Boise State Routs Air Force

Saturday, February 3

Boise, Idaho

2 p.m. MT

Boise State

16-6,7-2Mountain West

Air Force

8-13,1-8Mountain West

Air Force

Boise St.

Photo by: Boise State University

2/3/2024 4:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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BOISE, Idaho – Boise State ended the first half on a 16-0 run to take a 14-point lead into the lockerroom at halftime, and never relinquished its lead en route to a 94-56 win over Air Force, Saturday at ExtraMile Arena.

Tyson Degenhart scored 20 points in the first half, including 10 in the final 4:36 of the period. The 20 points are the most he's ever scored in the first half in his career. His 3-pointer from the left wing with 1:26 left in the period pushed the Boise State (16-6, 7-2 MW) lead into double figures.

Air Force (8-13, 1-8 MW) attempted 30 3-pointers on the day, but were held to 4-of-15 from beyond the arc in the second half.

The Broncos' offense was firing on all cylinders, averaging 1.6 points per possession. Boise State 60% from the field, 55.6% from beyond the arc and 86% from the free throw line while turning over the ball only eight times.

Quotables

"I give credit to my teammates for finding me," said Tyson Degenhart. "We moved the ball really well today. I think our fans saw really good basketball in the second half and we were happy to get the win for them."
"These guys are so tough, so mature in the way they've approached these last two games," said head coach Leon Rice. "Their prep was magnificent and the coaches did maybe their best job yet because you don't want to over-prepare, but you also don't want to under-prepare. So credit to our guys because they went out there, adjusted and solved the problems needed."

Top Broncos

Tyson Degenhart scored a career-high 29 points on 11-of-12 shooting from the field.
Max Rice scored 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc.
O'Mar Stanley and Chibuzo Agbo scored 14 points apiece. Stanley added two blocks.
Cam Martin tied the team-high with six rebounds and had seven assists – his most as a Bronco.
Roddie Anderson III scored 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting.

Notable

Boise State's win coupled with Utah State's loss at San Diego State moves the Broncos into a tie at the top of the conference standings with the Aggies.
Per Bart Torvik: Boise State's 1.6 point per possession is the highest PPP by any Division I team in a conference game in the last six years.
Boise State was 60% from the field, 55.6% from 3-point, 86% at the free throw line with only eight turnovers.
The announced attendance of 12,004 is the largest crowd for a game against Air Force . . . previous high was 8,405 in 1991 (Dec. 27).
Third 12,000+ crowd of the season and the Broncos improved to 10-4 when playing in front of 12,000+ at home.
Back-to-back seasons of three, 12,000+ attended games at home.
Boise State has won the last seven meetings against Air Force dating back to Feb. 11, 2020, and improved to 19-6 in the all-time series.
The 38-point win is the largest Bronco win in the series between the two schools — previous was 28 (2x, last: March 9, 2019).
Boise State is 61-9 at home since the start of 2019-20.
The Broncos are 49-16 in Mountain West games since the start of 2020-21.
Air Force didn't score a point in the final 6:54 of the first half.
Boise State sandwiched halftime with an 18-0 run — it's longest of the season.
The Broncos led by double figures for the final 21:26.
Boise State's frontcourt players had 10 assists.
The Broncos scored 90 points for the third time this season.
Boise State faced 30 3-point attempts — most in a regulation game since Feb. 5, 2022 against San Jose State.
Air Force's 32.3% shooting percentage on 3-pointers is the lowest by a Bronco opponent in regulation game when facing 30 attempts since Texas Southern shot 30% on 30 attempts (Nov. 11, 2012).