Broncos win one and lose one

The Boise State men’s basketball team beat Lewis Clark State College last Wednesday at home, then went on the road Saturday and got blown out by San Diego. Abe Jackson led the Broncos with 28 points as the Broncos used a 19-4 run to begin the second half, and put the game out of reach winning 76-64. Jackson had 18 points at the half, but the game was still close going into the locker room with the Broncos leading 37-31. LCSC actually went up by five 22-17 with 8:45 to go in the half on a jumper by Brian Meneely. “That’s a scary bunch of guys,” coach Rod Jensen said of the LCSC players. “They can shoot the three”.

LCSC did shoot the ball very well shooting 55 percent for the game. But LCSC could only manage 40 shots on the game, compared to the Broncos 73 shots, as the Broncos forced LCSC into 30 turnovers. The Broncos out-rebounded LCSC 38-29, 21-4 in offensive rebounds, and turned those into 25 second chance points. LCSC could only manage four second chance points. Freshman Jason Ellis continued his great play posting a double double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Bryan Defares also scored 12 points and added five rebounds and Richard Morgan added 11 points.

Joe Skiffer played a great game in what will be his last of the season, as he has applied for a medical red-shirt with shoulder problems. Skiffer put up eight assists and had three steals as he headed the Bronco defensive attack.

“We haven’t beaten them in a long time,” Jensen said. “All in all it’s a good win”. After the Broncos “good win”, they went into San Diego and got an ugly loss 85-59 Saturday night. Boise State couldn’t compensate for the loss of Abe Jackson to foul trouble as the Toreros went on an 18-2 run when Jackson was forced to sit with two fouls. The Broncos had the lead 11-4 at this point but ended the half down 30-21. The Broncos cut the lead to seven early in the second half, but the Toreros went on a 10-0 run to blow the game open.

Booker Nabors led the Broncos with 12 points and Richard Morgan added 10. Jason Ellis and Robby Gerichs scored eight points, as Gerichs, taking advantage of some recent playing time, also led the Broncos in rebounds with eight, and assists with three. The Broncos return home Wednesday night as they host Wyoming. Jensen will be going for his 100th career win.

Darrin Shindle

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