Boise State Defeats Wyoming

Wednesday, January 14

Boise, Idaho

6:30 p.m.

Boise State

13-5,4-3Mountain West

Wyoming

4-12,1-6Mountain West

Wyoming

Boise St.

Photo by: Kaydn Easter

1/14/2026 9:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score Gamebook

BOISE, Idaho – Boise State women's basketball cruised to a 77-40 victory over Wyoming at ExtraMile Arena on Wednesday night.

The victory was highlighted by a season-high bench performance as Boise State (13-5, 4-3 Mountain West) recorded 37 to win its third-straight game. Tatum Thompson also notched her fifth double-double of the season.

Dani Bayes put the Broncos on the board first with a driving layup at the 7:48 mark. Wyoming (4-12, 1-6) responded nearly 40 seconds later with a jumper from Jane Rumpf, but Bayes answered with a 3-pointer on the next possession. The Cowgirls went scoreless for more than three minutes before Henna Sandvik knocked down a 3-pointer.

Both teams got hot late in the quarter, as Wyoming connected on three-consecutive field goals while Boise State scored four-straight. Tatum Thompson capped the quarter with a jumper as time expired to give the Broncos a 20-9 advantage.

Natalie Pasco opened the second quarter by drilling a triple. Freshman Kenna Garza followed with a drive to the rim at the 8:04 mark, but nine seconds later Wyoming's Heidur Karlsdottir answered with a layup. The Cowgirls then went four minutes without a field goal until Sandvik drove a layup in the paint.

Boise State went nearly three and a half minutes without a basket before Bayes ended the drought with a layup. Freshman Izzie Harms buried a 3-pointer with 16 seconds remaining to extend the Broncos' lead to 38-20 at the break.

Bayes paced the Broncos in the first half with 13 points and six rebounds, while Thompson added 11 points and six boards. For Wyoming, Malene Pedersen led with seven points, followed by Karlsdottir with six.

Bayes opened the third quarter with a jumper at the 9:44 mark, followed by a layup from Libby Hutton. Sandvik responded with a jumper before Pedersen knocked down a 3-pointer. Boise State went nearly three minutes without a basket before Pasco hit an and-one layup.

Another Boise State scoring drought lasted more than three and a half minutes, only ended with a Garza layup before Josee Steadman added one of her own as the Broncos took a 50-31 lead into the final quarter.

Izzie Harms opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer, followed by a Wyoming layup. Garza then connected from beyond the arc, her first of three 3-pointers in the quarter.

The Broncos' freshmen went a perfect five-for-five from 3-point range in the quarter, including another triple from Harms, as Boise State closed the game on a 21-5 run over the final seven minutes to secure the 77-40 win.

Top Broncos

Dani Bayes recorded 15 points, six rebounds and three assists.
Tatum Thompson notched 11 points and ten rebounds.
Kenna Garza tallied 13 points.

Notables

Twelve different Broncos scored against Wyoming, the most scorers in a single game this season.
Boise State kept Wyoming under 10 points in a quarter as the Cowgirls only recorded nine points in the first and fourth quarter. The last time the Broncos kept a team under 10 in a quarter was the 62-59 win over Colorado State (Jan. 10) with the Rams scoring nine in the third quarter.
This victory marks the third-straight conference win for the Broncos, the first time done since the 2023-24 season.
Boise State won by 37 points, its largest winning margin of the season.
The Broncos tallied a season-high 37 bench points.
Boise State kept the Mountain West's leading points per game scorer, Malene Pedersen, under her average of 16.8, tallying only 14 points tonight.
The Broncos recorded their 22nd win all-time over Wyoming, boasting a 22-17 record over the Cowgirls. Boise State improved to 16-3 against Wyoming in ExtraMile Arena.
Izzie Harms scored a career-high 11 points and tied a career-high four field goals. The freshman also notched a career-high three 3-pointers.
Kenna Garza collected career-highs in points (13), field goals (five) and 3-pointers (3).
Tatum Thompson earned her fifth double-double of the season, 12th of her career.