Boise State Athletics
Saturday, December 28
San Jose, Calif. (Providence Credit Union Event Center)
2 PM PT/3 PM MT
Boise State
10-3,2-0Mountain West
73
at
71
San José State
7-7,0-2Mountain West
1
2
F
Boise St.
28
45
73
San Jose St.
35
36
71
Degenhart’s 26 Points Leads Boise State Past San Jose State
12/28/2024 8:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Behind Tyson Degenhart's season-high 26 points, Boise State (10-3) defeated San Jose State (7-7), 73-71, on Saturday afternoon at Provident Credit Union Event Center.
With the win, Leon Rice secured his 300th victory as Boise State's head coach. He is 1-of-7 active head coaches to accumulate 300 D-I wins while leading only one program in his career.
Degenhart, who scored a game-high 26 points, shot 10-of-21 from the floor and added seven rebounds. He has accumulated 1,598 points in his career, which is the eighth-highest total in program history.
In his return to San Jose State, Alvaro Cardenas collected his seventh double-digit assist game of his career (third this season). He recorded 10 helpers to go with seven points and two steals.
Andrew Meadow shot 5-for-8 from the floor and posted 14 points in 37 minutes of game action. O'Mar Stanley had eight points and eight rebounds in the contest.
Leading the way for the Spartans was Josh Uduje, who poured in a team-high 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting. Robert Vaihola had 11 points and eight rebounds, while Will McClendon pitched in with 10 points.
Despite scoring the first seven points of the game, Boise State struggled offensively in the first half. Collectively, the team shot 37.9 percent (11-for-29) from the field and 1-of-10 from three.
Degenhart opened the scoring with a layup and subsequent foul for an old-fashioned three-point play. With an early 3-0 lead, Stanley tallied back-to-back buckets, giving the Broncos a seven-point advantage.
With just under 13 minutes to play in the first half, San Jose State erased the deficit and tied the game at 10. Trailing 7-0, the Spartans scored 19 of the next 25 points and jumped ahead, 19-13.
San Jose State, who owned the lead for the majority of the frame, were led by Uduje who paced all players with 11 first-half points. The Spartans shot nearly 42 percent in the opening 20 minutes and benefited from 10 Boise State turnovers.
With time winding down in the half, San Jose State captured a nine-point lead—its largest lead of the half—on a jumper by Sadaidriene Hall. On the final possession of the period, Cardenas knocked in a floater prior to the buzzer to pull the Broncos within seven at the intermission.
To start the second half, San Jose State knocked down and early three and captured its first double-digit lead by either team. The Spartans grabbed their largest lead of the game (11 points) on a long ball from Donavan Yap Jr.
In response to trailing 43-32 with 17:33 to play, Boise State totaled an 13-4 run to pull within four. Degenhart and Stanley were the catalysts, scoring 11 of the 13 points during the run.
Down the stretch, the game was nip-and-tuck. The second half alone featured three ties and seven lead changes.
Javan Buchanan came up big for Boise State in the final minutes. He tallied the final bucket for the Broncos and collected a block as time expired to seal the win.
With just two days off in between games, Boise State will fly home before heading to Laramie, Wyo., to play the Cowboys. The two teams will go head-to-head on Tuesday with a 6:30 p.m. MT tip off at Arena-Auditorium.
NOTABLES:
In 45 all-time meetings against San Jose State, Boise State is 41-4 overall and 16-4 on the road.
Head Coach Leon Rice is 21-2 all time versus the Spartans and his team's have won 14 of the last 15 head-to-head matchups.
Trailing by as many as 11 points in the second half, the Broncos outpaced San Jose State 45-36 in the final 20 minutes.
Pouring in a season-high 26 points, Tyson Degenhart has scored 1,598 points in his career, which is eighth most in program history.
Degenhart has scored 10 or more points in every game this season and had 86 double-digit scoring efforts in his career. His 86 such games tied Jamal Mashburn Jr. for the most by any Mountain West player since the start of the 2021-22 campaign.
