Broncos Pull Away to Hand Yotes First Loss in 371 Days
BOISE, Idaho – Boise State forced 23 turnovers on the way to handing The College of Idaho its first loss in 371 days on Friday night, as the Broncos pulled away to win 86-49 at ExtraMile Arena.
The game - which was scheduled less than 24 hours earlier - was a result of two previously slated BSU opponents for Friday being unable to play.
Stepping on the floor for just their second game of the season, the Yotes (1-1) had an uncharacteristic night on the offensive side of the floor, hitting just 19-of-56 shots (34 percent).
The Broncos (2-1) posted 26 points off of turnovers and were 16-of-36 (46 percent) from the field.
At a point in the first half though, it looked like the Yotes were on the verge of making things interesting.
Trailing 28-14 at the 7:04 mark of the first half, C of I rattled off a 7-2 run to bring the visitors within single-digits at nine points. An Ivory Miles-Williams layup and five straight Jalen Galloway points sparked the rally.
BSU responded to the success for the Yotes with authority though, putting up a 10-0 run of their own to go up 19 and never looking back.
Three Broncos finished with double-digit scoring outputs, including Abu Kigab, who led the way with 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the floor. Max Rice finished with a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds, while Derrick Alston had 14 points and seven boards.
For the Yotes, Ricardo Time was the high-scorer with 17 points, four rebounds and a steal. Time posted a 7-of-12 shooting performance, including hitting 2-of-3 from downtown. Jalen Galloway had a quality night as well, pouring in 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting with a pair of triples.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- First loss since Nov. 29, 2019 – a span of 371 days – snapping a 26-game win streak and a 10-game road win streak
- Jalen Galloway hit his first 3-pointer of the game, extending a streak to five made 3's before a first-half miss
- First counting game against a Division I team since the 2004-05 season, a 69-54 loss at Weber State
- C of I was outscored 19-to-6 at the free throw line (with the Broncos taking 23 more free throw attempts), with BSU scoring 26 points off 23 Coyote turnovers
- The Coyote bench did not score until the 4:55 mark of the second half, with starters scoring the first 41 points
- Redshirt freshmen Jake O'Neil and Connor Cooper made their Coyote debuts tonight; with true freshmen Paul Wilson and Tyler Robinett scoring their first collegiate points
- The 50 points by the Coyotes was their lowest scoring output since a 55-45 loss to Metro State in 2014-15