Boise State Battles to 84-71 Win over Clemson Behind Balanced Effort

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Boise State Battles to 84-71 Win over Clemson Behind Balanced Effort

11/17/2024 2:52:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

BOISE, Idaho — Tyson Degenhart registered 20 points and 11 rebounds, Andrew Meadow had a career-high 18 points and Boise State won the rebounding margin as the Broncos defeated Clemson 84-71 in a non-conference showdown Sunday afternoon at ExtraMile Arena.

Degenhart, who scored 16 of his 20 points in the first half, set the tone early for the Broncos (3-1). He added a team-high 11 rebounds to record his first double-double of the season. Behind his first-half performance, the Broncos established a 36-35 lead at halftime.

Meadow, meanwhile, delivered the best game of his young career as the sophomore tallied the personal-best 18 points, including three three-pointers, and grabbed nine rebounds. Meadow had 15 points in the second half and was 7-of-7 at the free throw line to help the Broncos outscore the Tigers 48-36 in the final 20 minutes.

Boise State outrebounded Clemson 42-34, with contributions from across the team. Javan Buchanan chipped in eight points and six rebounds off the bench, while Alvaro Cardenas added eight points and six assists.

The Broncos, who shot 45% from the field for the game, were 15-of-29 (51.7%) shooting in the second half. They also finished the day 27-of-30 (90%) at the free throw line.

Clemson's Chase Hunter poured in a game-high 30 points, but the Broncos' defense held the Tigers to just 32.8% shooting in the second half. Boise State also capitalized on their defensive stops with 32 points in the paint.

The Broncos extended their lead to double digits midway through the second half, highlighted by Buchanan's three-pointer to push the margin to 64-53 with 7:27 remaining. Boise State never trailed by less than eight points for the remainder of the game, and it led by as much as 16 when O'Mar Stanley hit both of his free throws with 41 seconds remaining.

Boise State will have the week off before competing in Cayman Islands Classic on Nov. 24-26. The Broncos open the tournament against Hampton on Sunday at 9 a.m. MT.

NOTES
The win was Boise State's 15th straight against a nonconference opponent at home.

Degenhart's performance was the second 20+ point and 10+ rebound game of his career. It was his 19th 20-point game.

Meadow (7-7), Stanley (7-7) and Dylan Anderson (2-2) were all perfect at the free throw line.

While the Broncos were 27-of-30 at the free throw line, Clemson was 15-of-20 (75%).

The win was the Broncos' first against Clemson. Boise State lost the first meeting, which was last November at Clemson.

Boise State had 14 assists on 25 field goals made. Clemson registered eight assists on 25 field goals made.

Boise State's bench outscored Clemson's, 21-8.

The Broncos had 31 defensive rebounds to Clemson's 20.

Both Degenhart and Meadow have scored double-digits in the first four games of this season.

Nine Broncos logged nine minutes or more while all nine made at least one field goal.