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Alston Jr. scores 27 to lift Boise State past UNLV 61-59

AP
Feb 14, 2021

BOISE, Idaho (AP) Derrick Alston Jr. matched his season high with 27 points, Boise State Broncos coach Leon Rice collected a program-record 214th win and the Broncos edged UNLV Rebels 61-59 on Saturday night.

David Jenkins Jr.'s 3-pointer pulled UNLV to 60-59 with 13 seconds remaining. Bryce Hamilton forced a Broncos' turnover, but Caleb Grill missed a jumper. Devonaire Doutrive added a free throw for Boise State to end it.

Rice, in his 11th season at Boise State, surpassed Bobby Dye (1983-1995).

Alston Jr. hit 6 of 8 3-pointers and Doutrive finished with nine points. Mladen Armus added eight points and 13 rebounds for Boise State (16-4, 12-3 Mountain West Conference).

Jenkins had 19 points for the Runnin' Rebels (8-11, 5-7). Bryce Hamilton added 13 points and Grill had 11.

The Broncos improve to 2-0 against the Runnin' Rebels for the season. Boise State defeated UNLV 78-66 on Thursday.

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1st Half
UNLV
Rebels
28
BOISE
Broncos
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Cheikh Mbacke Diong vs. Mladen Armus (Caleb Grill gains possession)
19:44		Nicquel Blake misses three point jump shot
19:42		Mladen Armus defensive rebound
19:23	+2	Mladen Armus makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:02		Broncos kicked ball violation
18:55		Moses Wood offensive foul (Derrick Alston draws the foul)
18:55		Moses Wood turnover
18:43		Derrick Alston misses two point jump shot
18:41		Bryce Hamilton defensive rebound
18:20	+2	Bryce Hamilton makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:07	+2	Abu Kigab makes two point layup	2-4
18:07		Moses Wood shooting foul (Abu Kigab draws the foul)
18:07		Abu Kigab misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:07		Caleb Grill defensive rebound
17:50		Bryce Hamilton misses three point jump shot
17:48		Marcus Shaver Jr. defensive rebound
17:41		Marcus Shaver Jr. misses two point layup
17:39		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
17:28		Cheikh Mbacke Diong turnover (lost ball) (Abu Kigab steals)
17:20	+3	Rayj Dennis makes three point jump shot (Abu Kigab assists)	2-7
17:05		Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
17:03		Rayj Dennis defensive rebound
16:55		Rayj Dennis turnover (bad pass) (Devin Tillis steals)
16:35		Nicquel Blake misses two point layup
16:33		Rebels offensive rebound
16:22		Bryce Hamilton misses two point jump shot
16:20		Derrick Alston defensive rebound
16:06		Cheikh Mbacke Diong personal foul (Mladen Armus draws the foul)
16:04		Rayj Dennis misses two point jump shot
16:02		Cheikh Mbacke Diong defensive rebound
15:43		Bryce Hamilton offensive foul
15:43		Bryce Hamilton turnover
15:44		TV timeout
15:23	+3	Emmanuel Akot makes three point jump shot	2-10
14:56	+3	Bryce Hamilton makes three point jump shot (Cheikh Mbacke Diong assists)	5-10
14:38		Lukas Milner offensive foul
14:38		Lukas Milner turnover
14:10	+2	Cheikh Mbacke Diong makes two point hook shot	7-10
13:51		Devonaire Doutrive misses two point jump shot
13:49		Bryce Hamilton defensive rebound
13:33		Cheikh Mbacke Diong misses two point hook shot
13:31		Marcus Shaver Jr. defensive rebound
13:18	+3	Derrick Alston makes three point jump shot (Emmanuel Akot assists)	7-13
13:00	+3	David Jenkins Jr. makes three point jump shot (Caleb Grill assists)	10-13
12:40		Marcus Shaver Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:38		Derrick Alston offensive rebound
12:36		Bryce Hamilton personal foul (Derrick Alston draws the foul)
12:24		Mladen Armus misses two point layup
12:22		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
12:06		Caleb Grill turnover (bad pass)
11:52		Emmanuel Akot misses two point jump shot
