Presented by the ASHLEY INN OF CASCADE. Thursday, February 27, 2020. This was a game Boise State needed, but it’s a helpless feeling when the ball won’t go in the hoop. The Broncos made only seven first-half field goals, and that essentially was enough to allow UNLV to keep them at bay at the end…… MORE
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SCOTT SLANT: The timing at Thomas & Mack
Presented by WESTERN SIDING. Wednesday, February 26, 2020. Boise State is not exactly catching UNLV at the right time as it ventures into the Thomas & Mack Center tonight. In terms of knocking off a ranked opponent on the road, the upset of No. 4 San Diego State last Saturday was the Rebels’ biggest in…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: RJ’s upward climb in conference
Presented by THE ASHLEY INN OF CASCADE. Tuesday, February 25, 2020. As RJ Williams’ two-year Boise State career winds down, one of the stories that needs to be told is of his improvement in Mountain West play this year. Last season, Williams got off to a solid start in non-conference play, averaging 12.7 points and…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Senior of the Day on Senior Day
Presented by WESTERN SIDING. Monday, February 24, 2020. It’s harder for fans to remember junior college transfers than four-year players as the years go by. But RJ Williams left an indelible mark on his two-year Boise State career in Sunday’s 74-61 win over New Mexico in Extra Mile Arena. Williams scored 14 points with eight…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Senior Day already?
Presented by BBSI. Friday, February 21, 2020. It seems like just yesterday that Justinian Jessup started his Boise State career, draining shots from beyond the arc as a fuzzy-faced true freshman from Longmont, CO. But Jessup has one home game left—Sunday afternoon against New Mexico. There were some high bars set prior to Jessup’s arrival:…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: A turnover-fest offset by assists
Presented by BBSI. Thursday, February 20, 2020. You won’t see a DVD of this game in the Naismith Hall of Fame, unless it’s in the “Assists” display. Boise State and San Jose State combined for 37 turnovers, a season-high 21 of them from the Broncos, before the visitors finished off an 80-62 victory over the…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: The need to pay attention
Presented by BBSI. Wednesday, February 19, 2020. Boise State plays at San Jose State tonight. How could this be a trap game, you scoff? You need only go back four years, when the Broncos were a week removed from a miracle final-minute rally that beat San Diego State 66-63 in Viejas Arena. They promptly laid…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Devoured by the Aztecs ‘D’
Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. Tuesday, February 18, 2020. Could Boise State improve on the 18-point loss it suffered in Viejas Arena last month? San Diego State knew how hard the Broncos would try. “They’ll have wrinkles that they think will get them open shots,” said the Aztecs’ K.J. Feagin in the San Diego Union-Tribune…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: What will it take Sunday?
Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Friday, February 14, 2020. If Boise State created a wish list for its performance against No. 4 San Diego State Sunday afternoon in ExtraMile Arena, it would go something like this: Derrick Alston and Justinian Jessup shooting 50 percent from the field; Abu Kigab shaking off the rust and scoring in…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: High-echelon hoops visits
Presented by MAZ-TECH AUTOMOTIVE. Thursday, February 13, 2020. San Diego State brings its No. 4 standing in the polls into ExtraMile Arena on Sunday. As you may have heard, the Aztecs are the second-highest ranked team ever to play Boise State in the facility. The highest-ranked squad was Cincinnati in December of 1999, and that…… MORE
