Broncos Look to Clinch Share of MW Title Against Nevada

Boise State (23-6, 14-2 MW) vs Nevada (12-15, 6-10 MW)
Tuesday, March 1 | 7 p.m. MT
Boise, Idaho | ExtraMile Arena
TV: FS2 | Live Audio | Live Stats

Boise State men's basketball is back in Boise for the final home game of the regular season, playing host to Nevada, Tuesday (March 1) at 7 p.m. The Broncos, a game and a half ahead of Wyoming in the Mountain West standings, can clinch a share of the conference regular-season title with a win over the Wolf Pack.

WATCH LIVE: The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 2, available locally on DirecTV channel 618, DISH Network channel 149 and Sparklight channel 148.

LISTEN LIVE: Radio coverage of the game will be broadcast on the Bronco Radio Network, including 670 AM KBOI FM in Boise, and online through the Varsity Network.
Play-by-Play: Bob Behler
Analyst: Abe Jackson

ABOUT NEVADA: The Wolf Pack enter the game 12-15 overall with a 6-10 record in league play. Grant Sherfield is one of the top offensive players in the MW, ranking fifth in scoring (18.4 points per game) and first in assists (6.5 per game).

SERIES HISTORY: Nevada leads the all-time series 51-29. This is the first trip Nevada has made to Boise since Feb. 1, 2020, a game which the Broncos won 73-64.

RACKING UP THE W's: Boise State's 23 wins this season mark just the sixth time in program history a Bronco team has won 23 or more games. During the 1987-88 season Boise State won 24 games, and the Broncos won a program-record 25 games in both the 2007-08 and 2014-15 seasons. The Broncos' 14 conference wins are tied for the most in program history, with the two other instances also being under head coach Leon Rice (2014-15, 2020-21).

SENIOR NIGHT: Tuesday's game will serve as Senior Night for Bronco forward Abu Kigab. Kigab played three seasons with Boise State after transferring from Oregon in 2019.The Canadian has played in over 60 games for the Blue and Orange, averaging 12.0 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game.

WEEKLY HONORS: Boise State swept the weekly MW awards as Abu Kigab and Tyson Degenhart were named Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week, respectively. Kigab scored at least 20 points in each of the Broncos' two wins this last week, averaging 22 points to lead Boise State in scoring. The award is the first in Kigab's career. For Degenhart, the award was his ninth of the season, more than the rest of the league's freshmen combined. It is the sixth-straight week Degenhart has been honored.

Broncos Look to Clinch Share of MW Title Against Nevada

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Tyson Degenhart

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