Pivotal Series Ahead at ExtraMile Arena

Boise State (16-4, 12-3 MW) vs Utah State (14-5, 11-2 MW)
Wednesday, Feb. 17 | 7 p.m. MT
Boise, Idaho | ExtraMile Arena
TV: CBS Sports Network | Live Audio | Live Stats

Boise State Game Notes

Boise State men's basketball hosts the first of two games against first-place Utah State Wednesday, at ExtraMile Arena. The game will tip off at 7 p.m. MT on CBS Sports Network. The two teams will meet again Friday, at 8 p.m. MT on FS1.

WATCH LIVE: Wednesday's game will be televised on CBS Sports Network, available locally on Sparklight channel 139, DirecTV 221 and DISH Network 158.
Play-by-Play: Tom McCarthy
Analyst: Pete Gillen

LISTEN LIVE: Radio coverage of the game will be broadcast on the Bronco Radio Network, with 670 AM KBOI and 93.1 KTIK FM serving as the flagship stations, and online through TuneIn. The pregame show begins at 6:30 p.m. MT.
Play-by-Play: Bob Behler
Analyst: Abe Jackson

ABOUT UTAH STATE: The Aggies sit atop the Mountain West standings with an 11-2 mark in conference play. They have not played since Feb. 4, due to COVID-19 precautions postponing the last three scheduled contests. Utah State is led by all-league center Neemias Queta, averaging 12.5 points, 9.1 rebounds, 3.1 blocks and 2.9 assists per game.
SERIES HISTORY: Utah State leads the all-time series 34-16, but the Broncos have won seven of the last 11 meetings. The teams split last season's series, each winning at home. Boise State's victory came in epic fashion. Trailing by 18 points with less than four minutes to play, the Broncos stormed back to force overtime and eventually win 88-83 in the extra period. RayJ Dennis scored 19 points in the final 3:27 of regulation, sparking a 27-9 run. It was just the second time in NCAA Division I history that a team won a game after trailing by 18 points with less than four minutes to play.

RICE CLAIMS WINS RECORD: Leon Rice won his 214th game as Boise State men's basketball head coach, surpassing Bobby Dye's all-time school record. Rice earned his record-breaking win Saturday, in his 346th game at the helm - the same number of games Dye coached

FANS IN THE STANDS: Boise State will welcome a limited number of physically-distanced fans to ExtraMile Arena Wednesday and Friday. In a plan that has been reviewed by the local health district, Boise State will make approximately 900 tickets available for each of the two games. Last week, against UNLV, the Broncos hosted fewer than 20 immediate famly members of student-athletes and staff, the first time any fans were allowed to attend games this season.

20 AT A TIME: Derrick Alston, Jr. has recorded at least nine 20-point games in each of the last three seasons. In Leon Rice's 11 seasons as head coach, only five Broncos have posted nine 20-point games in a single season (Alston, Anthony Drmic, Chandler Hutchison, Justinian Jessup and Derrick Marks). Alston is the only one to do so in three different seasons.

SUB-60: Boise State has held its opponent to fewer than 60 points nine times this season, tied for the second-most in a single season under Leon Rice. The Broncos also held nine opponents to fewer than 60 points in Rice's first season (2010-11). They held 14 foes under 60 in 2014-15, on their way to winning the Mountain West regular-season title. Boise State is 75-8 under Rice when holding opponents under 60 points, including 9-0 this season.

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Derrick Alston, Jr.

Chandler Hutchison

Justinian Jessup