Broncos Show Balance in Rout of San Jose State

Tuesday, February 20

Boise, Idaho

8:30 p.m. MT

Boise State

18-8,9-4Mountain West

San Jose State

9-18,2-12Mountain West

San Jose St.

Boise St.

Tyson Degenhart celebrates hitting a shot.

Photo by: Boise State University

2/20/2024 11:49:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

BOISE, Idaho – Boise State men's basketball secured the 82-50 victory over San Jose State after jumping out to a 38-16 lead heading into the break, Tuesday night at ExtraMile Arena.

The Broncos (18-8, 9-4 MW) went on a 21-6 run in the final 11:43 of the first half. RJ Keene II sparked the scoring frenzy with a layup off a steal, followed by a three-pointer. Six Broncos contributed to the run, going 8-for-14 from the field and 3-of-6 from beyond the arc.

The Blue and Orange held the Spartans (9-17, 2-11 MW) scoreless from the 2:51 mark to just five seconds left on the clock before the break. The 16 points is the fewest Boise State has allowed in the first half since holding Wyoming to 14 points on Jan. 26, 2019.

Quotables

"Obviously it's good for metrics but you can't take these kinds of wins for granted in the Mountain West," said Chibuzo Agbo. "Really good teams can still lose these kinds of games on any given night in this conference so it felt good to get it done."
"At the beginning we came out a bit thirsty and that's because we weren't really doing our own thing good enough," said head coach Leon Rice. "They responded, though, after I got on them in the first timeout and we played the right way, physically and mentally. To go 38-16 in the first half, I'm really proud of the way the guys approached this and it was a great week for us."

Top Broncos

Tyson Degenhart led with a team-high 15 points to go with eight rebounds, two steals and an assist.
Chibuzo Agbo knocked down 14 points with three rebounds, an assist and a block.
Max Rice scored 14 points to go along with three rebounds, two assists and a steal.
O'Mar Stanley added 10 points, eight rebounds, two assists and a block.

Notables

The Broncos won their 899th game as a Division I program.
Boise State is 22-0 all-time against San Jose State at home.
The Broncos are 63-9 at home since the start of the 2019-20 season.
The Spartans were held below their season scoring average of 71.9 points per game. Boise State has held every Mountain West opponent below their season scoring average in regulation this season.
The Broncos held San Jose State to 16 points in the first half . . . fewest points allowed in a half since holding San Diego State to 14 points in the second half on Jan. 22, 2022.
Fourth time in the last six seasons Boise State has held an opponent below 20 points in any half:
Boise State's 22-point lead at halftime (38-16) was the largest of the season in a conference game.
The Broncos outscored the Spartans 36-10 in the paint.
Boise State led by 20+ points for the final 22:34.
The Broncos won its eighth game by 20+ points at home this season . . . trails only the 10 during the 2017-18 season.
San Jose State had only five scorers.
Boise State is 9-0 when scoring 80+ points in regulation this season.
This marks the first time since the 2020-21 season that Boise State has multiple 30-point conference wins.
Boise State scored 23 points off the bench — most in a Mountain West game this year.
This is the first time Boise State has shot at least 53.7% from the field and held the opponent to 32.7% in a conference game . . . ninth overall in the Leon Rice era, fourth against a Division I opponent.

What's Next
Boise State continues the final stretch of the conference season with a pair of road games. The Broncos open the roadswing at Wyoming, Feb. 24, and close it at Air Force, Feb. 27.