Boise St. keeps pace in MWC to beat San Jose St. 85-78

BOSIE, Idaho (AP) Paris Austin scored 18 points, Alex Hobbs added 16 points, Zach Haney grabbed 10 rebounds, and Boise State beat San Jose 85-78 on Saturday in its continued fight with Nevada and Colorado State atop the Mountain West Conference standings.

BOSIE, Idaho (AP) Paris Austin scored 18 points, Alex Hobbs added 16 points, Zach Haney grabbed 10 rebounds, and Boise State beat San Jose 85-78 on Saturday in its continued fight with Nevada and Colorado State atop the Mountain West Conference standings.

Boise State (18-9, 11-5) controlled for most of the second half, but Terrell Brown's layup with 35 seconds to play brought the Spartans to within 80-76. However, the Broncos wrapped it up making 5 for 6 foul shots with James Reid converting three of those.

The Broncos led 37-28 at halftime. Justinian Jessup added 14 points for the Broncos, Chandler Hutchison added 11, and Reid chipped in 10.

Brown led San Jose State (14-13, 7-9) with 15 points before fouling out, and Brandon Clarke, Ryan Welage, and Gary Williams Jr. all finished with 14 points for the Spartans.

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