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Both Hoop teams weekend winners
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Bryan Defares scored a career-high for the second straight game as the men’s basketball team finished a season sweep of rival Idaho 75-70 at the Cowan Spectrum Saturday night.
Defares, a junior from Amsterdam, Holland, scored 28 points including 18 in the first half to lead Boise State (5-2) to the win. Defares connected on 11-of-21 shots while pulling down a team-high seven rebounds.
Junior Booker Nabors chipped in 10 points, including a pair of key 3-point shots midway through the second half. Sophomore Jason Ellis also had 10 points and seven rebounds.
Idaho (3-4) stayed in the game thanks to the 3-point shot. The Vandals hit 12-of-30 treys while Boise State could manage just 5-of-15 from beyond the arc.
The women’s basketball team defeated the Portland State Vikings, 66-58, in the Broncos first home game in almost three weeks. The Broncos return to the friendly confines of the Pavilion again Monday night to host the University of Portland at 7 p.m.
Junior Mandy Welch led the Broncos in scoring with 19 points, as well as in rebounding with seven. Senior Abby Vaughan had 14 points, five rebounds and three assists. Freshman Lynette Grondin added 12 points, four rebounds and led both teams in assists with nine.
While sophomore forward Heather Little did not play do to an injury, freshman Jamie Hawkins started in her place and contributed six points and four rebounds.