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BSU men’s hoops splits weekend road trip
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After trailing by 14 points midway through the second half, Boise State rallied to pull within one point with three minutes, 20 seconds to play, but the Broncos could not get any closer in an 88-79 loss at Idaho State on Thursday night.
Idaho State (3-1) led the Broncos 59-45 with just over 11 minutes to play, but Boise State made a furiousrally behind Coby Karl, Matt Bauscher, and Tyler Tiedeman. The Broncos sliced the Bengals lead to 72-71 on a Karl jumper to complete a 26-13 run.
The Bengals answered with a layup by Tim Henry to push the lead to 74-71. Boise State had a chance to get closer but Seth Robinson had a shot blocked by Slim Millien then Eric Lane missed a 3-pointer after getting the rebound.
Idaho State delivered a message in transition after the Lane miss when Millien slam dunked an alley-oop from Logan Kinghorn to push the lead to five.
Boise State turned it over on the other end and Idaho State sealed the win with an old fashioned three-point play to push the lead to 78-71. Tim Henry scored the basket and was fouled by Seth Robinson. Boise State never got closer than six.
Karl led the Broncos with his first career double-double (points-rebounds) with a game-high 21 points and 10 rebounds. Bauscher had 16 points and seven rebounds, while Tiedeman added nine points, six rebounds, and six assists. Kenny Wilson scored 12 points off the bench for the Broncos.
David Schroeder led the Bengals with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Idaho State shot 40 free throws compared to just 15 for the Broncos, who had two players foul out and four more finish with four fouls.
Saturday night in Ogden, Utah, Kenny Wilson came off the bench for Boise State to score 19 points to lead the Broncos to a 74-66 victory over Weber State.
Wilson went six of nine from beyond
Coby Karl and Seth Robinson each scored 12 points and Matt Bauscher added 10 for the Broncos (3-2).
Nick Covington scored 18 points for the Wildcats (3-3) and Coric Riggs had 10 points and eight rebounds. The Broncos led 7-1 early in the game, but a 10-0 Weber State run gave the Wildcats a 15-12 lead.
Boise State answered with a 12-2 run at the end of the half and led 36-32 at halftime.
The Broncos made six of seven 3-point shots in the first 5:08 of the second half to extend their lead to 54-40. Weber State cut the Broncos lead to five, 59-54, with 7:12 remaining, but never got any closer.
After winning its first three games, Weber State has now dropped its last three.
The game was the second meeting between the two teams this season. Weber State beat the Broncos in Boise, Idaho 66-61 on Nov. 21.
Boise State plays Wednesday night on the road against BYU before coming back to Taco Bell Arena to host Sacramento State on Dec. 11.
Courtesy Broncosports.com
