900th Victory, Tie for First Clinched with 92-72 Win at Wyoming

Saturday, February 24

Laramie, Wyo.

5:30 p.m. MT

Boise State

19-8,10-4Mountain West

Wyoming

13-14,6-8Mountain West

Boise St.

Wyoming

Roddie Anderson III bringing the ball up the court.

Photo by: Boise State University

900th Victory, Tie for First Clinched with 92-72 Win at Wyoming

2/24/2024 8:32:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

LARAMIE, Wyo. – Boise State's offense was firing on all cylinders, led by five scorers in double figures, in a 92-72 win at Wyoming on Saturday.

The Broncos (19-8, 10-4 MW) moved into a tie for first in the Mountain West and picked up the program's 900th victory in the process.

Tyson Degenhart led all scorers with 22 points as Boise State shot 54% from the field. The offense was humming to the tune of 1.394 points per possession with 15 assists made on 34 made field goals. O'Mar Stanley also contributed 19 points.

Wyoming (13-14, 6-8 MW) trailed by double figures for the final 22:16.

Quotables

"I'm really proud of our guys and the way we were rebounding and handled everything," said head coach Leon Rice. "The best thing we did tonight was we didn't overthink and I liked the mentality we had. It was a great road win for us."
"I came into this game with a more aggressive mindset. The last few games I was playing a bit more timid," said Roddie Anderson III. "I let the game come to me and as a team we weren't letting them make us take forced shots. We were able to pass up the good shots for great ones."

Top Broncos

Tyson Degenhart scored a game-high of 22 points to go along with three rebounds, two steals and an assist.
O'Mar Stanley tallied 19 points with seven rebounds, two assists and a block.
Max Rice knocked down 16 points to go with six rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Roddie Anderson III contributed 12 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals.

Notable

Boise State is tied for first in the Mountain West standings with Utah State at 10-4.
The Broncos picked up their 900th victory as a Division 1 program.
Shot 54% from the field (34-of-63).
Boise State has shot > 50% from the field in three-straight games for the first time since doing so in four-straight from Feb. 26 to March 10 in 2021-22.
The 51 first-half points is the second time the Broncos have scored 50+ in the first half this season (54 vs. Cal State Fullerton).
Leon Rice improves to 14-2 all-time against his former assistant coaches in a matchup between the two as head coaches.
Boise State has won four-straight against Wyoming and is 19-7 against the Cowboys as Mountain West opponents.
Fifth 20-point win over the Cowboys in the all-time series.
Fifth time Boise State has scored 90 points on Wyoming.
The Broncos are 5-3 in Mountain West road games — half a game behind UNLV for the best road record in the conference.
Boise State had five players reach double figures: Tyson Degenhart (22), O'Mar Stanley (19), Max Rice (16), Roddie Anderson III (12), Jace Whiting (10).
The Broncos have scored 80+ points in their last five-straight wins.
Scored on 62.1% of possessions and averaged 1.394 points per possession.
Boise State was +24 on the glass — fifth time this season being +20 on the glass this year.
Highest rebounding margin in a conference game in the Leon Rice era.