Rice scores career-best 35 points for Boise State in 86-78 win at No. 19 New Mexico
AP
Feb 01, 2024
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Max Rice scored a career-high 35 points and Boise State Broncos beat No. 19 New Mexico Lobos 86-78 on Wednesday night, handing the Lobos their first home loss of the season.
Chibuzo Agbo added 16 points for the Broncos (15-6, 6-2 Mountain West), and O’Mar Stanley had 12 points and 14 rebounds.
Donovan Dent led New Mexico (18-4, 6-3) with a career-best 31 points. Jamal Mashburn Jr. scored 14 for the Lobos, who fell to 11-1 at home. They had won five straight games overall - each one by at least 18 points.
“We knew how good they were," Boise State coach Leon Rice said. "We came off a tough, tough game (a 90-84 overtime loss to Utah State). And it was tough to respond and recover, and nobody in the world thought we could come down here and do this. After what we’ve seen, there were a couple of times I turned off the computer. I didn’t want to watch anymore, because I knew the teams they destroyed and they absolutely blitzkrieged some great teams.”
New Mexico got a subpar offensive performance from Jaelen House, who came in averaging 15.6 points per game. He missed his first eight shots and finished with 12 points on 2-for-15 shooting.
The game was tied at 67 before a late run bookended by 3-pointers from Max Rice and Agbo gave Boise State a 77-69 lead it did not relinquish over the final 3:44.
Max Rice was 7 of 14 on 3-pointers and missed just once inside the arc, his latest big performance versus the Lobos after setting his previous career high with 30 points against them last season.
The senior guard was 12 for 43 from the field over the last seven games before breaking out.
“A lot of sleepless nights for me, and I came into this one more locked in than I have in my entire career,” Max Rice said. “And I’ll say this was one of the bigger wins we’ve had in our program’s history.”
Boise State took a 29-20 lead midway through the first half after a 14-0 run over a five-minute span.
New Mexico trimmed it to 41-38 at halftime and regained the lead at 49-48 early in the second half.
BIG PICTURE
New Mexico came in leading the Mountain West Conference in scoring at 84.3 points a game, while the Broncos were allowing the fewest points at 66.4 per game.
The win left Boise State a game behind first-place Utah State.
STOLEN IDENTITY
New Mexico has been feasting on steals, averaging 10 a game and turning them into easy points. But the Lobos managed only four steals on this night, while Boise State nabbed seven to earn an 8-6 edge in points off turnovers.
“We were not able to turn them over, which has really, really helped us,” New Mexico coach Richard Pitino said. “Eleven turnovers, but we weren’t getting the steals that we had been getting.”
GLASS CLEANERS
In addition to Stanley’s rebounding efforts, Agbo and Tyson Degenhart each pulled down seven boards, contributing to a 41-33 edge in rebounds for Boise State. And with 13 offensive boards, the Broncos had a 17-9 advantage in second-chance points.
“They played with such a great motor on the glass,” Pitino said.
UP NEXT
Boise State is at home Saturday against Air Force.
New Mexico starts the second half of its conference schedule next Tuesday at Wyoming. The Lobos won the first meeting 77-60.
