Broncos Upended in MW Quarterfinal

Thursday, March 14

Las Vegas (Thomas & Mack Center)

Boise State

22-10,13-5Mountain West

#6 New Mexico (Quarterfinal)

24-9,10-8Mountain West

New Mexico

Boise St.

Photo by: Tyler McFarland

3/14/2024 11:50:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

LAS VEGAS – A slow start put Boise State in a hole that it could not overcome, as the Broncos dropped their quarterfinal matchup to New Mexico, 76-66, Thursday at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Boise State (22-10) opened 2-for-10 from the field and went into the locker room trailing 35-26 at halftime. The Lobos (24-9) shot 15-of-26 from the field in the second half to weather multiple Bronco rallies to pull the game within two possessions.

Roddie Anderson III drilled an opener 3-pointer from the right-wing on the second effort to pull within four points 68-64 with 54 seconds left – but a strategic foul led to two free throws and extended the New Mexico lead back to six points.

The Lobos did not make a field goal in the final 3:10 of the game.

Quotable

"When you're in a great league it's the team that plays best that wins," said head coach Leon Rice. "That's what happened tonight."

Top Broncos

Tyson Degenhart recorded his sixth career double-double – third in a row – with 23 points and 12 rebounds.
Max Rice netted 13 points on three, 3-pointers.
Chibuzo Agbo finished with 11 points and five rebounds. He scored eight points in the second half.
Roddie Anderson III recorded 10 points, three rebounds and three assists.
O'Mar Stanley added three blocks and 12 rebounds.

Notable

Boise State has never won a Mountain West tournament game when trailing at halftime.
10th game with 40+ rebounds this season.
Ninth game this season with 10+ 3-pointers.
Was outscored 40-20 in the paint.
The 45 rebounds are tied for the fifth-most in a conference tournament game (vs. Fresno State; March 11, 2005).
Tyson Degenhart had his 12th 20-point game of the season — tied with Derrick Marks (2014-15) and Chandler Hutchison (2016-17) for fifth-most in a single season during the Leon Rice era.
He also had his third-straight game with a double-double.
Tied his career high with three blocks – fourth, three-block game of the season. Only Ryan Watkins (5, 2013-14) and Naje Smith (6, 2022-23) have more in a season during the Leon Rice era.