11:50		Mladen Armus offensive rebound
11:50	+2	Mladen Armus makes two point layup	10-15
11:50		Reece Brown shooting foul (Mladen Armus draws the foul)
11:50		TV timeout
11:49		Mladen Armus misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:50		Cheikh Mbacke Diong defensive rebound
11:33		Devin Tillis misses two point jump shot
11:31		Derrick Alston defensive rebound
11:20		Max Rice turnover (bad pass)
10:51		Derrick Alston shooting foul (Devin Tillis draws the foul)
10:51	+1	Devin Tillis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-15
10:51	+1	Devin Tillis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-15
10:29	+2	Devonaire Doutrive makes two point jump shot	12-17
10:04	+2	David Jenkins Jr. makes two point jump shot	14-17
9:41		Emmanuel Akot misses two point jump shot
9:39		Mladen Armus offensive rebound
9:34	+3	Derrick Alston makes three point jump shot	14-20
9:11	+2	Cheikh Mbacke Diong makes two point layup (David Jenkins Jr. assists)	16-20
8:48		Devonaire Doutrive turnover (bad pass) (Devin Tillis steals)
8:39		Nicquel Blake turnover (lost ball)
8:35	+2	Devonaire Doutrive makes two point dunk (Emmanuel Akot assists)	16-22
8:08	+2	Nicquel Blake makes two point dunk (Cheikh Mbacke Diong assists)	18-22
7:47		Mladen Armus misses two point layup
7:45		Cheikh Mbacke Diong defensive rebound
7:20		David Jenkins Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:18		Devin Tillis offensive rebound
7:14		Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
7:12		Devonaire Doutrive defensive rebound
7:03		Derrick Alston misses two point jump shot
7:01		Mladen Armus offensive rebound
6:58	+3	Derrick Alston makes three point jump shot (Mladen Armus assists)	18-25
6:52		Rebels 30 second timeout
6:52		TV timeout
6:24		Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
6:22		Rayj Dennis defensive rebound
6:15		Max Rice misses three point jump shot
6:13		Rebels defensive rebound
5:51		Bryce Hamilton misses three point jump shot
5:49		Cheikh Mbacke Diong offensive rebound
5:41		Bryce Hamilton turnover (traveling)
5:34		Rayj Dennis misses three point jump shot
5:32		Bryce Hamilton defensive rebound
5:13	+2	Bryce Hamilton makes two point jump shot	20-25
4:40		Rayj Dennis misses three point jump shot
4:38		Mladen Armus offensive rebound
4:31		Cheikh Mbacke Diong blocks Derrick Alston's two point layup
4:29		Bryce Hamilton defensive rebound
4:10		Bryce Hamilton misses three point jump shot
4:08		Marcus Shaver Jr. defensive rebound
3:50		Rayj Dennis misses two point jump shot
3:48		Moses Wood defensive rebound
3:23		David Jenkins Jr. misses two point jump shot
3:21		Mladen Armus defensive rebound
3:13		Cheikh Mbacke Diong blocks Marcus Shaver Jr.'s two point layup
3:11		Moses Wood defensive rebound
3:07		Rayj Dennis personal foul
3:07		TV timeout
3:02	+3	Caleb Grill makes three point jump shot	23-25
2:34	+2	Devonaire Doutrive makes two point jump shot	23-27
2:11		Abu Kigab personal foul (Devin Tillis draws the foul)
2:01	+3	David Jenkins Jr. makes three point jump shot	26-28
1:44		Emmanuel Akot turnover (bad pass)
1:31	+2	Cheikh Mbacke Diong makes two point dunk (Nicquel Blake assists)	28-27
1:30		Broncos 30 second timeout
1:11		Derrick Alston misses three point jump shot
1:09		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
0:55		Cheikh Mbacke Diong misses two point hook shot
0:53		Mladen Armus defensive rebound
0:36		David Jenkins Jr. personal foul (Emmanuel Akot draws the foul)
0:36		Emmanuel Akot misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:36		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
0:07		David Jenkins Jr. turnover (bad pass)
0:01		Abu Kigab misses three point jump shot
0:00		Broncos offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UNLV
Rebels
31
BOISE
Broncos
34