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1st Half
BOISE
Broncos
41
UNM
Lobos
38
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Tyson Degenhart vs. JT Toppin (Lobos gains possession)
19:40
JT Toppin misses two point layup
19:38
JT Toppin offensive rebound
19:28
Roddie Anderson III blocks Donovan Dent's two point layup
19:26
O'Mar Stanley defensive rebound
19:12
Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
19:10
JT Toppin defensive rebound
19:04
+3
Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jaelen House assists)
0-3
18:48
+2
Roddie Anderson III makes two point layup (O'Mar Stanley assists)
2-3
18:34
O'Mar Stanley blocks Donovan Dent's two point layup
18:32
Jaelen House offensive rebound
18:24
Jaelen House misses two point jump shot
18:22
O'Mar Stanley defensive rebound
18:13
Tyson Degenhart misses three point jump shot
18:11
JT Toppin defensive rebound
18:02
+3
JT Toppin makes three point jump shot (Jamal Mashburn Jr. assists)
2-6
17:50
Roddie Anderson III misses two point layup
17:48
Jaelen House defensive rebound
17:34
+2
Donovan Dent makes two point layup
2-8
17:09
Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
17:07
JT Toppin defensive rebound
16:58
Max Rice personal foul
16:49
O'Mar Stanley blocks JT Toppin's two point layup
16:47
Lobos offensive rebound
16:47
+2
Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes two point jump shot (Nelly Junior Joseph assists)
2-10
16:43
Broncos 30 second timeout
16:20
Max Rice misses three point jump shot
16:18
Tyson Degenhart offensive rebound
16:09
+3
Max Rice makes three point jump shot (Tyson Degenhart assists)
5-10
15:59
Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:57
O'Mar Stanley defensive rebound
15:43
+2
Chibuzo Agbo makes two point driving hook shot
7-10
15:43
Jamal Mashburn Jr. shooting foul (Chibuzo Agbo draws the foul)
15:43
TV timeout
15:43
+1
Chibuzo Agbo makes regular free throw 1 of 1
8-10
15:28
Jaelen House misses three point jump shot
15:26
JT Toppin offensive rebound
15:20
+2
JT Toppin makes two point layup
8-12
15:08
JT Toppin personal foul
14:47
Tyson Degenhart misses two point layup
14:45
Donovan Dent defensive rebound
14:41
Roddie Anderson III shooting foul (Jaelen House draws the foul)
14:41
+1
Jaelen House makes regular free throw 1 of 2
8-13
14:41
+1
Jaelen House makes regular free throw 2 of 2
8-14
14:25
Max Rice misses three point jump shot
14:23
JT Toppin defensive rebound
14:17
Jaelen House misses two point layup
14:15
Tyson Degenhart defensive rebound
13:50
+2
Chibuzo Agbo makes two point jump shot
10-14
13:36
+2
Mustapha Amzil makes two point floating jump shot
10-16
13:14
Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
13:12
Mustapha Amzil defensive rebound
13:01
Roddie Anderson III blocks Tru Washington's three point jump shot
12:59
O'Mar Stanley defensive rebound
12:53
+3
Max Rice makes three point jump shot (Roddie Anderson III assists)
13-16
12:33
+2
Donovan Dent makes two point layup
13-18
12:14
+2
Tyson Degenhart makes two point layup (Chibuzo Agbo assists)
15-18
11:54
Roddie Anderson III shooting foul (Mustapha Amzil draws the foul)
11:53
TV timeout
11:54
+1
Mustapha Amzil makes regular free throw 1 of 3
15-19
11:54
Mustapha Amzil misses regular free throw 2 of 3
11:54
+1
Mustapha Amzil makes regular free throw 3 of 3
15-20
11:33
+2
O'Mar Stanley makes two point layup
17-20
11:20
Tru Washington misses three point jump shot
11:18
Jace Whiting defensive rebound
11:09
O'Mar Stanley misses three point jump shot
11:07
Max Rice offensive rebound
10:59
Cam Martin offensive foul
10:59
Cam Martin turnover (offensive foul)
10:50
Chibuzo Agbo blocks Nelly Junior Joseph's two point layup
10:48
Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
10:37
+2
Cam Martin makes two point turnaround hook shot
19-20
10:37
Mustapha Amzil shooting foul (Cam Martin draws the foul)
10:37
