Stanley's 30-11 Game Powers Broncos to Win

Friday, January 5

San Jose, Calif.

8:30 p.m. MT

Boise State

10-4,1-0Mountain West

San Jose State

7-8,0-2Mountain West

Boise St.

San Jose St.

Photo by: Boise State University

1/5/2024 11:16:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

SAN JOSE, Calif. – O'Mar Stanley was 7-of-8 from the line in clutch situations as Boise State rallied from a six-point deficit with 6:34 remaining to open Mountain West play with a 78-69 victory, Friday at San Jose State.

Stanley became the third Bronco in the Leon Rice era to have a 30-10 game, joining Chandler Hutchison and Abu Kigab.

The Broncos (10-4, 1-0 MW) trailed by seven at halftime with Spartans guard MJ Amey scoring 24 points in the first half.

Boise State held Amey to five points in the second half and didn't allow a San Jose State (7-8, 0-2 MW) bucket over the first 4:24 of the second period.

Tyson Degenhart scored 17 points in the second as the Broncos took their first lead since 15:42 in the first half thanks to a Stanley free throw with 4:22 remaining in the game.

Top Broncos

O'Mar Stanley had his first 30-10 game with 30 points and 11 rebounds, both team highs.
Tyson Degenhart had 21 points, with 17 coming in the second half.
Chibuzo Agbo had 15 points.
Max Rice had 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

Notable

Boise State is 9-4 in Mountain West openers.
The Broncos won their first Mountain West opener on the road since a 69-55 win at Wyoming in 2018-19.
Boise State won in its new black uniforms for the first time.
The win moves the Broncos to 39-4 in the all-time series against San Jose State.
All of Boise State's 78 points came from the group of O'Mar Stanley, Tyson Degenhart, Chibuzo Agbo and Max Rice.
San Jose State was held to 7.7% from three in the second half (1-of-13) and 31% from the field (9-of-29).
The Broncos had two 20-point scorers (O'Mar Stanley- 28, Tyson Degenhart- 21) for the second-straight game.
San Jose State did not score its first points in the second half until the 15:36 mark.
Boise State cut its turnovers in half in the second half (nine to five).
The Broncos were +20 on the glass and +6 on the offensive glass.
O'Mar Stanley had the fifth 30-10 game of the Leon Rice era, joining Chandler Hutchison and Abu Kigab. This is the 19th 30-10 game in program history.
Myron (MJ) Amey, Jr. of San Jose State scored 30 points — most by an opposing player this season. . . previous was Pierre Brooks of Butler (25).
Amey is first opponent with 30+ points against the Broncos since Trey Townsend (Oakland) last season.
Amey was limited to five points in the second half.

What's Next
Boise State hosts Colorado State on Tuesday at ExtraMile Arena. The Rams are currently ranked No. 13/14 in the AP and Coaches' poll, respectively. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. MT with the game being televised on KTVB in Boise, KTVD in Denver, and available for streaming on the Mountain West Network.