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Derrick Alston misses two point jump shot
19:47		Abu Kigab offensive rebound
19:43	+3	Derrick Alston makes three point jump shot (Marcus Shaver Jr. assists)	28-30
19:27		Abu Kigab personal foul
19:12	+3	Caleb Grill makes three point jump shot (Bryce Hamilton assists)	31-30
18:44		Rayj Dennis misses two point jump shot
18:42		Moses Wood defensive rebound
18:17		Cheikh Mbacke Diong turnover (lost ball)
18:03	+2	Derrick Alston makes two point layup (Mladen Armus assists)	31-32
17:42		Cheikh Mbacke Diong turnover (bad pass)
17:23		Rayj Dennis misses three point jump shot
17:21		Bryce Hamilton defensive rebound
17:13		Abu Kigab personal foul (Bryce Hamilton draws the foul)
17:06		Bryce Hamilton misses two point jump shot
17:04		Reece Brown offensive rebound
16:59		Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
16:57		Marcus Shaver Jr. defensive rebound
16:55		Nicquel Blake personal foul
16:41		Emmanuel Akot turnover (traveling)
16:29		Bryce Hamilton misses two point layup
16:27		Bryce Hamilton offensive rebound
16:22		Bryce Hamilton misses two point jump shot
16:20		Cheikh Mbacke Diong offensive rebound
16:17		Cheikh Mbacke Diong turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Shaver Jr. steals)
16:07		Derrick Alston misses three point jump shot
16:05		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
15:58		David Jenkins Jr. turnover (traveling)
15:56		TV timeout
15:46		Mladen Armus misses two point layup
15:44		Mladen Armus offensive rebound
15:44		Devin Tillis personal foul (Mladen Armus draws the foul)
15:39	+2	Marcus Shaver Jr. makes two point jump shot	31-34
15:23		Derrick Alston shooting foul (Devin Tillis draws the foul)
15:23	+1	Devin Tillis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-34
15:23	+1	Devin Tillis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-34
15:05		Mladen Armus turnover (lost ball)
14:53	+2	David Jenkins Jr. makes two point jump shot	35-34
14:36		Devonaire Doutrive misses three point jump shot
14:34		Rebels defensive rebound
14:20		Devin Tillis personal foul
14:20		Rebels 30 second timeout
14:20		TV timeout
14:17		Broncos 30 second timeout
14:11	+2	Lukas Milner makes two point jump shot	35-36
13:56		Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
13:54		Lukas Milner defensive rebound
13:44	+2	Emmanuel Akot makes two point hook shot	35-38
13:26		David Jenkins Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Emmanuel Akot steals)
13:25		Emmanuel Akot misses two point layup
13:23		Broncos offensive rebound
13:22		Marcus Shaver Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:20		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
13:03		Emmanuel Akot blocks Devin Tillis's two point jump shot
13:03		Marcus Shaver Jr. defensive rebound
13:00		Bryce Hamilton personal foul
12:54	+2	Derrick Alston makes two point jump shot	35-40
12:33		David Jenkins Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:31		Emmanuel Akot defensive rebound
12:25	+3	Derrick Alston makes three point jump shot (Lukas Milner assists)	35-43
12:19		Rebels 30 second timeout
12:19		TV timeout
11:59		Marcus Shaver Jr. personal foul
11:46		Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot
11:44		Cheikh Mbacke Diong offensive rebound
11:35		Derrick Alston blocks Nicquel Blake's two point layup
11:33		Lukas Milner defensive rebound
11:28		Marcus Shaver Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:26		Rebels defensive rebound
11:14		Cheikh Mbacke Diong misses two point hook shot
11:12		Marcus Shaver Jr. defensive rebound
11:07		Derrick Alston turnover (bad pass) (Cheikh Mbacke Diong steals)
10:59		Marcus Shaver Jr. personal foul (David Jenkins Jr. draws the foul)
10:45	+2	Bryce Hamilton makes two point jump shot	37-43
10:26		Moses Wood personal foul
10:20		Derrick Alston turnover (bad pass) (Cheikh Mbacke Diong steals)
10:14	+2	Caleb Grill makes two point layup	39-43
10:06		Emmanuel Akot misses three point jump shot
10:04		Moses Wood defensive rebound
9:53	+3	David Jenkins Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bryce Hamilton assists)	42-43
9:35		Derrick Alston misses two point layup
9:33		Moses Wood defensive rebound
9:24		Devonaire Doutrive personal foul
9:05		Cheikh Mbacke Diong misses two point layup
9:03		David Jenkins Jr. offensive rebound
8:57	+3	Caleb Grill makes three point jump shot (David Jenkins Jr. assists)	45-43
8:40		Abu Kigab misses two point jump shot
8:38		Abu Kigab offensive rebound
8:35		Moses Wood blocks Abu Kigab's two point layup
8:33		David Jenkins Jr. defensive rebound
