Boise State Drops to Fresno State

Wednesday, February 11

Fresno, Calif.

7:30 p.m.

Boise State

19-6,10-4Mountain West

Fresno State

13-13,7-8Mountain West

Boise St.

Fresno St.

2/11/2026 9:55:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score Gamebook

FRESNO, Calif. – Boise State fell to Fresno State 75-69 on Wednesday night, snapping its nine-game win streak.

The Broncos (19-6, 10-4 Mountain West) lost their first game in over a month, unable to overcome 12 first-half turnovers.

Boise State opened the game by winning the tip and immediately finding Tatum Thompson for a jumper, sparking a 9-0 run. Dani Bayes added a layup and a three-pointer, while Mya Hansen capped the run with a jumper. Emilia Long put the Bulldogs (13-13, 7-8) on the board with a 3-pointer at the 7:35 mark, followed by a jumper from Jaisa Gamble. Bayes answered with a three of her own.

Fresno State strung together a Gamble jumper, a Danae Powell layup and an Indiya Clarke layup to take a 15-14 lead. Clarke extended the Bulldogs' advantage with a triple as Boise State went scoreless for nearly two and a half minutes. Bayes ended the drought with a layup, followed by a bucket from Morelia Chavez. Long converted a layup as time expired in the first quarter to give Fresno State a 24-16 lead.

Powell opened the second quarter with a 3-pointer, but freshman Keirra Thompson responded with one of her own. Morgan Maldonado drove to the rim for a layup before Long answered 15 seconds later with a layup. Natalie Pasco hit back-to-back threes within 30 seconds to pull the Broncos within two at 31-29.

Boise State endured two separate scoring droughts of nearly three minutes each, allowing the Bulldogs to pull away. Fresno State led 45-33 at halftime.

The third quarter began with a made free throw by Tatum Thompson, followed by an and-one layup from the senior. Tatum Thompson added another layup, scoring five points in the opening minute. Clarke recorded a layup at the 9:02 mark for Fresno State's first points of the quarter, followed by a Long three-pointer. Libby Hutton scored her first points of the game on a layup to cut the deficit to eight at 50-42.

Tatum Thompson knocked down a jumper, and Pasco added a three to trim the lead to 51-47. Fresno State went scoreless for two and a half minutes before Powell knocked down two 3-pointers. Tatum Thompson answered with a jumper, Boise State's first field goal in nearly three minutes. Hutton converted an and-one jumper to bring the Broncos within four at 59-55.

Ava Marr opened the fourth quarter with a jumper, and Hutton followed with another. Powell responded with a jumper, then Long added one of her own. Clarke pushed the lead to 67-59 with a fastbreak layup.

Tatum Thompson scored on a jumper before Djessira Diawara added a layup for Fresno State. Pasco hit a jumper, then ended a nearly five-minute scoring drought with a three-pointer with 56 seconds remaining. She added a late layup to cut the deficit to five at 73-68, but Boise State was unable to complete the comeback as Fresno State secured the 75-69 victory.

Top Broncos

Natalie Pasco tallied 19 points, four 3-pointers and two steals.
Tatum Thompson collected 16 points, nine rebounds and four assists.
Dani Bayes notched 15 points and three assists.

Notables

Boise State's win streak ends at nine, the longest in a single conference season since 2007-08.
The Broncos lost for the first time since Jan. 3, when they dropped 87-67 against Grand Canyon.
Boise State has started the same five players in every game this season and is the only MW team to do so.
The Broncos are 10-2 in white uniforms.
Fresno State leads the all-time series 31-23.
Emily Howard notched a season-high two blocks.
Jayda Lewis grabbed two steals, a career high.
Morgan Maldonado tied her career-high two assists.
With her 260th career 3-pointer, Natalie Pasco is now tied for second in program history. The senior is tied with Abby Vaughan (1999-2003).
Pasco moved into seventh in program history with 534 career field goals made. She passed Riley Lupfer (2016-20) with 529.
Pasco tied her season-high with two steals.
Keirra Thompson notched three points, tying her career-high.

Quotables
"I thought Fresno State was incredibly aggressive," head coach Gordy Presnell said. "We need to do a better job of handling physicality. We've done a pretty good job of it through the course of the month. We got to regroup, get home, get some practice in and get us in the right frame of mind to go play a team (Wyoming) that is the exact opposite."

What's Next

Boise State will travel to Laramie, Wyoming, to take on the Cowgirls on Feb. 14 at 2 p.m MT. The game will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network and 670 KBOI AM.