Broncos Trample Bulldogs, 87-55
Taco Bell Arena
Boise, ID
First Half
Edwards puts in a couple of layups and after Newsom drops in a layup and converts a 3-point play, Sato buries a 3pter. Edwards banks in a layup and Hinds sinks a hook then after McLaren hits a jumper and Baker makes 1 of 2 free throws, Edwards nails a 3pter. Esterkamp and Edwards drop in layups and after McLaren drains a 3pter, Esterkamp and Schultz trade jumpers as Boise State opens an 11-point lead, 22-11, halfway through the first half. Goss makes 1 of 2 free throws and after Frederick sinks a hook, Newsom cans two free throws and a layup. Baker hits a 3pter and Kirkland swishes a hook then after Edwards banks in a layup, Willie drains two free throws. Frederick converts a 3-point play and Minor knocks down a short turnaround jumper and two free throws and after Schultz lays in a rebound, House tips in a rebound. McLaren lays in a rebound and O'Hara drills two free throws then House nails a 3pter at the buzzer to give the Broncos a 17-point lead at the half. Boise State's Edwards leads all scorers with 13 points and McLaren leads the Bulldogs with 7.
Second Half
Newsom and McLaren trade 3pters and after Frederick makes 1 of 2 free throws and Newsom sinks a short jumper, Kirkland buries a hook. Newsom puts in a layup then after Kirkland and Willie bury jumpers, Frederick lays in a rebound. Edwards cans two free throws and a layup and after Sato hits a 3pter, McLaren swishes a jumper. Hinds drains 1 of 2 free throws then after Cuffle drills 2 of 3 free throws and a layup, Hinds gets 1 of 2 free throws. Esterkamp hits two free throws and a layup and after McLaren buries a 3pter, Frederick banks in a layup to give Boise State an 18-point lead, 64-46, midway through the second half. Schultz banks in a short turnaround jumper and after Zuzak puts in a layup, Schultz makes 1 of 2 free throws. Newsom and Bragg flip in layups on fast breaks then after Webber and Goss drop in layups, Schultz sinks a hook. Newsom hits a 3pter and Byerson drains a couple of short turnaround jumpers and after Weisse makes two free throws, Dalgarn and Esterkamp drop in layups on fast breaks. Hinds tips in a rebound then Byerson puts in a layup as the Broncos finish on a 14-0 run to blow out the Bulldogs.
1 2 F Louisiana Tech 25 30 55 Boise State 42 45 87 [b]Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Starters min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] L.McLaren 30 6-6 0-0 1 3 1 2 15 S.Willie 23 1-9 2-2 0 0 3 1 4 D.Baker 23 1-5 1-2 0 5 1 3 4 J.Schultz 31 4-8 1-2 1 5 1 2 9 G.Kirkland 23 3-6 0-0 1 3 1 3 6 [b]Bench min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] F.Sato 11 2-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 6 K.O'Hara 13 0-4 2-3 0 2 0 0 2 D.Goss 15 1-2 1-2 0 4 1 0 3 J.Webber 11 1-5 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 R.Cuffle 11 1-1 2-2 0 0 2 2 4 J.Duany 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 R.Southall 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 [b]Totals 20-49 9-13 3 23 11 13 55 [b]PCT[/b]: .408 FG, .692 FT [b]Turnovers[/b]: 28 (L.McLaren 5, F.Sato 5, J.Duany 4, S.Willie 3, D.Baker 3, J.Schultz 2, G.Kirkland 2, R.Cuffle 2, K.O'Hara, J.Webber) [b]Blocked Shots[/b]: 6 (G.Kirkland 4, J.Schultz 2) [b]3-PT FG[/b]: 6-13, .462 (L.McLaren 3-3, S.Willie 0-3, D.Baker 1-3, F.Sato 2-2, K.O'Hara 0-1, J.Webber 0-1) [b]Boise State Broncos Starters min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] P.Bragg 30 1-4 0-0 0 0 7 1 2 P.Edwards 27 7-14 2-2 0 1 1 0 17 D.Newsom 22 8-15 3-3 3 4 0 2 21 T.House 29 2-7 0-0 3 7 4 2 5 D.Frederick 18 4-8 2-3 1 6 0 2 10 [b]Bench min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] W.Hinds 14 2-2 2-4 1 5 0 0 6 E.Esterkamp 12 4-5 2-2 0 0 0 0 10 J.Zuzak 12 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 C.Byerson 10 3-5 0-0 0 2 0 1 6 E.Minor 10 1-3 2-2 0 4 0 0 4 D.Dalgarn 8 1-1 0-0 0 0 3 0 2 W.Weisse 8 0-1 2-2 0 0 1 0 2 [b]Totals 34-67 15-18 8 29 16 8 87 [b]PCT[/b]: .507 FG, .833 FT [b]Turnovers[/b]: 13 (D.Frederick 3, D.Newsom 3, P.Bragg 2, P.Edwards 2, J.Zuzak 2, W.Hinds) [b]Blocked Shots[/b]: 6 (W.Hinds 2, E.Minor 2, D.Newsom, C.Byerson) [b]3-PT FG[/b]: 4-8, .500 (P.Edwards 1-5, D.Newsom 2-2, T.House 1-1)
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