Broncos Run Past Fresno State, 90-66

Saturday, February 17

Boise, Idaho

5:30 p.m. MT

Boise State

17-8,8-4Mountain West

Fresno State

11-15,4-9Mountain West

Fresno St.

Boise St.

Photo by: Boise State University

2/17/2024 8:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

BOISE, Idaho – O'Mar Stanley's basket 15 second into the game was the only play Boise State needed to get a lead over Fresno State. From there, the Broncos cruised to a 90-66 win over the visiting Bulldogs, Saturday at ExtraMile Arena.

The Broncos (17-8, 8-4 MW) led for 39:45 on the evening, behind 24 points from junior forward Tyson Degenhart.

Fresno State (11-15, 4-9 MW) made 11 3-pointers – one more than Boise State – and pulled within four points on an Xavier DuSell 3-pointer to cap a 5-0 run. The Bulldogs would never get closer on the scoreboard than that, as five points from Degenhart and Stanley in a 51 second span swung the contest firmly in Boise State's favor.

Nine Broncos scored in the game, led by 66 points from the quartet of Degenhart, Stanley, Max Rice and Chibuzo Agbo.

Quotables

"When we have everyone shooting well it really builds the team's confidence, especially for our bench guys because they're as important as the starters," said Tyson Degenhart. "They played really good minutes tonight and it'll be important to have them playing like that in the future."
"The break was beneficial, but it felt weird when we went from two days or three days of play to all of a sudden a week off, it felt like a month," said head coach Leon Rice. "To our guys' credit we had two great practices, so I wasn't surprised that they performed the way that they did (tonight)."

Top Broncos

Tyson Degenhart scored a team-high 24 points to go with nine rebounds, an assist and a steal.
O'Mar Stanley recorded 17 points, four rebounds, an assist and a steal.
Max Rice added 13 points, five rebounds and four assists.
Chibuzo Agbo knocked down 12 points to go along with three rebounds and a block.

Notable

The win places the Broncos 0.5 GB of first place in the Mountain West standings at 8-4 behind Utah State (9-4) and San Diego State (9-4).
The Broncos have won five in a row against Fresno State — the first five-game streak against the Bulldogs in the series history.
Boise State led by 15 at halftime (48-33) for its largest lead at the break in a Mountain West game this season . . . previous was 14 points against Air Force.
Most points scored in the first half since scoring 48 against Utah Valley (Dec. 29).
The Bulldogs did not make a free throw until 14:26 remaining in the second half.
Boise State's top four scorers scored as many points Fresno State's team: 66
The Broncos led by double figures for the final 25:59, and by 20+ points for the final 6:44.
Boise State averaged 1.475 points per possession and scored on 65% of its possessions.
The Broncos had more than double assists to turnovers (15 to 7).
Boise State's scoring was balanced with 30 points in the paint and 30 points from beyond the arc.
The Broncos were +12 on the glass for the third time in a Mountain West game this season.
The attendance of 11,595 places Boise State on pace to hit its goal of 170,000 fans for the season (need to average 11,264 over the final four home games).

What's Next
Boise State faces a quick turnaround to hosting San Jose State, Tuesday, Feb. 20. Tipoff from ExtraMile Arena is at 8:30 p.m. MT on FS1.