Broncos Drop to San Diego State

Wednesday, February 25

Boise, Idaho

6:30 p.m.

Boise State

22-7,13-5Mountain West

San Diego State

23-4,17-1Mountain West

San Diego St.

Boise St.

2/25/2026 9:26:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score Gamebook

BOISE, Idaho – Boise State women's basketball lost to regular season champions San Diego State, 66-64 on Wednesday night.

San Diego State (23-4, 17-1 Mountain West) solidified its lead atop the conference standings, while Boise State (22-7, 13-5) dropped just its second home game of the season.

San Diego State won the tip, but Mya Hansen recorded a steal on the opening possession. Libby Hutton converted a layup to open the scoring for Boise State, then added another basket after grabbing an offensive rebound. The Aztecs got on the board at the 7:41 mark as Naomi Panganiban hit a jumper.

San Diego State then went on a four-minute scoring drought before Kaelyn Hamilton ended it with a layup. Boise State went cold as well, going more than two and a half minutes without scoring until Tatum Thompson nailed a jumper. Panganiban answered with another jumper, followed by a Maria Konstantinidou basket to tie the game at 8-8. Freshman Kenna Garza buried a three to give Boise State an 11-8 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Natalie Pasco opened the second quarter with two free throws, and Hutton followed with a layup off an assist from Izzie Harms. Panganiban responded with a jumper as Boise State endured a three and a half minute scoring drought. Tatum Thompson drilled a 3-pointer at the 5:24 mark.

Kennedy Lee scored the Aztecs' first points in more than four minutes with a jumper. Bayes quickly answered with a layup, followed by a Pasco jumper. Hamilton added a layup, but Pasco responded with a three, and Bayes followed with another layup. Tatum Thompson knocked down a jumper, but Nala Williams drained a three at the buzzer to send Boise State into halftime with a 29-21 lead.

San Diego State opened the third quarter with a 10-0 run to take a 31-29 lead. Tatum Thompson ended the surge with a jumper to tie it at 31-31. Bailey Barnhard hit a three to give the Aztecs their first lead of the night at 33-31. Nat Martinez extended the lead with a three, but Pasco answered with a layup. Lee added a three and Tatum Thompson countered with a layup. Hutton drove to the rim to cut the deficit to 39-37.

Pasco tied the game at 39-39 with 2:40 remaining in the quarter. Hamilton nailed a three to make it 42-39, but Bayes answered with one of her own to tie it again. Hutton converted a layup to give the Broncos a 44-42 lead heading into the fourth.

San Diego State opened the final quarter with a Hamilton layup to tie the score at 44-44. Lee followed with a three to take a 47-46 lead. Garza responded with a layup, and freshman Morgan Maldonado knocked down a three to put Boise State ahead 49-47. Barnhard and Williams hit back-to-back threes to give the Aztecs a 53-50 advantage. Garza and Hansen combined for four points to regain the lead.

Panganiban and Garza traded baskets as the lead continued to change. Tatum Thompson finished a layup off a Bayes assist. San Diego State went nearly four minutes without a point until Panganiban made two free throws. Hansen added a jumper and Pasco hit a late three, but Boise State ultimately fell short, 66-64.

Top Broncos

Tatum Thompson tallied 14 points, nine rebounds, four assists and five steals.
Natalie Pasco earned 14 points and seven rebounds.
Libby Hutton collected 13 points and six rebounds.

Notables

San Diego State won its fifth-straight game over Boise State, leading the all-time series 18-13.
Boise State dropped its first game while leading at halftime this season.
The Broncos earn their first loss while outrebounding the opponent this season.
Boise State has started the same five players every game this season and is the only Mountain West team to do so.

The Broncos are 6-4 while playing on Wednesdays this season.
Boise State is 11-3 in white uniforms.
Natalie Pasco tied her season-high seven rebounds.
Tatum Thompson recorded a career-high five steals. She also tied for the most by a Bronco this season.

Quotables
"We didn't execute down the stretch of the game," head coach Gordy Presnell said. "We turned it over and got rattled. We will keep trying and get ready for Saturday's game. It's disappointing, we always come out in the third quarter really well, but we turned it over and didn't execute there. Those things catch up with you against a good team. We got to get back to the drawing board. We have two more games then the tournament."

What's Next

The Broncos will host Utah State on Feb. 28 at 2 p.m MT for their last home game of the season. The game will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network and 670 KBOI AM.