8:33		Abu Kigab personal foul (David Jenkins Jr. draws the foul)
8:33		David Jenkins Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:33		Broncos defensive rebound
8:33		Cheikh Mbacke Diong personal foul
8:04		Derrick Alston misses two point layup
8:02		Mladen Armus offensive rebound
7:58		Mladen Armus misses two point layup
7:56		Nicquel Blake defensive rebound
7:44		Rayj Dennis blocks David Jenkins Jr.'s two point layup
7:42		Broncos defensive rebound
7:43		TV timeout
7:28		Marcus Shaver Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Grill steals)
6:58	+2	Cheikh Mbacke Diong makes two point layup (Bryce Hamilton assists)	47-43
6:37		Rayj Dennis misses two point jump shot
6:35		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
6:15		Derrick Alston personal foul (Devin Tillis draws the foul)
6:15	+1	Devin Tillis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-43
6:15	+1	Devin Tillis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-43
6:07	+3	Derrick Alston makes three point jump shot	49-46
5:41	+2	Bryce Hamilton makes two point jump shot	51-46
5:21		Caleb Grill personal foul (Derrick Alston draws the foul)
5:21	+1	Derrick Alston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-47
5:21	+1	Derrick Alston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-48
5:07	+2	Bryce Hamilton makes two point jump shot	53-48
4:52		Cheikh Mbacke Diong personal foul (Derrick Alston draws the foul)
4:52	+1	Derrick Alston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-49
4:52	+1	Derrick Alston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-50
4:26		Bryce Hamilton misses two point layup
4:24		Rebels offensive rebound
4:22	+2	David Jenkins Jr. makes two point jump shot (Caleb Grill assists)	55-50
4:04		Cheikh Mbacke Diong shooting foul (Abu Kigab draws the foul)
4:04		Abu Kigab misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:04	+1	Abu Kigab makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-51
3:52		Caleb Grill turnover (bad pass) (Mladen Armus steals)
3:40		TV timeout
3:39		Emmanuel Akot turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Grill steals)
3:13		Bryce Hamilton misses three point jump shot
3:11		Abu Kigab defensive rebound
2:50		Devin Tillis personal foul (Abu Kigab draws the foul)
2:50	+1	Abu Kigab makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-52
2:50	+1	Abu Kigab makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-53
2:24		David Jenkins Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:22		Cheikh Mbacke Diong offensive rebound
2:20		Abu Kigab personal foul (Cheikh Mbacke Diong draws the foul)
2:20		Cheikh Mbacke Diong misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:20		Mladen Armus defensive rebound
1:52		Emmanuel Akot misses three point jump shot
1:50		Mladen Armus offensive rebound
1:46	+2	Mladen Armus makes two point layup	55-55
1:35		Marcus Shaver Jr. personal foul (David Jenkins Jr. draws the foul)
1:35		David Jenkins Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:35	+1	David Jenkins Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-55
1:10	+2	Devonaire Doutrive makes two point jump shot	56-57
0:45		Emmanuel Akot blocks Bryce Hamilton's two point jump shot
0:43		Bryce Hamilton offensive rebound
0:36		Bryce Hamilton misses three point jump shot
0:34		Mladen Armus defensive rebound
0:33		Devin Tillis personal foul (Mladen Armus draws the foul)
0:33	+1	Mladen Armus makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-58
0:33	+1	Mladen Armus makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-59
0:33		Broncos 30 second timeout
0:25		Bryce Hamilton misses two point jump shot
0:23		Mladen Armus defensive rebound
0:20		Devin Tillis personal foul (Derrick Alston draws the foul)
0:20		Derrick Alston misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:20	+1	Derrick Alston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-60
0:12	+3	David Jenkins Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bryce Hamilton assists)	59-60
0:11		Rebels 30 second timeout
0:11		Broncos 30 second timeout
0:10		Emmanuel Akot turnover (bad pass) (Bryce Hamilton steals)
0:01		Caleb Grill misses two point layup
0:00		Devonaire Doutrive defensive rebound
0:01		Moses Wood personal foul (Devonaire Doutrive draws the foul)
0:01		Official timeout
0:01		Devonaire Doutrive misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:01	+1	Devonaire Doutrive makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-61
0:00		End of period

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Devonaire Doutrive makes regular free throw 2 of 2