Alvaro Cardenas totaled his third double-digit assist game of the season and seventh of his career.
With the win, Leon Rice secured his 300th victory as Boise State's head coach. He is 1-of-7 active head coaches to accumulate 300 D-I wins while leading only one program in his career.
Degenhart, who scored a game-high 26 points, shot 10-of-21 from the floor and added seven rebounds. He has accumulated 1,598 points in his career, which is the eighth-highest total in program history.
In his return to San Jose State, Alvaro Cardenas collected his seventh double-digit assist game of his career (third this season). He recorded 10 helpers to go with seven points and two steals.
Andrew Meadow shot 5-for-8 from the floor and posted 14 points in 37 minutes of game action. O'Mar Stanley had eight points and eight rebounds in the contest.
Leading the way for the Spartans was Josh Uduje, who poured in a team-high 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting. Robert Vaihola had 11 points and eight rebounds, while Will McClendon pitched in with 10 points.
Despite scoring the first seven points of the game, Boise State struggled offensively in the first half. Collectively, the team shot 37.9 percent (11-for-29) from the field and 1-of-10 from three.
Degenhart opened the scoring with a layup and subsequent foul for an old-fashioned three-point play. With an early 3-0 lead, Stanley tallied back-to-back buckets, giving the Broncos a seven-point advantage.
With just under 13 minutes to play in the first half, San Jose State erased the deficit and tied the game at 10. Trailing 7-0, the Spartans scored 19 of the next 25 points and jumped ahead, 19-13.
San Jose State, who owned the lead for the majority of the frame, were led by Uduje who paced all players with 11 first-half points. The Spartans shot nearly 42 percent in the opening 20 minutes and benefited from 10 Boise State turnovers.
With time winding down in the half, San Jose State captured a nine-point lead—its largest lead of the half—on a jumper by Sadaidriene Hall. On the final possession of the period, Cardenas knocked in a floater prior to the buzzer to pull the Broncos within seven at the intermission.
To start the second half, San Jose State knocked down and early three and captured its first double-digit lead by either team. The Spartans grabbed their largest lead of the game (11 points) on a long ball from Donavan Yap Jr.
In response to trailing 43-32 with 17:33 to play, Boise State totaled an 13-4 run to pull within four. Degenhart and Stanley were the catalysts, scoring 11 of the 13 points during the run.
Down the stretch, the game was nip-and-tuck. The second half alone featured three ties and seven lead changes.
Javan Buchanan came up big for Boise State in the final minutes. He tallied the final bucket for the Broncos and collected a block as time expired to seal the win.
With just two days off in between games, Boise State will fly home before heading to Laramie, Wyo., to play the Cowboys. The two teams will go head-to-head on Tuesday with a 6:30 p.m. MT tip off at Arena-Auditorium.
NOTABLES:
In 45 all-time meetings against San Jose State, Boise State is 41-4 overall and 16-4 on the road.
Head Coach Leon Rice is 21-2 all time versus the Spartans and his team's have won 14 of the last 15 head-to-head matchups.
Trailing by as many as 11 points in the second half, the Broncos outpaced San Jose State 45-36 in the final 20 minutes.
Pouring in a season-high 26 points, Tyson Degenhart has scored 1,598 points in his career, which is eighth most in program history.
Degenhart has scored 10 or more points in every game this season and had 86 double-digit scoring efforts in his career. His 86 such games tied Jamal Mashburn Jr. for the most by any Mountain West player since the start of the 2021-22 campaign.
Alvaro Cardenas totaled his third double-digit assist game of the season and seventh of his career.
Team Stats
Boise
SJSU
FG%
.492
.463
3FG%
.333
.400
FT%
.727
.765
RB
38
26
TO
12
7
STL
3
4
Game Leaders
Pts
26
FGM
10
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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