Cam Martin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:37
Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
10:21
Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:19
Cam Martin defensive rebound
10:00
+2
Jace Whiting makes two point layup
21-20
9:45
Mustapha Amzil misses three point jump shot
9:43
Broncos defensive rebound
9:19
+3
Max Rice makes three point jump shot
24-20
8:56
Jaelen House misses two point jump shot
8:54
Max Rice defensive rebound
8:45
Jaelen House personal foul (Jace Whiting draws the foul)
8:45
+1
Jace Whiting makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-20
8:45
Jace Whiting misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:45
JT Toppin defensive rebound
8:27
Jaelen House misses two point floating jump shot
8:25
Andrew Meadow defensive rebound
8:19
Jaelen House personal foul (Chibuzo Agbo draws the foul)
8:07
+2
Cam Martin makes two point dunk
27-20
8:05
Lobos 30 second timeout
8:05
TV timeout
8:03
Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:01
JT Toppin offensive rebound
7:54
JT Toppin misses two point layup
7:52
Tyson Degenhart defensive rebound
7:41
Nelly Junior Joseph personal foul
7:33
+2
Jace Whiting makes two point layup
29-20
7:07
Tru Washington misses two point layup
7:05
Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound
6:55
+3
Donovan Dent makes three point jump shot (Nelly Junior Joseph assists)
29-23
6:35
Andrew Meadow misses three point jump shot
6:33
Tyson Degenhart offensive rebound
6:19
Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
6:17
JT Toppin defensive rebound
6:15
+2
Donovan Dent makes two point layup
29-25
6:15
Tyson Degenhart shooting foul (Donovan Dent draws the foul)
6:15
+1
Donovan Dent makes regular free throw 1 of 1
29-26
6:06
O'Mar Stanley offensive foul
6:06
O'Mar Stanley turnover (offensive foul)
5:56
+2
Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point dunk (Donovan Dent assists)
29-28
5:22
Nelly Junior Joseph blocks Tyson Degenhart's two point layup
5:20
O'Mar Stanley offensive rebound
5:18
+2
O'Mar Stanley makes two point layup
31-28
5:03
Jamal Mashburn Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Roddie Anderson III steals)
5:01
Donovan Dent shooting foul (Roddie Anderson III draws the foul)
5:01
+1
Roddie Anderson III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
32-28
5:01
+1
Roddie Anderson III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-28
4:43
+2
Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes two point jump shot
33-30
4:15
JT Toppin blocks O'Mar Stanley's two point layup
4:13
Mustapha Amzil defensive rebound
4:02
Tru Washington misses three point jump shot
4:00
Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
3:55
Max Rice misses three point jump shot
3:53
O'Mar Stanley offensive rebound
3:40
JT Toppin blocks O'Mar Stanley's two point layup
3:38
O'Mar Stanley offensive rebound
3:32
+2
O'Mar Stanley makes two point layup
35-30
3:26
+2
Donovan Dent makes two point layup
35-32
3:10
Tyson Degenhart misses three point jump shot
3:08
Mustapha Amzil defensive rebound
3:01
Tyson Degenhart shooting foul (Donovan Dent draws the foul)
3:00
TV timeout
3:01
Donovan Dent misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:01
+1
Donovan Dent makes regular free throw 2 of 2
35-33
2:42
+2
Max Rice makes two point floating jump shot
37-33
2:24
Donovan Dent misses three point jump shot
2:22
Max Rice defensive rebound
2:17
Max Rice turnover (bad pass)
2:06
+2
Mustapha Amzil makes two point layup
37-35
1:35
Max Rice misses three point jump shot
1:33
O'Mar Stanley offensive rebound
1:25
+2
O'Mar Stanley makes two point dunk (Cam Martin assists)
39-35
1:07
Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:05
Cam Martin defensive rebound
0:53
O'Mar Stanley misses two point jump shot
0:51
Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
0:41
+3
Jemarl Baker Jr. makes three point jump shot (Donovan Dent assists)
