Did you really think the game was over with 11 minutes left in the first half? That’s not the way it works with Boise State this season. But after leading by 21 points, the Broncos hung on for an exciting 85-84 win over SMU in the first round of the NIT in Frisco, TX.
Pulling themselves up by the bootstraps
Boise State men’s basketball goes into the unknown tonight. As in, would a deep run in the NIT calm the unrest in the fan base following the four-game losing streak that yanked the NCAA Tournament dream away?
Broncos in the NIT: Grant Sherfield, the sequel?
Boise State hopes this isn’t rinse and repeat. The Broncos face another guard that’ll be hard to stop when they take the court against SMU Thursday night in the NIT.
Running backs running around
Among the notables suiting up when Boise State spring football debuted last Friday was running back George Holani. He was wearing a knee brace, but there were lots of knee braces out there, many of them precautionary, no doubt.
To the ‘Lower Left’ in the NIT
Can Boise State pull itself back together for a game against SMU in the NIT Thursday night?
Broncos hoops: What can you say?
Considering the hype and Bronco Nation buy-in surrounding this Boise State men’s basketball team, I cannot think of a more disappointing finish to a season than the Broncos’ one-and-done showing in the Mountain West Tournament Thursday.
What will the ending look like?
We divide the definition of “ending” into two pieces for Boise State men’s basketball: the ending of today’s Mountain West Tournament quarterfinal against Nevada, and the ending of the season.
Derrick Alston was right there
You could have made a case for Boise State’s Derrick Alston and Utah State’s Neemias Queta, but ultimately it was San Diego State’s Matt Mitchell who was named Mountain West Player of the Year Tuesday.
Broncos hoops: Defining ‘all cylinders’
The A-game is a prerequisite as Boise State faces Nevada Thursday afternoon to open the Mountain West Tournament in Las Vegas. What will the Broncos need to deliver on that assignment?
Can the third time be a charm?
Boise State got the expected result from its loss to Fresno State last Tuesday: the No. 4 seed in the Mountain West Tournament this week and the less-than-desirable quarterfinal matchup Thursday afternoon with No. 5 seed Nevada.