Boise State Wins Thriller in Nonconference Finale

Sunday, December 14

Mountain America Center (Idaho Falls, Idaho)

4 PM

Boise State

8-3,0-0Mountain West

Saint Mary's

9-2,0-0WCC

Saint Mary's (CA)

Boise St.

12/14/2025 7:20:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Boise State wrapped its nonconference schedule on Sunday, defeating Saint Mary's, 68-67, at Mountain America Center in Idaho Falls.

The Broncos (8-3) had two players who scored in double figures. Drew Fielder scored a game-high 22 points on 10-of-17 shooting, while Javan Buchanan added 11 points, seven rebounds and two assists.

Paulius Murauskas led Saint Mary's (9-2) with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Joshua Dent recorded 16 points and six rebounds and Dillan Shaw pitched in with 12 points off the bench.

Boise State made its presence felt at the outset of Sunday's game. The Broncos netted five of their first eight shots from the floor and scored the first 13 points of the game.

Buchanan made three early field goals and tallied seven of the team's 13 points in that span. Conversely, Saint Mary's missed their opening seven shot attempts before collecting its first points at the 15:04 mark.

Promptly responding, the Gaels rattled off 13-straight points of their own to even the score. During the Saint Mary's run, Boise State went scoreless for over four minutes.

The Broncos, however, weathered the storm after surrendering the lead and trailing by three. Boise State quickly retook the lead and maintained it for the remainder of the half.

In the period, Fielder led all scorers with 12 points on 6-of-11 shooting. The Blue Orange shot 53.6 (15-28) from the field and led 37-32 at the intermission.

Building on the five-point lead, Boise State stayed out front for the entire second half. Reaching the under-eight media timeout, the Broncos owned a 57-48 advantage.

Boise State recaptured a double-digit lead on four-consecutive free throws by Dominic Parolin. With 4:24 left to play, the Broncos nabbed their largest lead of the evening and forged ahead by 14 on a deep ball by Dylan Andrews.

Down the stretch, Saint Mary's made it interesting. Slicing Boise State's lead to one, the Gaels had a chance to win the game on the final possession, but Andrews came up with a big steal for the Broncos, which sealed the victory.

Boise State led for over 37 minutes in the game and trailed for only 51 seconds. The Broncos held Saint Mary's to 36.8 percent shooting from the field and 67 points, which is 14 under the Gaels' season average.

Top Broncos:
Drew Fielder shot 10-for-17 from the floor and recorded 22 points and six rebounds.

Javan Buchanan had 11 points, seven rebounds and two assists.

Notables:
Boise State improved to 11-5 all time against Saint Mary's and have won four-consecutive games against the Gaels dating back to 2014.

Drew Fielder scored 22 points, marking the second-straight game he's poured in 20+ points. He now has four 20-point efforts this season.

Fielder is the first Bronco to score 20 or more points in consecutive games since Tyson Degenhart notched 21 and 26 against Butler and Nebraska, respectively, in the 2025 College Basketball Crown.

RJ Keene II grabbed seven rebounds, signifying the eighth time he's collected five-plus boards in a game this season.

What's Next:
Boise State returns to action on Saturday, Dec. 20, in its first conference game of the season. The Broncos will travel to Reno to face Nevada at 8 p.m. MT on the Mountain West Network.