Agbo, Broncos Race Past Loyola Chicago

Friday, November 18

Conway, S.C. (HTC Center)

7:30 p.m. MT

Boise State

2-2,0-0Mountain West

Loyola-Chicago

2-2,0-0Atlantic 10

Boise St.

Loyola Chicago

11/18/2022 10:10:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Gamebook Postgame Notes

Agbo scores career-high 24 points

CONWAY, S.C. – Chibuzo Agbo poured in a career-high 24 points as the Boise State men's basketball team came together for a 70-48 victory over Loyola Chicago on the second day of the 2022 Myrtle Beach Invitational.

The Broncos (2-2) got hot early, sinking each of their first five field goals to help build a 12-9 lead. A five-minute Boise State scoreless streak enabled the Ramblers (2-2) to come back to take a 20-19 lead with eight minutes left in the half. Tyson Degenhart scored four of his 12 first-half points to spark a 12-6 Boise State scoring run across the final five minutes of the half as the Broncos went into the locker room with a 31-26 lead.

Agbo came alive in the second half, scoring 17 of his game-high point total 24 in the period. The junior guard knocked down four second-half triples, including three as part of 16-unanswered points for Boise State that opened up a 60-37 lead with just over six minutes remaining in the half. The Broncos never looked back as they cruised the remainder of the way to their second victory of the season.

Top Broncos

Chibuzo Agbo scored a career-high 24 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field, 5-of-7 shooting from downtown, and 5-of-5 shooting from the free-throw line..
Tyson Degenhart grabbed five rebounds and scored a season-high 19 points on 61.5-percent (8-13) shooting from the floor.
Lukas Milner notched career-highs in blocks (4) and rebounds (7) in 19 minutes off the bench.
Marcus Shaver, Jr., scored 10 points to go along with nine rebounds, four assists and three steals.

Top Broncos

"I knew because of the quality opponent, I knew we had to play a good game," said head coach Leon Rice. "The team that played the good game was going to win tonight. We got clicking and that was the most complete game we've played hands-down. That's to be expected because we have a lot of new guys and guys who are figuring their role. We're just kind of settling in as a team but we made a huge jump tonight."

Notables

Boise State outscored Loyola Chicago 33-12 in the final 15:32 of the game.
Boise State shot 6-of-12 (.500) from three-point range in the second half, its best shooting half from beyond the arc this season.
Boise State starters scored 63 of the Broncos' 70 points.
The 22-point victory was Boise State's first win by 20+ points since defeating Air Force by 26 last season (Feb. 16, 2022).
Chibuzo Agbo is the first Bronco to make five-or-more three pointers since Emmanual Akot did so against Fresno State last season (Jan. 28, 2022).

Up Next
Boise State closes out its trip to the 2022 Myrtle Beach Invitational Sunday against Colorado on Sunday. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. MT with broadcast coverage available on ESPNews.