arena. Emmanuel Akot led the Broncos with 16 points off the bench. Nine different Broncos took the floor, each scoring at least three points.
Boise State (15-4, 11-3 MW) shot 50 percent from the floor, 40 percent from beyond the arc and 81.8 percent from the free throw line to snap a two-game skid and give head coach Leon Rice his 213th victory with the Broncos, tying Bobby Dye's all-time school record.
After UNLV (8-10, 5-6 MW) got out to a hot start, Akot keyed a 20-4 run midway through the first half. The Broncos took a 42-30 lead into halftime and never looked back.
Akot had 11 points before the break. He finished with 16 on 7-of-10 shooting, while tallying five rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Abu Kigab and Mladen Armus joined Akot in double figures with 14 and 13 points, respectively. Armus pulled down eight rebounds.
The Broncos led by double figures the entire second half, pushing their advantage to as many as 18.
Boise State and UNLV meet again Saturday, at 8 p.m. MT on FS1.
Boise State (15-4, 11-3 MW) shot 50 percent from the floor, 40 percent from beyond the arc and 81.8 percent from the free throw line to snap a two-game skid and give head coach Leon Rice his 213th victory with the Broncos, tying Bobby Dye's all-time school record.
Head coach Leon Rice earned career victory No. 213 tonight, tying Bobby Dye for the most wins in Boise State history. pic.twitter.com/CReyHM8H0Q
— Boise State MBB (@BroncoSportsMBB) February 12, 2021
After UNLV (8-10, 5-6 MW) got out to a hot start, Akot keyed a 20-4 run midway through the first half. The Broncos took a 42-30 lead into halftime and never looked back.
Akot had 11 points before the break. He finished with 16 on 7-of-10 shooting, while tallying five rebounds, three assists and two steals.
B̶o̶i̶s̶e̶ Slam State@BroncoSportsMBB | @MountainWest pic.twitter.com/mbhq1Ly5fV
— CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) February 12, 2021
Abu Kigab and Mladen Armus joined Akot in double figures with 14 and 13 points, respectively. Armus pulled down eight rebounds.
The Broncos led by double figures the entire second half, pushing their advantage to as many as 18.
Boise State and UNLV meet again Saturday, at 8 p.m. MT on FS1.
Team Stats
UNLV
Boise
FG%
.410
.500
3FG%
.429
.400
FT%
.444
.818
RB
34
32
TO
12
7
STL
4
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
16
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Players Mentioned
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