39-38
0:10
O'Mar Stanley misses two point layup
0:08
Jace Whiting offensive rebound
0:00
+2
O'Mar Stanley makes two point dunk (Jace Whiting assists)
41-38
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
BOISE
Broncos
45
UNM
Lobos
40
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:39
JT Toppin blocks Roddie Anderson III's two point layup
19:37
JT Toppin defensive rebound
19:30
Roddie Anderson III personal foul
19:30
+1
Jaelen House makes regular free throw 1 of 2
41-39
19:30
+1
Jaelen House makes regular free throw 2 of 2
41-40
19:14
Chibuzo Agbo misses two point layup
19:12
O'Mar Stanley offensive rebound
19:09
+2
O'Mar Stanley makes two point layup
43-40
18:59
Jaelen House misses three point jump shot
18:57
JT Toppin offensive rebound
18:54
JT Toppin turnover (Tyson Degenhart steals)
18:47
+2
Max Rice makes two point layup
45-40
18:35
+3
JT Toppin makes three point jump shot (Jamal Mashburn Jr. assists)
45-43
18:12
Roddie Anderson III misses three point jump shot
18:10
Tyson Degenhart offensive rebound
18:07
Tyson Degenhart misses two point layup
18:05
JT Toppin defensive rebound
18:02
+2
Donovan Dent makes two point layup
45-45
17:43
O'Mar Stanley turnover (JT Toppin steals)
17:38
Jaelen House misses three point jump shot
17:36
O'Mar Stanley defensive rebound
17:31
Jaelen House personal foul
17:31
+3
Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Max Rice assists)
48-45
17:03
Jaelen House misses three point jump shot
17:01
Tyson Degenhart defensive rebound
16:44
Chibuzo Agbo misses two point jump shot
16:42
Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
16:37
Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:35
Max Rice defensive rebound
16:12
Tyson Degenhart misses three point jump shot
16:10
Tyson Degenhart offensive rebound
16:07
JT Toppin blocks Tyson Degenhart's two point layup
16:05
JT Toppin defensive rebound
16:00
+2
Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes two point layup (Jaelen House assists)
48-47
15:37
Chibuzo Agbo misses two point jump shot
15:35
Jaelen House defensive rebound
15:25
O'Mar Stanley personal foul
15:25
TV timeout
15:25
+1
Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 2
48-48
15:25
+1
Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 2 of 2
48-49
15:04
+3
Max Rice makes three point jump shot (Cam Martin assists)
51-49
14:47
Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:45
O'Mar Stanley defensive rebound
14:28
Nelly Junior Joseph personal foul
14:19
Cam Martin turnover
14:01
Jaelen House turnover (Max Rice steals)
13:49
Max Rice turnover (lost ball) (JT Toppin steals)
13:49
Donovan Dent misses two point layup
13:47
JT Toppin offensive rebound
13:44
JT Toppin misses two point layup
13:42
Cam Martin defensive rebound
13:42
Mustapha Amzil personal foul
13:37
Broncos 30 second timeout
13:21
TV timeout
13:21
+2
Cam Martin makes two point layup (O'Mar Stanley assists)
53-49
13:06
Jace Whiting personal foul
13:06
+1
Donovan Dent makes regular free throw 1 of 2
53-50
13:06
+1
Donovan Dent makes regular free throw 2 of 2
53-51
12:36
+2
Max Rice makes two point jump shot
55-51
12:24
+2
Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes two point jump shot
55-53
11:48
Cam Martin misses two point jump shot
11:48
Andrew Meadow personal foul
11:48
TV timeout
11:30
Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:28
Mustapha Amzil offensive rebound
11:27
Mustapha Amzil turnover (Jace Whiting steals)
11:23
+2
Max Rice makes two point layup (Chibuzo Agbo assists)
57-53
11:10
JT Toppin turnover (O'Mar Stanley steals)
11:10
Broncos 30 second timeout
10:59
Chibuzo Agbo turnover (Donovan Dent steals)
10:51
Max Rice personal foul
10:47
+2
Donovan Dent makes two point layup
57-55
10:23
+3
Max Rice makes three point jump shot
60-55
10:13
+3
Jaelen House makes three point jump shot
60-58
9:52
Max Rice misses three point jump shot
9:50
Chibuzo Agbo offensive rebound
