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Bronco men good, bad, and ugly on road
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The Boise State men’s basketball team split a pair of road games last week, looking great in a big win against Idaho, but looking very bad in a loss against Eastern Washington.
The Broncos played Eastern Washington on Thursday night and lost in a defensive battle 47-42. Neither team could shoot as the Eagles made only nine of their 21 field goal attempts while the Broncos made 9-of-24 attempts.
Bryan Defares led the Broncos with a career high 12 points. He also had five rebounds, four assists, and two steals. Freshman Jason Ellis continued to impress with a team high eight rebounds.
Senior forward Abe Jackson had a tough night shooting going 3-for-17 from the field, finishing with just eight points.
On Saturday night at Idaho, the Broncos bounced back to crush the Vandals 70-44. Jackson also bounced back with a team high 24 points on 9-of-16 shooting.
The Broncos as a whole had a much better day hitting seven of their first 10 shots of the game. With the game close at the half and the Broncos holding on to a two point lead 24-22, the Broncos came out and buried the Vandals in the second half.
Boise State made 17-of-23 shots, shooting 74 percent in the second half and out-rebounded Idaho 34-17 to put the game away.
The win gave the Broncos their first sweep of Idaho since the 1996-97 season. It was also the first time any of the current Boise State players defeated Idaho in the Kibbie Dome.
Booker Nabors scored 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting to pick up some of the scoring slack. Defares added nine points and Ellis put up another good performance with seven points and 11 rebounds.
The Broncos are back in the Pavilion on Wednesday night against Lewis Clark State College. Tip-off is at 7:30 p.m.
Darrin Shindle