Broncos Drop Mountain West Tournament Championship

Saturday, March 15

Las Vegas, Nev.

4 PM MT

Boise State

24-10,14-6Mountain West

Colorado State

25-9,16-4Mountain West

Boise St.

Colorado St.

3/15/2025 8:03:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

LAS VEGAS — Despite a second-consecutive 20-point performance by Tyson Degenhart, Boise State fell, 69-56, to Colorado State in the Mountain West Basketball Championship final on Saturday afternoon.

The Broncos (24-10) shot just 38.8 percent from the field in the game, including 33.3 in the first half. Colorado State (25-9) shot 50 percent from three in the game, making 12 of 24 attempts.

Degenhart was the Broncos' lone double-figure scorer, totaling a team-high 22 points. The performance marked his 13th 20-point game of the season, which is tied for third most among all Mountain West players this season.

Nique Clifford totaled a game-high 24 points on 7-of-17 shooting. He added six rebounds and three assists in the contest.

Ethan Morton collected 11 points off the bench while Bowen Born had nine points on three three-pointers.

The Broncos began the game by holding Colorado State scoreless for the first five minutes. The Rams missed their first seven shots from the floor and trailed 6-0 upon reaching the first media timeout.

Out of the timeout, Colorado State rattled off seven consecutive points and 10 of the next 12. Aided by a 15-0 run over a five-minute span, Boise State's deficit swelled to 13.

Trailing by as many as 17 in the half, the Broncos closed the gap slightly before halftime. The Broncos scored 11 of the final 15 points in the frame to trim the deficit to 10.

Between the two teams, only 18 field goals were made in the opening 20 minutes. Boise State made just eight shots and was 2-for-10 from three.

Conversely, six of the Rams' 10 field goals were long balls. A pair of free throws by Clifford right before the expiration of the half, gave Colorado State a 32-22 advantage at the intermission.

Boise State tallied the first five points of the second half, but the Rams quickly responded with an 11-0 run to push its lead back to 16. Colorado State led by as many as 25 in the period and cruised to its second Mountain West tournament championship in program history.

The Broncos will learn their NCAA tournament fate tomorrow afternoon on Selection Sunday.

Notables:

The Broncos fall to 18-18 all time against Colorado State, including 0-3 this season.

Tyson Degenhart collected his second consecutive 20-point game. It marked the second time this season he's posted back-to-back 20-point performances.

Degenhart has 13 20-point efforts this season, tying him for third most among all Mountain West players.

Scoring 22 points against the Rams, Degenhart upped his career point total to 1,971.

Alvaro Cardenas notched eight assists, giving him 609 for his career and 237 this season.

Emmanuel Ugbo tied his career high with eight rebounds in the game.