Thompson Guides Broncos to Victory

Saturday, January 31

Boise, Idaho

2 p.m.

Boise State

17-5,8-3Mountain West

San Jose State

3-19,1-10Mountain West

San Jose St.

Boise St.

1/31/2026 4:22:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score Gamebook

BOISE, Idaho – Boise State women's basketball defeated San Jose State 96-62 at ExtraMile Arena on Saturday afternoon.

Boise State (17-5, 8-3 Mountain West) notched its seventh-straight conference win and fourth-straight home win as Tatum Thompson collected a career-high 28 points. Dani Bayes also earned a double-double.

Libby Hutton opened the scoring with a layup after a pass from Tatum Thompson, starting the Broncos on a 14-0 run. Thompson accounted for 10 of those points, with Bayes adding two. Allie Cummins put the Spartans (3-19, 1-10) on the board and ended the run with an and-one jumper. Amira Brown fired off a triple at the 5:43 mark, which Bayes followed nine seconds later with her own bucket to start another 17-0 run for Boise State. San Jose State went without a point for over three minutes until Stella Sgro nailed a 3-pointer.

Boise State led 39-14 after the first quarter. Tatum Thompson and Bayes both reached double figures to pace the Broncos.

The second quarter opened with a Brown jumper, followed by a Pasco 3-pointer. Pasco scored the next field goal over a minute and a half later before Hutton followed with a layup. Carla Fuster notched the first points in over two minutes for the Spartans. The quarter ended on a Stella Sgro three, as the Broncos led 56-31 heading into the break.

Maya Anderson converted a layup to begin the third quarter, but Pasco responded with a triple. The Spartans were scoreless for over three minutes before going on a 6-0 run with 3-pointers from Anderson and Brown. The run was ended by a Pasco layup and Boise State led 77-50 heading into the final quarter.

Tatum Thompson collected her 28th point, her career high, to open the fourth quarter with a jumper. The Broncos then made three consecutive field goals, with jumpers from Harms and Mason Borcherding and a triple from Josee Steadman. Emily Howard joined the scoring with a jumper, while Keirra Thompson knocked down a 3-pointer at the 1:58 mark. Harms capped the game with a three to seal the 96-62 win.

Top Broncos

Tatum Thompson tallied 28 points, six rebounds and three assists.
Dani Bayes notched 18 points, 10 rebounds and three assists.
Natalie Pasco scored 16 points, five rebounds and two assists.

Notables

Boise State earned its seventh-straight conference win, the most in a single season since 2017-18.
The Broncos improve to 9-1 in white uniforms.
Boise State won its sixth-consecutive game over San Jose State, improving the all-time record to 31-14.
The Broncos tallied 39 points in the first quarter, the most in a quarter this season.
Boise State has won the past four games at home, improving to 12-1 in ExtraMile Arena.
The Broncos are 13-0 while outrebounding the opponent.
Boise State scored 96 points, the most this season.
The Broncos made a season-high 36 field goals and 14 3-pointers.
Boise State tied its season-high 48 rebounds.
The Broncos earned 24 assists, setting a season-high.
Boise State went on its biggest run of the season, going 17-0 in the first quarter.
The Broncos set a season-high in points from turnovers (36) and fast breaks (14).
Dani Bayes secured the second double-double of the season and her career.
Dani Bayes moved into fourth in program history with 194 career 3-pointers made. The senior passed Brooke Pahukoa (2013-17) with 193.
Mason Borcherding dished out a career-high three assists.
Borcherding tied her career-high in free throws with three.
Emily Howard grabbed four rebounds, tying her season-high.
Jayda Lewis notched three rebounds and set a career-high.
Tatum Thompson scored 28 points, marking the 17th game this season that a Bronco has been the game high scorer.
Tatum Thompson recorded a career-high 28 points.
Tatum Thompson tied her career-high with 11 field goals.

Quotables
"San Jose State was the first team to zone us all year," head coach Gordy Presnell said. "We shot the ball really well in the first quarter. It was a good win for us, we have to keep it moving forward."

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