Broncos Grind Out 69-64 Win Over North Texas

Tuesday, December 5

Boise, Idaho

7 p.m. MT

Boise State

5-3,0-0Mountain West

North Texas

5-3,0-0AAC

North Texas

Boise St.

12/5/2023 10:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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BOISE, Idaho – Boise State men's basketball won a 69-64 thriller against North Texas at ExtraMile Arena to extend their home-winning streak to 17-straight.

The Broncos (5-3) trailed by six with 1:49 remaining in the game but then went on an 11-0 run against the Mean Green.

With 58 seconds left, Chibuzo Agbo hit a three to cut the lead to 64-63, followed by a North Texas (5-3) turnover that led to Tyson Degenhart knocking down two free throws to give Boise State its first lead since 6:51 remaining in the game.

The Broncos extended the lead to 69-64 after Max Rice and O'Mar Stanley each knocked down a pair of free throws.Boise State was 11-of-15 from the free throw line in the final five minutes.

Quotable

"You've heard me talk about this team and their character and tonight it showed up," said head coach Leon Rice. "Adversity hit us in a lot of ways tonight and there are a lot of teams who wouldn't have found a way to win this game…I'm just really proud of them for staying in the fight."
"When I saw (the defender) come off his screen, I knew I needed to shoot (the three)," said Chibuzo Agbo. "I was hyped when it went in and then I saw we got the ball back, I knew we could win it and it was a very emotional roller coaster for those final minutes."

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Chibuzo Agbo scored a career-high 27 points to go along with four rebounds and two steals. Agbo was 7-of-11 from the field and 6-of-9 from beyond the arc.
Tyson Degenhart dropped 19 points - 15 coming in the second half - and recorded three assists, three steals and two boards.
Max Rice put up seven points, three rebounds, three assists and a steal.

Notable

Boise State has won the last six meetings against North Texas, a streak which began on Feb. 4, 1999 . . . the Broncos lead the all-time series 9-1.
Boise State has won 17-straight home games which matches the previous longest streak from Jan. 13, 2015 to Jan. 9, 2016 . . . the longest home win streak in program history is 19 straight (March 2, 1997 to Jan. 17, 1999)
Boise State is 54-7 at home since the start of the 2019-20 season.
The Broncos went 4-3 in their stretch of playing seven-straight games against opponents in KenPom's top 102.
The win improves Boise State to 45-27 against Texas-based schools.
Tonight's game was the first time playing at home for Boise State in 23 days — that's the longest stretch without a home game since a 28-day stretch in the 1998-99 season (Dec. 5 to Jan. 2).
The Broncos led at halftime for the fourth time this season.
Boise State ended the first half on a 6-0 run and held North Texas scoreless for the final 3:13 of the half.
Ten or more Broncos saw the floor for the sixth-straight game . . . seven of eight games this season.
Boise State's 20 points off turnovers is its most of the season.
The game featured 15 lead changes and was tied nine times.
The Broncos led for 15:33 and trailed for 19:31.
The last time Boise State won with 20+ turnovers was a 63-58 win over Tulsa (Dec. 3, 2021) after having 21.
The Broncos shot 11-of-15 from the free throw line in clutch situations (final 5 minutes, <10 point="">
Agbo's 27 points is a career-high and his first 20-point game since scoring 20 against Utah Valley last season (Nov. 26, 2022) and is the third of his career.
At least 10 Broncos saw the court for the sixth-straight game.

What's Next
Boise State continues its four-game homestand on Saturday, Dec. 9, against Western Oregon. Tipoff is at 2 p.m. MT from ExtraMile Arena, and the game will be televised on KTVB's 7.2 channel and digital platforms, as well as streamed on the Mountain West Network. KBOI 93.1 FM will carry the game on the radio.

The game will count toward Boise State's record and is an exhibition only for Western Oregon.