Boise State Drops Conference Opener

Saturday, December 20

Lawlor Events Center (Reno, Nev.)

8 PM

Boise State

8-4,0-1Mountain West

Nevada

9-3,1-0Mountain West

Boise St.

Nevada

12/20/2025 11:31:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

RENO, Nev. — Boise State dropped the opener in Mountain West conference play, losing to Nevada, 81-66, on Saturday night at Lawlor Events Center.

The Broncos (8-4) were led by Andrew Meadow, who scored a team-high 16 points on 5-for-8 shooting. Dominic Parolin notched his sixth-career double-double and posted 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Spencer Ahrens added 11 points off the bench.

Tayshawn Comer paced all players and scored a game-high 24 points for Nevada (9-3). Elijah Price recorded 11 points, six rebounds, one assist and three steals in the 33 minutes of game action.

To start Saturday's game, the Broncos and Wolf Pack combined for 17 points and made seven of 11 shot attempts in the opening four minutes. Meadow scored seven of Boise State's first nine points and the Broncos led by one upon reaching the initial media timeout.

Following the stoppage, Nevada scored 13 of the next 19 points and forged ahead by six. The Wolf Pack maintained the lead for the final 15:35 of the half.

With 3:22 left to play in the 20-minute session, Nevada pushed its advantage to double figures. The Wolf Pack had eight different players crack the scoring column and led by as many as 14 in the period.

Trailing 34-20, Boise State closed the gap at the end of the frame. The Broncos scored six of the final eight points to slice their deficit to 10.

In the half, Meadow scored a team-high 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting, but as a team, Boise State shot 38 percent from the floor. Conversely, Nevada made 54 percent of its shot attempts and led 36-26 at the intermission.

The Broncos scored the first four points of the second half to make it a six-point game but the Wolf Pack promptly answered with eight quick points of their own to go up 14 once more. From that point forward, Nevada was in complete control.

At the 12:13 mark, Boise State's deficit swelled to 24. The Broncos were able to get to within 12 but never inched closer.

In total, the Wolf Pack shot over 55 percent from the floor. Nevada led for over 38 minutes in the game and collected a 15-point win in the process.

Top Broncos:

Andrew Meadow shot 5-for-8 and led the Broncos with 16 points.
Dominic Parolin recorded 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Spencer Ahrens notched 11 points off the bench.

Notables:

Dominic Parolin recorded his sixth-career double-double and first as a Bronco. He notched a season-high 13 points and tied his season high with 10 rebounds.
Parolin shot 11-for-14 from the charity stripe, setting career highs in free throws made and free throw attempts.
Andrew Meadow notched his eighth double-digit scoring effort of the season.
Spencer Ahrens scored in double figures for the fourth time this season, recording 11 points.
Aginaldo Neto registered a career-high five assists.

What's Next:
Boise State has 10 days between games and will return to action on Dec. 30. The Broncos will host New Mexico at ExtraMile Arena, with tip-off scheduled for 9 p.m. MT.