Broncos Hold Off Mean Green's Late Charge, 63-53
Taco Bell Arena
Boise, ID
Att: 9,487
First Half
Massey puts in a layup on a fast break and Newsom makes two free throws and after Clayton lays in a rebound, House sinks a jumper. Ray drains a 3pter then after Frederick lays in a rebound, Simon cans two free throws. Frederick swishes a hook and a short turnaround jumper and after Kinloch drills two free throws, Hinds nails a short jumper. Hinds drops in a layup and a short jumper then Dixon banks in a layup on a fast break to pull North Texas to within seven, 18-11, halfway through the opening half. Zuzak drains a runner and Massey slams in a dunk on a fast break and after Massey puts in a layup, Dickey and Bragg trade one free throw. Frederick banks in a jumper and Bragg drops in a layup then after Clayton sinks a hook, Zuzak drops in a layup on a fast break. Clayton converts a 3-point play then Kelley puts in a layup on a fast break to pull the Mean Green to within a dozen at halftime. Boise State's Frederick leads all scorers with 8 points and Clayton leads the Mean Green with 7.
Second Half
House sinks a hook then after Clayton and Sargent nail short turnaround jumpers, Frederick and House put in layups. Frederick drops in a layup and after Ray converts a 3-point play, Massey and House toss in layups. Ray makes two free throws then after Newsom puts in a layup, Clayton and Newsom trade 3pters. Newsom banks in a layup then Bragg cans two free throws to give Boise State a 22-point lead, 53-31, midway through the second half. Kelly makes two free throws and nails a 3pter and after Sargent sinks a hook, Kinloch and Sargent put in layups. Newsom hits a 3pter and Dalgarn banks in a layup then after Clayton and Newsom trade layups, House nails a short turnaround jumper. Kelly drops in a couple of layups and after Sargent and Bragg trade layups, Simons converts a 3-point play as the Broncos hold on for the win.
1 2 F North Texas 19 34 53 Boise State 31 32 63 [b]North Texas Mean Green Starters min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] L.Simon 32 1-4 3-3 0 1 1 0 5 A.Kelly 23 4-9 2-2 1 6 0 1 11 E.Dickey 29 0-5 1-2 0 3 0 1 1 W.Clayton 26 6-12 1-1 0 4 0 0 14 M.Sargent 29 4-14 0-0 2 6 1 0 8 [b]Bench min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] D.Ray 15 2-4 3-3 0 3 0 0 8 F.Stallworth 14 0-3 0-0 1 3 0 1 0 R.Kinloch 10 1-3 2-2 0 2 0 1 4 C.Dixon 10 1-4 0-0 1 4 0 1 2 B.Toole 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 E.Felton 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 G.Echols 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 [b]Totals 19-58 12-13 5 32 2 5 53 PCT[/b]: .328 FG, .923 FT [b]3-PT FG[/b]: 3-13, .231 (L.Simon 0-2, A.Kelly 1-4, E.Dickey 0-1, W.Clayton 1-1, D.Ray 1-3, F.Stallworth 0-2). [b]Turnovers[/b]: 17 (L.Simon 5, E.Dickey 3, F.Stallworth 3, R.Kinloch 2, W.Clayton, M.Sargent, D.Ray, G.Echols). [b]Blocks[/b]: 3 (M.Sargent 2, C.Dixon). [b]Boise State Broncos Starters min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] P.Bragg 32 3-6 2-3 0 0 5 0 8 D.Newsom 32 5-10 2-2 1 3 2 1 13 D.Massey 17 4-9 0-0 0 2 0 3 8 T.House 27 5-8 0-0 1 5 1 1 10 D.Frederick 23 6-8 0-0 2 8 0 3 12 [b]Bench min fgm-a ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b] E.Esterkamp 13 0-3 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 W.Hinds 10 3-8 0-0 1 6 0 1 6 J.Zuzak 13 2-6 0-0 0 1 1 0 4 C.Byerson 10 0-3 0-0 0 5 0 0 0 N.Cole 8 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 S.Boeckmann 10 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 D.Dalgarn 5 1-1 0-0 0 0 2 0 2 [b]Totals 29-64 4-5 5 32 12 10 63 PCT[/b]: .453 FG, .800 FT [b]3-PT FG[/b]: 1-4, .250 (D.Newsom 1-1, D.Massey 0-2, J.Zuzak 0-1). [b]Turnovers[/b]: 15 (D.Frederick 3, P.Bragg 2, D.Newsom 2, D.Massey, T.House, E.Esterkamp, W.Hinds, J.Zuzak, C.Byerson, S.Boeckmann, D.Dalgarn). [b]Blocks[/b]: 7 (D.Frederick 3, T.House 2, D.Newsom, W.Hinds).
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