Broncos Surprise Spartans, 64-52
The Event Center
San Jose, CA
First Half
Thomas puts in a layup on a fast break and Edwards lays in a rebound then after Thomas drops in a layup, Peterson drills a 3pter. Okoye converts a 3-point play and after Hamilton flips in a finger roll, Thomas makes two free throws to give Boise State a ten point lead, 13-3, with under 15:00 remaining. Edwards banks in a layup on a fast break and after Peterson makes two free throws and hits a 3pter, Braun cans 1 of 2 free throws. Moritz banks in a hook then Udeoji sinks a short turnaround jumper and Wood drains 1 of 2 free throws to pull San Jose State to within five, 17-12, halfway through the opening half. Thomas puts in a layup on a fast break and after Goins buries a 3pter, Zuzak tosses in a layup. Webster makes two free throws then Edwards cans 1 of 2 free throws and Hamilton sinks a short jumper to give the Broncos a seven point lead, 24-17, with under 5:00 to go. Edwards makes two free throws then after Braun and Hamilton trade layups, Edwards banks in a layup on a fast break. Hacker sinks a short jumper and Braun drops in a layup on a fast break then Hamilton hits two free throws and a layup to give Boise State an 11-point lead at the break. Boise State's Hamilton leads all scorers with 10 points and Peterson leads the Spartans with 8.
Second Half
Okoye banks in a layup and Moritz makes 1 of 2 free throws and after Udeoji sinks a short turnaround jumper, Okoye drops in a layup. Peterson and Moritz trade jumpers then after Wood and Hamilton trade layups, Wood nails a jumper to pull San Jose State to within 12, 43-31, with just under 15:00 remaining. Mortiz and Lennon trade layups and after Lennon banks in another layup, Lennon and Udeoji bury hooks. Noonan banks in a layup then after Edwards puts in a layup on a fast break, Goins slams in a dunk to pull the Spartans to within eight, 49-41, midway through the second half. Edwards and Goins trade layups and after Rouse jams home a dunk, Thomas and Noonan each put in layups. Rouse makes 1 of 2 free throws then Moritz and Forney trade layups as Boise State goes on an 11-4 run and opens their lead up to 15, 60-45, with 5:00 to go. Moritz and Forney trade layups then Forney converts a 3-point play. Noonan makes two free throws then Hacker sinks a short jumper as the Broncos knock off the Spartans on the road.
1 2 F Boise State 34 30 64 San Jose State 23 29 52 [b]Boise State Broncos Starters min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] A.Thomas 31 4-12 2-2 1 3 6 0 10 P.Edwards 28 4-7 3-4 1 4 4 1 11 S.Hamilton 31 6-13 2-2 3 5 1 1 14 I.Okoye 26 3-5 1-2 0 9 3 0 7 Z.Moritz 26 5-11 1-2 0 3 0 2 11 [b]Bench min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] P.Noonan 14 2-8 2-2 0 1 1 0 6 C.Kabba 8 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 2 0 S.Rouse 11 1-2 1-2 1 2 0 0 3 J.Zuzak 10 1-6 0-0 0 0 2 0 2 D.Dalgarn 6 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 K.Cunningham 5 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 E.Minor 5 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 [b]Totals 26-64 12-16 7 32 17 6 64 .406 .750 Turnovers[/b]: 9 (A.Thomas 2, S.Hamilton 2, P.Noonan 3, D.Dalgarn 1, K.Cunningham 1) [b]Blocked Shots[/b]: 7 (P.Edwards 2, I.Okoye 1, Z.Moritz 3, J.Zuzak 1) [b]3-PT FG[/b]: 0-10, .000 (P.Edwards 0-2, S.Hamilton 0-2, P.Noonan 0-3, J.Zuzak 0-3) [b]San Jose State Spartans Starters min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] O.Braun 31 2-6 1-2 1 1 2 1 5 M.Peterson 32 3-11 2-2 1 3 1 1 10 A.Hacker 23 2-7 0-0 1 5 2 1 4 J.Udeoji 27 3-7 0-0 1 10 1 0 6 C.Webster 15 0-2 2-2 0 4 1 4 2 [b]Bench min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] P.Wood 15 2-7 1-2 0 0 2 0 5 D.Goins 11 3-4 0-0 2 2 0 0 7 J.Lennon 13 3-4 0-0 0 1 0 0 6 O.Caballero 11 0-3 0-0 0 2 1 1 0 K.McDowell 8 0-2 0-0 0 2 1 2 0 I.Forney 6 3-4 1-1 0 3 0 0 7 T.Mohammad 8 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 [b]Totals 21-58 7-9 6 33 11 10 52 .362 .778 Turnovers[/b]: 18 (O.Braun 5, M.Peterson 2, A.Hacker 1, I.Udeoji 3, C.Webster 1, P.Wood 3, J.Lennon 1, O.Caballero 1, T.Mohammad 1) [b]Blocked Shots[/b]: 6 (A.Hacker 2, J.Udeoji 1, J.Lennon 3) [b]3-PT FG[/b]: 3-15, .200 (O.Braun 0-2, M.Peterson 2-3, A.Hacker 0-3, J.Udeoji 0-2, P.Wood 0-2, D.Goins 1-2, T.Mohammad 0-1)
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