Boise State Runs Past Texas A&M

Saturday, December 3

Fort Worth, Texas (Dickies Arena)

5 p.m. MT

Boise State

6-2,0-0Mountain West

Texas A&M

5-3,0-0SEC

Boise St.

Texas A&M

Photo by: Boise State University

12/3/2022 9:08:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Gamebook Postgame Notes

Broncos never trail in 15-point win

FORT WORTH, Texas – Led by 20-point games from Max Rice and Marcus Shaver, Jr., and a double-double from Chibuzo Agbo, Boise State defeated Texas A&M to win its lone game at The Battleground 2k22 86-71, Saturday night at Dickies Arena.

The Broncos (6-2) never trailed on the night to pick up the program's fourth win all-time against the SEC, with all four wins coming under Leon Rice's tenure as head coach.
Tyson Degenhart opened the scoring with a three-pointer at the wing in the opening minute of the game, and Boise State never trailed from that moment forward.

The Aggies (5-3) pulled within eight at the under-four media timeout, but a three-pointer from Max Rice started a 16-9 run over the final four minutes for the Broncos. Rice finished with a career-high 25 points.

Top Broncos

Redshirt senior Max Rice scored a career-high 25 points off 8-of-12 shooting from the field.
Fifth-year senior Marcus Shaver, Jr. scored 20 points for his 16th career 20-point game. Shaver was 11-of-12 from the free throw line.
Junior Chibuzo Agbo recorded his first double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds, a career-high for the latter stat.

Notables

Boise State improved its record to 4-4 all-time against the SEC. All four wins have come under head coach Leon Rice.
Rice won his 250th career game as a Division I head coach.
The Broncos posted season highs in assists (19) and three-pointers (11).
Boise State had two 20-point scorers in the same game for the first time since Marcus Shaver, Jr. and Abu Kigab achieved the feat against UNLV last season.

Up Next
Boise State returns home to host Eastern Oregon on Tuesday, Dec. 6, at ExtraMile Arena. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. MT with coverage on the Mountain West Network.