Broncos Down Air Force

Saturday, January 24

Boise, Idaho

2 PM

Boise State

12-8,4-5Mountain West

Air Force

3-17,0-9Mountain West

Air Force

Boise St.

1/24/2026 5:23:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

BOISE, Idaho — Boise State men's basketball secured its third-consecutive win with a 96-54 victory over Air Force on Saturday afternoon at ExtraMile Arena.

Twelve of the 13 players who appeared in the game for Boise State (12-8, 4-5 Mountain West) cracked the scoring column. Drew Fielder paced all players with a game-high 20 points, eight rebounds and one assist.

One point shy of tying his career high, Spencer Ahrens totaled 18 points on 6-for-10 shooting. Off the bench, Aginaldo Neto had 11 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals, while RJ Keene II nabbed six points, seven boards and two helpers.

Air Force (3-17, 0-9 MW) was led by Kam Sanders with a team-high 10 points. Eli Robinson pitched in eight, while three Falcons tallied seven points apiece.

Offense of plentiful at the start of Saturday's game as Boise State and Air Force each collected three field goals in the opening four minutes. In that span, the two teams combined for 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting, with the Broncos holding a one-point lead upon reaching the first media timeout.

With 7:59 remaining in the half, Boise State raced out to a double-digit lead. Fielder netted a turnaround mid-range jumper, giving the blue and orange a 28-18 advantage.

Leading by as many as 19 points in the session, the Broncos were ahead for the final 15 minutes. The only double figure scorer for either team in the period was Ahrens, who tallied four three-pointers and 14 points in the first half.

Collectively, Boise State 54 percent from the field and 58 percent from deep. The team scored the final eight points to end the frame and led, 48-29, at the intermission.

Making a couple free throws early in the second half, the Broncos' lead swelled to 20. With the game well in hand at that point, Boise State cruised for the remainder of the contest.

Under two minutes left to play, the Broncos went ahead by 47, signifying the team's largest lead of the game. Boise State scored 48 points in both halves and limited Air Force to fewer than 30 points in both periods.

Benefitting from 56 bench points, the Broncos scored at least 90 for the fourth time this season. Boise State led for over 37 minutes en route to the team's 11th-straight win against Air Force.

Top Broncos:

Drew Fielder scored a game-high 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting and added eight rebounds and one assist.
Spencer Ahrens registered 18 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Aginaldo Neto notched 11 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals.

Notables:

The Broncos improved to 23-6 all-time against Air Force and 22-6 in the Leon Rice era.
Dating back to Feb. 11, 2020, Boise State has won 11-straight games against the Falcons.
The last time the Broncos won a game by 40 or more points was Jan. 14, 2025 (41-point victory over Wyoming).
Boise State's performance against Air Force marked the ninth time a Mountain West team has shot over 55 percent from the field and 50 percent from three in a game this season.
Boise State has scored at least 90 points in four games this season. The Broncos are 3-1 in those contests.
Since the start of the 2018-19 season, Boise State has scored 80 or more points in 83 games, which is the third most in the conference in that span.
This season, the Broncos have limited the opposition to 60 points or fewer four times. Over the past 10 seasons, Boise State is 89-6 in those contests.
Drew Fielder recorded his seventh-career 20-point and his 15th double-digit scoring effort of the season.
For the fifth time this season, Fielder notched at least 20 points in fewer than 25 minutes of game action. His five such performances are tied for the most by any NCAA student-athlete this season.
Spencer Ahrens scored in double figures for the fifth time this season, while Aginaldo Neto tallied 10 or more points for the fourth time in his freshman campaign.
Ahrens and Neto each tied their career high with two steals.
RJ Keene II tied his career high with two made threes and registered his 10th game with five or more rebounds.
Bhan Buom tied his career high in points and assists.
Ethan Lathan set a career high in points and tied his career best with two rebounds.
Rayzhon Bergersen set a Division-I career high with two assists.
Brennan Ramirez made his season debut and tallied his first career points.

What's Next:
Boise State heads to California and Arizona for consecutive road games against San Jose State and Grand Canyon. First up, the Broncos will play the Spartans on Tuesday night at 8 p.m. MT.