Broncos Edge Billikens On The Road

Saturday, December 10

Saint Louis, Mo.

6 p.m. MT

Boise State

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Saint Louis

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Saint Louis

Photo by: Boise State University

12/10/2022 8:34:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Postgame Notes Gamebook

ST. LOUIS – Max Rice made four free-throws in the final 45 seconds as Boise State men's basketball edged out a 57-52 win in its first true-road test against Saint Louis, Saturday night at Chaifetz Arena.

The Broncos (8-2) and the Billikens (7-4) each got off to slow starts offensively as the teams missed the first 13 field goal attempts of the game before Naje Smith opened the scoring by hitting a three-pointer with 15:39 on the clock. Boise State had seven players score in the opening half but entered the break trailing 26-23.

In the second half Boise State rattled off a 12-2 run between the second and third media timeouts, taking the lead 41-35 and forcing a Saint Louis timeout with 12:02 remaining. Saint pulled itself back into the game and tied the score at 52 with under a minute left. Max Rice drew the foul and knocked down two free throws to retake the lead with 45 seconds to go, then sank two more with one second remaining to ice the seventh-straight victory for the Broncos.

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Chibuzo Agbo led all scorers with 18 points and added six rebounds and two steals.
Max Rice netted 14 points while making all six of his free-throw attempts and led the Broncos with three steals.

Notables

Boise State has held six of its opponents this season to under 60 points.
Boise State extended its win streak to seven games. During the run the Broncos have held opponents to just 56.4 points per game on 35.5% shooting from the field and 26.6% shooting from deep.
Boise State shot just 30.5% from the field (18-35), its lowest shooting percentage of the season.
The Broncos posted season highs in rebounds (43) and offensive rebounds (14).

Up Next
The Broncos return to Boise for a pair of home games, beginning with New Orleans on Tuesday, Dec. 13. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. MT with broadcast coverage available on Mountain West Network.