Degenhart, Rice Hit 1,000 Career Points in Win

Friday, December 29

Boise, Idaho

7 p.m. MT

Boise State

9-4,0-0Mountain West

Utah Valley

6-7,1-1WAC

Utah Valley

Boise St.

Photo by: Tyler McFarland

12/29/2023 9:37:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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BOISE, Idaho – A pair of Broncos surpassed the 1,000 career points threshold in a 85-63 win over Utah Valley. The win is the 21st-consecutive home win for Boise State which ties Oral Roberts for the longest active streak nationally.

Max Rice hit a 3-pointer with 3:20 remaining in the first half to become the 33rd 1,000-point scorer in program history, while junior Tyson Degenhart was credited with a made-basket on a goaltending call to surpass the threshold.

The Broncos (9-4) overcame 15 turnovers by limiting the opposition to only 10 points off turnovers to end 2023 with a win. Utah Valley (6-7) led for 2:55 early in the game, but a Rice 3-pointer, an And-1 from Andrew Meadow and back-to-back buckets from Cam Martin kickstarted a dominant stretch in the first half.

A 9-0 run from 6:20 to 4:33 put Boise State up by 17 and in control of much of the game.

Quotable

"(O'Mar) has grown a lot . . . even last year you saw that with Buzo," said Tyson Degenhart. "He had a couple games where he didn't get what he wanted and he just grew."
"It was a tough loss to Washington State," said Max Rice. "Our conference has done so well. I think people are definitely peaking too early this time of year. You can't really look at that because there are a lot of opportunities coming."

Top Broncos

Max Rice scored 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field. He added a team-high three assists.
O'Mar Stanley posted his second-straight 20-point outing with 20 points to go along with a team-high seven rebounds.
Tyson Degenhart had 13 points and five rebounds.
Chibuzo Agbo and Cam Martin each scored 10 points.

Notable

The win is the 21st-consecutive home win for Boise State — tied with Oral Roberts for the longest active home win streak in the country . . . also a program record.
Boise State has not lost at home in 415 days.
The Broncos improve to 7-1 all-time against Utah Valley with a perfect 6-0 record at home.
Boise State went 22-9 the 2023 calendar year and 6-1 during the month of December.
The Broncos are 58-7 at ExtraMile Arena since the start of the 2019-20 season.
Tyson Degenhart and Max Rice each hit 1,000 points tonight . . . first time a pair of teammates have scored their 1,000 point in the same game.
It is believed this is the first time two teammates have hit 1,000 career points in the same game since SIU had two players accomplish the feat in a Feb. 19, 2022 win over Indiana State . . . the Sycamores also had a player hit 1,000 points in that game — all in the first half.
A 9-0 from 6:20 to 4:33 put Boise State up by 17 points in the first half.
Despite having 15 turnovers, the Broncos allowed only 10 points off turnovers.
This is the third time Boise State has won the battle on the glass by 18 or more against a DI opponent this season.
With O'Mar Stanley's 20-point outing, the Broncos have had seven 20-point performances this season.
Boise State had five players score in double figures . . . last was against Northwestern State this season.
The last four Bronco wins have come by 20+ points.