BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Anthony Drmic had 25 points and 10 rebounds and Derrick Marks scored 18 points as Boise State defeated Oakland 88-80 on Tuesday night.
Jeff Elorriaga scored a career-best 17 points and Igor Hadziomerovic added 15 for the Broncos (2-0), who thwarted a second-half charge by the Golden Grizzlies.
Duke Mondy scored 21 points and Corey Petros had 17 points and 12 rebounds for Oakland (1-2).
Elorriaga hit three 3-pointers over the first six-plus minutes of the second half as Boise State used a 19-4 surge to open a 59-44 lead.
The Broncos still led by 14 with 9 1/2 minutes to play before the Golden Grizzlies rolled off nine consecutive points to pull within 69-64 on a 3-pointer by Mondy with 7:51 remaining.
But Marks drove for two baskets as Boise State answered with six consecutive points to push the lead back to 11.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Oakland (1-2) | 35 | 45 | 80 |
| Boise State (2-0) « | 37 | 51 | 88 |
Louisville Cardinals 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball National Champs Locker Room Gear
Ge your now Shop Now
| Oakland Golden Grizzlies | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Valentine, F | 36 | 6-7 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| D. Williams, F | 33 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| C. Petros, C | 36 | 6-8 | 5-8 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| T. Bader, G | 40 | 3-15 | 6-6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| D. Mondy, G | 31 | 8-15 | 3-5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Bass | 10 | 4-5 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| L. Neely II | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Carter | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Poches | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 28-54 | 18-27 | 33 | 10 | 22 | 80 | |
| 51.9% | 66.7% | ||||||
| Boise State Broncos | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Drmic, F | 34 | 6-13 | 9-11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 25 |
| R. Watkins, F | 17 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| J. Elorriaga, G | 37 | 6-12 | 1-1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| I. Hadziomerovic, G | 30 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| D. Marks, G | 27 | 6-16 | 6-6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Buckner | 30 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| M. Thompson | 12 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T. Bropleh | 10 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Hanstad | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28-65 | 21-25 | 30 | 18 | 19 | 88 | |
| 43.1% | 84% | ||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other games | |||||||||||||||||
|
|
| |||||||||||||||
|
|
| |||||||||||||||
|
| ||||||||||||||||
