Saturday, February 25
San Jose, Calif.
5 p.m. MT
Boise State
22-7,12-4Mountain West
68
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74
San Jose State
17-12,8-8Mountain West
1
2
OT 1
F
Boise St.
31
27
10
68
San Jose St.
25
33
16
74
Photo by: Boise State Univeristy
Broncos Edged in Overtime
2/25/2023 7:34:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Boise State falls in overtime to Spartans
SAN JOSE, Calif. – San Jose State knocked off Boise State in overtime, 74-68, at Provident Credit Union Event Center, Saturday afternoon.
The Broncos (22-7, 12-4 MW) shot 41.5% from the field and held the Spartans to under 37% from the field and under 26% from three as the defense held San Jose State (17-12, 8-8 MW) in check for much of the game. Boise State held a 12-point lead over the Spartans (17-12, 8-8 MW) with under eight minutes to play in regulation, but San Jose State limited Boise State to just one field goal and four points through the remainder of regulation, resulting in a 16-4 run for the home team to force overtime.
The shooting struggles continued for Boise State in overtime, missing its first five field goal attempts before being forced to send San Jose State to the free throw line. The Spartans made seven of their final eight free throw attempts to close out the victory.
The Broncos (22-7, 12-4 MW) shot 41.5% from the field and held the Spartans to under 37% from the field and under 26% from three as the defense held San Jose State (17-12, 8-8 MW) in check for much of the game. Boise State held a 12-point lead over the Spartans (17-12, 8-8 MW) with under eight minutes to play in regulation, but San Jose State limited Boise State to just one field goal and four points through the remainder of regulation, resulting in a 16-4 run for the home team to force overtime.
The shooting struggles continued for Boise State in overtime, missing its first five field goal attempts before being forced to send San Jose State to the free throw line. The Spartans made seven of their final eight free throw attempts to close out the victory.
Top Broncos
- Chibuzo Agbo led the Broncos with 17 points on 4-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc.
- Naje Smith had three blocks, the sixth time he's had at least three blocks in a game this season.
- Marcus Shaver, Jr. finished the game with 14 points while shooting 8-9 from the free-throw line.
Notables
- Max Rice reached double-figure scoring in the first half for the 12th time this season.
- Rice joined Tyson Degenhart as Boise State's 400-point scorers this season. It's the fourth time in the last five seasons the Broncos have had multiple 400-point scorers.
- Boise State went to overtime for the second time this season.
- The Broncos scored 13 points off 11 San Jose State turnovers.
Up Next
The Broncos defend ExtraMile Arena for one final time this season as they face off against San Diego State, Tuesday (Feb. 28) in an important Mountain West regular-season matchup. The Broncos and Aztecs are slated to tip off at 7 p.m. MT with the game being broadcast on CBS Sports.
Team Stats
Boise
SJSU
FG%
.415
.361
3FG%
.435
.258
FT%
.700
.737
RB
32
53
TO
12
11
STL
6
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
8
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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