9:48
+2
Max Rice makes two point layup (Chibuzo Agbo assists)
62-58
9:25
Jaelen House misses two point layup
9:23
Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
9:23
Donovan Dent personal foul
9:23
Chibuzo Agbo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:23
+1
Chibuzo Agbo makes regular free throw 2 of 2
63-58
9:02
+2
Donovan Dent makes two point layup
63-60
8:42
+2
Chibuzo Agbo makes two point jump shot
65-60
8:33
Tyson Degenhart personal foul
8:24
+2
Donovan Dent makes two point layup
65-62
8:17
Nelly Junior Joseph blocks Roddie Anderson III's two point layup
8:15
Jaelen House defensive rebound
8:03
Max Rice personal foul
8:03
+1
Donovan Dent makes regular free throw 1 of 2
65-63
8:03
+1
Donovan Dent makes regular free throw 2 of 2
65-64
7:42
+2
Roddie Anderson III makes two point layup (O'Mar Stanley assists)
67-64
7:23
+3
Jamal Mashburn Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jaelen House assists)
67-67
7:03
Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
7:03
Lobos defensive rebound
7:03
TV timeout
6:44
Jaelen House misses three point jump shot
6:42
Roddie Anderson III defensive rebound
6:19
+3
Max Rice makes three point jump shot (Tyson Degenhart assists)
70-67
6:00
Jaelen House turnover (Roddie Anderson III steals)
5:54
Max Rice misses three point jump shot
5:52
Chibuzo Agbo offensive rebound
5:49
+2
Chibuzo Agbo makes two point layup
72-67
5:42
Lobos 30 second timeout
5:31
Jamal Mashburn Jr. turnover (Max Rice steals)
5:16
O'Mar Stanley turnover (Jaelen House steals)
5:11
Jaelen House misses two point jump shot
5:09
O'Mar Stanley defensive rebound
4:54
Chibuzo Agbo turnover
4:46
Mustapha Amzil misses three point jump shot
4:44
Max Rice defensive rebound
4:17
Nelly Junior Joseph personal foul
4:17
+1
Tyson Degenhart makes regular free throw 1 of 2
73-67
4:17
+1
Tyson Degenhart makes regular free throw 2 of 2
74-67
4:07
+2
Donovan Dent makes two point layup
74-69
3:46
+3
Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Tyson Degenhart assists)
77-69
3:30
+2
Donovan Dent makes two point layup
77-71
3:28
Lobos 30 second timeout
3:28
TV timeout
2:57
+3
Max Rice makes three point jump shot
80-71
2:46
Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:44
JT Toppin offensive rebound
2:40
Jaelen House misses three point jump shot
2:38
Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
2:10
Max Rice misses two point jump shot
2:10
Broncos turnover
2:03
Donovan Dent misses two point layup
2:01
O'Mar Stanley defensive rebound
1:42
Donovan Dent personal foul
1:30
Roddie Anderson III turnover
1:23
Jaelen House misses three point jump shot
1:21
Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
1:18
Jaelen House personal foul
1:18
Roddie Anderson III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:18
Jaelen House defensive rebound
1:09
Jamal Mashburn Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:09
Jaelen House offensive rebound
1:09
Roddie Anderson III personal foul
1:09
+1
Jaelen House makes regular free throw 1 of 2
80-72
1:09
+1
Jaelen House makes regular free throw 2 of 2
80-73
1:02
Donovan Dent personal foul
1:02
+1
Max Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2
81-73
1:02
+1
Max Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2
82-73
0:57
+2
Donovan Dent makes two point layup
82-75
0:57
Lobos 60 second timeout
0:54
Broncos 30 second timeout
0:47
JT Toppin personal foul
0:47
+1
Max Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2
83-75
0:47
+1
Max Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2
84-75
0:44
+2
Jaelen House makes two point layup
84-77
0:44
Chibuzo Agbo personal foul
0:44
+1
Jaelen House makes regular free throw 1 of 1
84-78
0:40
Mustapha Amzil personal foul
0:40
+1
Jace Whiting makes regular free throw 1 of 2
85-78
0:40
+1
Jace Whiting makes regular free throw 2 of 2
86-78
0:33
Chibuzo Agbo blocks Donovan Dent's two point layup
