Thompson Leads Broncos to Dominant Victory

Saturday, February 21

San Jose, Calif.

3 p.m.

Boise State

22-6,13-4Mountain West

San Jose State

4-24,2-15Mountain West

Boise St.

San Jose St.

2/21/2026 5:08:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score Gamebook

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Boise State defeated San Jose State 71-48 on Saturday afternoon.

Senior Tatum Thompson led the way for the Broncos (22-6, 13-4 Mountain West) with 25 points and seven rebounds, powering Boise State to its dominant win over the Spartans (4-24, 2-15).

San Jose State won the opening tip, but Mya Hansen recorded a steal on the Spartans' first possession, sparking a 14-0 run. Tatum Thompson knocked down two 3-pointers and a jumper during the surge, while Bayes and Hansen each added a triple to give the Broncos the early lead.

Allie Cummins got the Spartans on the board with a 3-pointer at the 5:58 mark of the first quarter, but Hutton answered with a layup just seven seconds later. Amelie Sitterud connected from beyond the arc, though Thompson responded with another jumper. Morgan Maldonado capped a 7-0 Boise State run with a corner three, extending the lead to 23-6 at the end of the first quarter. The Broncos held San Jose State scoreless for the final five and a half minutes of the period.

Boise State continued to control in the second quarter. Freshman Mason Borcherding opened the quarter with a layup, while Maya Anderson answered at the other end, Borcherding converted again inside. Cummins ended a two-minute Spartan drought with a three, but Bayes matched it with a triple of her own. San Jose State trimmed the deficit with a 6-0 run, capped by a Cummins jumper, before the Broncos responded with a 7-0 run featuring the first points of the game from Josee Steadman and Emily Howard. An Anderson layup closed the half, with Boise State leading 41-23.

Anderson opened the second half with a 3-pointer, but the Broncos countered with a 6-0 run. After another Anderson triple halted the surge, Boise State responded with an 8-0 stretch while holding the Spartans scoreless for nearly four minutes. McKenna Simons ended the run with a jumper, and Sitterud later added a three. Tatum Thompson contributed a jumper late in the third as Boise State carried a 59-34 advantage into the final quarter.

Cummins opened the fourth with another three, but the Broncos continued to dominate play. Maldonado came up with a steal and initiated a fast break that led to a Thompson jumper. San Jose State started a brief 6-0 run behind triples from Stella Sgro and Cummins, but Bayes and Hansen combined for five late points to secure the 71-48 final.

Top Broncos

Tatum Thompson collected 25 points and seven rebounds.
Dani Bayes notched 12 points, seven rebounds and two assists.
Mya Hansen earned eight points and five assists.

Notables

Boise State swept San Jose State in the regular season series.
The Broncos earned their 13th conference win for the first time since 2019-20. This marked head coach Gordy Presnell's third time doing so in the Mountain West and fourth time overall in his Boise State tenure.
Boise State picked up its 22nd win of the season, the first since 2019-20. Presnell has done so five times in the MW and seven times overall.
The Broncos have now won six road games for the first time since 2019-20.
Boise State improves to 6-2 in its blue uniforms.
The Broncos won their seventh-straight game over San Jose State and now lead the all-time series 32-14.
Boise State has outscored its opponents 557-431 in the third quarter this season.
The Broncos are 16-0 while outrebounding the opponent.
Boise State has started the same five athletes every game this season.
The Broncos earned their tenth game with 40+ rebounds.
Boise State has had the game-high scorer in 21 of its 28 games.
The Broncos picked up their seventh game with five or more blocks.
Mason Borcherding tied her career high in field goals with two.
Kenna Garza collected a career-high two blocks.
Emily Howard tied her season-high five rebounds.
Morgan Maldonado earned a career-high five rebounds.
Natalie Pasco now sits in fifth for career points in program history. The senior passed Karla Meier (1977-82) with 1,499 and now has 1,505 career points.
Tatum Thompson tied her career high in 3-pointers with three.

Quotables
"Our players really played well," head coach Gordy Presnell said. "I thought Dani (Bayes) really stepped up and played outstanding basketball. Tatum (Thompson) shot the ball really well and has unbelievable hands. Mya (Hansen) had an outstanding game directing and running everything, she has been really accountable. It was a good game for us. Now we get a break before we start preparing for the number one team in the conference."

What's Next

Boise State will return home to host San Diego State on Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m. MT. The game will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network and 670 KBOI AM.