Broncos Set Consecutive Home Wins Record with Rout of Cal State Fullerton

Sunday, December 17

Boise, Idaho

2 p.m. MT

Boise State

8-3,0-0Mountain West

Cal State Fullerton

6-5,0-0Big West

Cal St. Fullerton

Boise St.

Max Rice dribbles past a Cal State Fullerton defender.

Photo by: Tyler McFarland

Broncos Set Consecutive Home Wins Record with Rout of Cal State Fullerton

12/17/2023 4:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Gamebook Postgame Notes

BOISE, Idaho – Boise State's offense was firing on all cylinders in an 88-65 win over Cal State Fullerton, Sunday at ExtraMile Arena.

The win is the 20th-consecutive home win for Boise State – a new program record.

The Broncos (8-3) scored 54 points in the first half – their most in any first half this season – and they shot 49% from the field and 42% from beyond the arc on the afternoon.

Chibuzo Agbo fueled Boise State's hot start with 19 first-half points. The senior guard had 12 points in the first 5:15 of the game with he and Max Rice both hit 3-pointers as the Titans (6-5) were unable to slow the Bronco offense at all.

Boise State held a 25-13 lead at the under-12 media timeout and continued to build a large enough lead to weather a slow start to the second half. Cal State Fullerton made four three-pointers to pull within 60-41.Tyson Degenhart found O'Mar Stanley for a dunk and Andrew Meadow hit a 3-pointer, followed by five-straight points from Cam Martin to regain their composure.

The Broncos never led by fewer than 21 points from that point.

Quotable

"You saw some of (Roddie's) energy, he was bringing the energy," said Max Rice. "In film this week Leon called it the Drew Brees – just make the easy play."
"I'm really proud of our guy's approach," said head coach Leon Rice. "Sometimes when you make shots its because you get good ones. Fullerton is known for good defense…that first half is as good of minutes as we've played all year. You're starting to see guys settling into what they do well."

Top Broncos

Max Rice led the Broncos with 24 points on 7-of-13 shooting, 5-of-8 on 3-pointers. Rice also led the team with two steals.
O'Mar Stanley posted his first double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. He also added two blocks.
Chibuzo Agbo scored 19 points on 4-of-8 shooting beyond the arc.
Tyson Degenhart had 15 points, nine rebounds and four assists.

Notable

The win is Boise State's 20th consecutive victory at home — the longest home winning streak in program history.
Boise State's home winning streak is tied for the second-longest active streak nationally: UCLA (28), Oral Roberts (20).
The previous record of 19-straight was set following a 67-66 win over Cal State Fullerton (Jan. 17, 1999).
The win improves Boise State to 9-4 against the Titans and is the first meeting between the two programs since Boise State left the Big West ahead of the 2001-02 season.
Boise State has won five games in a row . . . the Broncos have had a winning streak of at least five games in each of the last five seasons and in all but one year of the Leon Rice era (2018-19).
The Broncos have scored 80+ points in back-to-back-to-back games . . . last time: Jan. 7-14, 2023.
Four Broncos scored in double figures: Max Rice (24), Chibuzo Agbo (19), Tyson Degenhart (15) and O'Mar Stanley (14).
Boise State's four blocks is tied for its most in a game this season (vs. Butler).
The Broncos have had 19+ assists in each of the last three games . . . are averaging 17.8 assists per game over the five-game win streak.
Boise State has grabbed 40+ rebounds in back-to-back-to-back games.
The 18 offensive rebounds are the most against a Division I opponent this season.
Three players scored 10+ points in the first half for the first time this season (Agbo- 19, Max Rice- 13, Degenhart- 10).
The 54 points is the most the Broncos have scored in the first half this season.
Boise State ended the half on a 17-0 run.

What's Next
Boise State next travels to Spokane, Wash., for a neutral-site game against Washington State, Dec. 21. The Broncos' next home game will be on Dec. 29 against Utah Valley to close nonconference play.