National Basketball Association
Boise St. 81, Wyoming 71
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 23, 2016
Where: Arena-Auditorium, Laramie, Wyoming
Officials:
# Doran Gotschall, # Tommy Nunez Jr., # Rick O'Neill
Attendance:
6091
By The Sports Xchange
Senior guard Lonnie Jackson scored 21 points to lead Boise State to an 81-71 victory over Wyoming on Saturday at Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyo.
Jackson made 7 of 12 shots from the field, all from 3-point range. Senior guard Mikey Thompson scored 15 points and senior guard Anthony Drmic had 13 points and seven rebounds for Boise State (15-5, 6-1 Mountain West Conference).
Junior guard Jason McManamen had 25 points and eight rebounds for Wyoming (10-11, 3-5). Sophomore forward Alan Herndon added 16 points and seven rebounds.
Wyoming jumped out to an 11-5 lead in the first five minutes and went up 19-11 on a 3-pointer by sophomore guard Trey Washington III. Boise State cut the deficit to one on a 3-pointer by Thompson and mounted an 8-0 run to take a 35-33 lead on a layup by freshman forward Zach Haney late in the first half.
The score was tied 38-38 at the break.
The Broncos outscored the Cowboys 9-2 to start the second half and took a 47-40 lead on a 3-pointer by Drmic. The Cowboys cut the deficit to four on a jumper by Herndon later in the half, but a big 3-pointer by Jackson in the final minutes helped the Broncos prevail.
Top Game Performances
Boise St. |
|
Wyoming |
Lonnie Jackson 21 |
Scoring |
Jason McManamen 25 |
Nick Duncan 5 |
Assists |
Hayden Dalton 5 |
Anthony Drmic 7 |
Rebounds |
Jason McManamen 8 |
Mikey Thompson 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Hayden Dalton 3 |
Anthony Drmic 2 |
Steals |
Justin James 1 |
N/A |
Blocks |
Alan Herndon 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Boise St.
|
81 |
47.1 |
13-33 |
20-27 |
16 |
23 |
0 |
9 |
5 |
Wyoming
|
71 |
52.1 |
10-21 |
11-17 |
16 |
26 |
3 |
1 |
14 |