Men's Hoops Rallies Past New Mexico

Saturday, March 2

Boise, Idaho

6 p.m. MT

Boise State

New Mexico

Photo by: Tyler McFarland

3/2/2024 9:08:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

BOISE, Idaho – Two Broncos had double-doubles, two had 20-point outings, and a dominant effort on the glass led to an 89-79 victory over New Mexico, Saturday night at ExtraMile Arena.

The win keeps Boise State (21-8, 12-4 MW) at the top of the conference standings in a tie with Utah State.

Chibuzo Agbo (17 points, 12 rebounds) and O'Mar Stanley (24 points, 13 rebounds), while Tyson Degenhart added 23 points – 15 in the second half – as the Broncos outscored New Mexico (21-8, 9-7 MW) by 12 points in the second half.

Boise State never trailed in the second half while shooting 57.1% from the field in the period (16-of-28).

QUOTABLE

"We're playing (really) good," head coach Leon Rice said. "When I saw that New Mexico team, I knew they were dialed in. We were going to have to play an A game tonight to beat them and I think in a lot of ways we did. The Mountain West has some really good basketball teams and you got to see two of the best tonight."
"During our bye we really looked at our defense and realized we weren't where we needed to be," Tyson Degenhart said. "We really took that to heart and the last five games you've seen our defensive intensity pick up. We're hoping to continue that through the last two games of the season."

TOP BRONCOS

O'Mar Stanley knocked down a game-high 24 points with 13 rebounds, two assists and two blocks.
Chibuzo Agbo scored 17 points to go with 12 rebounds.
Tyson Degenhart stuffed the stat sheet to the tune of 23 points, four rebounds and three assists.
Max Rice knocked down 16 points with three assists and two steals.

NOTABLE

The Broncos have held every Mountain West opponent below its season scoring average.
Boise State announced an attendance of 12,184 . . . fourth crowd of 12,000+ this season (most in a single season).
Boise State is 11-4 all-time when it has a crowd of 12,000+ at home.
The Broncos have won five games in a row.
Boise State had two players finish with double-doubles in the same game for the first time since Jan. 2, 2021 against San Jose State (Derrick Alston, Jr. and Mladen Armus).
The Broncos had two 20-point scorers
The 17 offensive rebounds are the most in a conference game since having 19 against New Mexico (Jan. 15, 2022).
Boise State has won eight of the last nine games against the Lobos and swept the season series for the fourth time since joining the Mountain West.
The Broncos attempted 69 field goals in a conference game for the first time since a 104-54 win over San Jose State (Dec. 31, 2020).

WHAT'S NEXT
Boise State closes out its home schedule on Tuesday, March 5, against Nevada. Tipoff is at 9 p.m. MT as the Broncos will honor their senior class prior to the game.