Regardless of whether attendance tonight tops 10,000 or not, it’s going to be a remarkable late-night crowd for Valentine’s Day—on a work and school night.
Voila!—a Top 25 team is comin’ to town
For the third time this season, Nevada lost its first game after entering the rankings with its defeat at the hands of UNLV last Wednesday. For the first time this season, it didn’t cost the Wolf Pack its spot in the polls.
Broncos fall into the turnover trap in Logan
Boise State leapfrogged into first place in the Mountain West last Wednesday night, but Broncos coach Leon Rice had no preconceived notions about controlling the conference race going into the Utah State game.
This season’s a book you just can’t put down
This men’s basketball season has been so eventful and pressure-packed, it feels like the first of March, doesn’t it? Boise State still has six Mountain West games still to go in the regular season, though.
Only three names, but one was unexpected
Normally a 23-member recruiting class would warrant a February fiesta of sorts. But at Boise State, all but three of the signees were already aboard.
On the ropes, the Broncos rally back big
Boise State has played some close games during the Mountain West season, but nothing as dramatic as this.
Second time around is tricky in the MW
“This is where the rubber meets the road,” said Boise State coach Leon Rice after the win over UNLV Saturday night. Boy howdy.
It was a harrowing game of hoarse
The longer the game went Saturday night in Taco Bell Arena, the louder it got. And the game went long, with Boise State outlasting UNLV 93-91 in overtime. The second sellout crowd of the season brought it, and it helped the Broncos survive at the end.
Close games, a horse, and a piano player
So here we go. Boise State is 18-4 overall and 8-2 in the Mountain West. The Broncos have been occasionally dominant—and occasionally not.
Taking nothing for granted this time of year
Several teams have improved significantly since Boise State first faced them (and beat them) in the early part of the Mountain West season.