Broncos Race Past Eastern Oregon, 90-54

Tuesday, December 6

Boise, Idaho

7 p.m. MT

Boise State

7-2,0-0Mountain West

Eastern Oregon

1-1

Eastern Ore.

Boise St.

12/6/2022 10:43:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Boise State scores 38 bench points to improve to 7-2

BOISE, Idaho – Four double-digit scorers powered Boise State men's basketball to a 90-54 win over Eastern Oregon, Tuesday night at ExtraMile Arena.

The Mountaineers scored the first six points of the game and held a 17-15 advantage with 10:26 remaining in the first half. Double-digit halves from Tyson Degenhart and Max Rice helped turn things around for the Broncos (7-2) who outscored Eastern Oregon 30-8 the remainder of the way to build a 20-point lead at halftime.

Eastern Oregon (6-3) did its best to keep Boise State within reach, trading baskets for the majority of the first 10 minutes of the period. A 24-point Bronco lead quickly grew to a 38-point advantage as Boise State scored 16 points in under four minutes, including nine-straight from freshman Sadaraque NgaNga in 1:14 that helped put the game out of reach for the Mountaineers.

Top Broncos

Tyson Degenhart scored 19 points on a perfect 7-of-7 shooting from the field in 22 minutes.
Max Rice stuffed the stat sheet with 11 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.
Sadaraque NgaNga scored a career-high 13 points - including nine in a 1:14 span - while grabbing six boards and two steals.
Mohammed Sylla scored his first points as a Bronco on his way to notching 12 in 10 minutes.
Freshman Sadraque NgaNga posted career highs in points (13), rebounds (6) and minutes played (19).

Quotable

"The key to this team is the development of the bench," said head coach Leon Rice. "Who it's going to be, we'll see. Part of me thinks it might be different guys in different situations depending on what we need. They just have to keep grinding, keep getting better and play hard and try to help the team and figure out what their role can be."
"I just want to do whatever I can to help the team win in any way possible," said Jace Whiting. "Whether that's cheering on the bench or handing guys towels or water, I just want to help in any way possible."
"This is something I have to own," said Sadaraque NgaNga. "Every time they give me one minute or two minutes, I have to do my best and keep fighting."

Notables

Boise State improved its winning streak to six games. During that stretch the Broncos are limiting opponents to 57.2 points per game on 36.4% shooting from the field and 27.3% from behind the three-point line.
10 Broncos scored in the game – a season high.
Boise State shot a 52.2% from the field, its third-straight game shooting 50% or better.
Tyson Degenhart is the third Bronco to shoot 100% from the field on at least seven attempts while making three three-pointers since 2010-11.

Up Next
The Broncos travel for a road contest against Saint Louis, Saturday (Dec. 10) at 6 p.m. MT. Broadcast coverage will be available on ESPN+.