Late Game Heroics Nets Win at Ranked San Diego State

Friday, March 8

San Diego, Calif.

8 p.m. MT

Boise State

22-9,13-5Mountain West

San Diego State

22-9,11-7Mountain West

OT 1

Boise St.

San Diego St.

Photo by: Boise State University

3/8/2024 11:08:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Battle back. That was the mantra for Boise State men's basketball.

The Broncos battled back from a 10-point deficit in the second half.

They battled back to force overtime with seven seconds remaining.

They battled back when Cam Martin grabbed a rebound on a missed shot and drew a foul with 1.7 seconds remaining in overtime.

Martin battled back when he made both free throws for a 79-77 win at No. 21/19 San Diego State, Friday at Viejas Arena.

It is only the fifth road win over a ranked opponent and the fourth win at Viejas Arena in program history. The win also clinches the No. 3 seed in the Mountain West tournament for Boise State (22-9, 13-5 MW). The Broncos can clinch a share of the Mountain West title with a Utah State loss on Saturday.

San Diego State (22-9, 11-7 MW) tied the game at 77 off a Darrion Trammel 3-pointer. Martin grabbed a rebound, and as he was going up for a putback he drew the foul. He made both free throws for the 79-77 win.

Boise State cut a 10-point deficit down to one with a 5-for-5 stretch from the field to pull within the Aztecs, 63-62, with 6:31 remaining in the game.

Max Rice, Tyson Degenhart and Chibuzo Agbo made 3-pointers from the left wing, while Jace Whiting and O'Mar Stanley made baskets in the paint to pull within a point and force San Diego State to call timeout.

A fadeaway jumper from Agbo tied the game at 65 with 3:05 remaining in the game. After San Diego State went up 72-70, Roddie Anderson III drove to the basket and got the shot to fall to send the game to overtime.

Quotables

"We've got such tough guys, we have seven road wins in the league," said head coach Leon Rice. "This is one of the hardest places in the country to win and you can't do that without grit. We kept fighting, made timely threes and changed up our defense to get the win."
"You dream about these moments as a kid," said Roddie Anderson III. "We had a little play called up and I went down the middle and felt I was able to make the floater and by the grace of God it went in."

Top Broncos

Roddie Anderson III scored 16 points to go with six rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Tyson Degenhart knocked down 14 points with 11 rebounds and an assist.
Cam Martin added 10 points, four rebounds and two assists off the bench.
Max Rice recorded 10 points, two assists and a rebound.

Notable

The win means Boise State heads to the 2024 Mountain West Championships as the three seed.
The Broncos can clinch a share of the Mountain West regular season title with a Utah State loss on Saturday.
Six of the last seven meetings between the two programs have been decided by single digits — all six have been Bronco wins.
First overtime win against San Diego State.
Fifth road victory over an AP Top 25 team — second this season.
Fourth victory over a ranked team this season (most in a single season)
Fourth victory at Viejas Arena in program history.
This is the most points Boise State has scored at Viejas Arena — previous was 68 in the first meeting (Dec. 16, 1976).
Only the second time going to OT against San Diego State — previous was a loss in 2021.
San Diego State did not score in the first 4:27 of the game, opening 0-for-7 from the field.
The trio of Chibuzo Agbo, Tyson Degenhart and Max Rice opened the game 0-for-5 from the field . . . did not make a field goal until 5:24 in the first half on a Tyson Degenhart putback.
It is the second time San Diego State has lost when they have a positive rebound margin against Boise State this season.
Only the seventh time since 2010-11 that the Aztecs have lost when having at least 40 rebounds.
Boise State swept the season series against San Diego State for the third time — both other times were in years in which the Broncos won the league.
The Broncos had six scorers in double figures for the first time since Jan. 13, 2021 against Wyoming.

What's Next
Boise State heads to the Mountain West tournament, where it will open play on Thursday, March 14, in the quarterfinals as the three seed.