Broncos split pair on road

This past weekend the Boise State men’s basketball team won its first road game since defeating Idaho on Dec. 14.

The Broncos (10-9 overall, 4-5 Western Athletic Conference) lost by three points on the road Thursday night to Louisiana Tech, but rebounded to defeat Southern Methodist in Dallas on Saturday night.

The Broncos have, at times, looked like one of the top teams in the WAC defeating both Hawai’i and Tulsa at home in The Pavilion. On the road, the Broncos haven’t been so impressive, losing their first four WAC games.

After leading the Mustangs (10-9, 4-5 WAC) by eight points with less than a minute and a half to go in the game, the Broncos allowed Southern Methodist to rip off 13 points and tie the game at 80 – sending the game into overtime.

In the extra five minutes, the Broncos prevailed making six free throws beating the Mustangs 88-85.

Boise State received the majority of its points from three players. Bryan Defares, C.J. Williams and Aaron Haynes combined for 73 points in the win.

With eight games left in the WAC regular season, the Broncos find themselves in a three-way tie for sixth place along with Tulsa and La. Tech in the conference.

If the Broncos want to get back into the WAC race, they can make a serious dent this weekend as they welcome the first (Fresno State) and second (Nevada) place teams to The Pavilion this week.

The Broncos lost to Fresno State 54-61 on Jan. 9 and to Nevada 61-71 on Jan. 11.

With Nevada beating WAC front-runner Fresno State 92-79 last Saturday night, the WAC regular season Championship is still up for grabs.

Phil Dailey, The Arbiter

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