Broncos Knocked Off In Overtime At The Pit

Friday, January 20

Albuquerque, N.M.

9 p.m. MT

Boise State

15-5,5-2Mountain West

New Mexico

18-2,5-2Mountain West

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Boise St.

New Mexico

1/21/2023 12:12:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A career-high 28 points and two clutch three-point sequences from Tyson Degenhart were not enough for Boise State men's basketball as the Broncos were knocked off in the final seconds of overtime by New Mexico, 81-79, Friday night on the road.

The first half was defined by physical play around the basket as the teams combined for 44 points in the paint and just three buckets from behind the arc in the opening 20 minutes. The Broncos (15-5, 5-2 MW) shot 51% from the field while the Lobos (18-2, 5-2 MW) were held to just 35% as Boise State took a 37-31 advantage into the locker room.

Boise State and New Mexico exchanged runs in the early stages of the second half before the Lobos took their first lead of the half with under 10 minutes to play. The Broncos chipped away at the lead, but the home team had an answer for nearly every Boise State basket.

Two free throws from New Mexico put the home team up 72-69 with just four seconds left. Needing a three-point bucket, and having made just four of its 20 attempts from range up to that point, Boise State inbounded the ball at half court and executed a play that got the ball into the hands of a wide-open Degenhart, who drained the shot from behind the arc to force overtime.

New Mexico jumped out in front early in overtime, building a five-point advantage. Boise State called a timeout with 32-seconds remaining, trailing 72-69 with the ball on their half of the court. The Broncos went Degenhart's way again as the sophomore powered his way to the rim for the and-one layup, which he converted at the free-throw line to tie the game. The Lobos called a timeout on the other end of the floor with 3.5-seconds showing, and earned a layup on the ensuing inbound play that knocked off the Broncos for good.

Top Broncos

Tyson Degenhart finished with a career-high 28 points, his first 20-point performance of the season.
Max Rice had 17 points and six rebounds for the Broncos.
Marcus Shaver, Jr. had 10 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals.
Naje Smith career-high 13 rebounds while adding eight points and three blocks.

Notables

Max Rice led all first-half scorers with 15 points, his fourth-straight game reaching double-figures in the first 20 minutes.
The Broncos had two players finish with multiple blocks (Naje Smith and Mohamed Sylla), the first time multiple Broncos had multiple blocks in a game since Utah Valley earlier this season (Lukas Milner, Marcus Shaver, Jr., and Smith).
Boise State set a season high with 48 points in the paint.
Boise State grabbed 12 offensive rebounds for 19 second-chance points.

Up Next

Having played three of the last four on the road the Broncos will be back at ExtraMile arena next week for two-consecutive home games, beginning with Fresno State on Tuesday (Jan. 24). Tipoff will be at 7 p.m. MT and national broadcast coverage will be available on FS1.