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The Broncos won a close won last night. A little bit of a struggle at times, but a win is a win is a win. What's good about this win, though, is that it was against a Pac-12 school, which will certainly help the RPI come March. It also sets up a showdown with Kentucky on December 10th where Boise State will go to Lexington with an undefeated record (most likely) and a dangerous bravado. As my man Juwan Howard once said, "Shock the World!"
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Watkins, F | 23 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Anthony Drmic, G | 38 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| Igor Hadziomerovic, G | 23 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jeff Elorriaga, G | 36 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 4-6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Derrick Marks, G | 25 | 7-16 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Nick Duncan, F | 17 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Mikey Thompson, G | 27 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Thomas Bropleh, G | 11 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 25-54 | 4-14 | 15-20 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 69 | ||
| 46.3% | 28.6% | 75.0% |
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I liked... holding a team that averages over 90 points per game to 67.
I didn't like... only scoring 69.
I liked... maintaining and then increasing the lead with Derrick Marks off the floor for a large portion of the second half.
I didn't like... late game free throws.
I liked... Nick Duncan's moxie and knocking down those two 3s.
I didn't like... shooting 28.6% from beyond the arc.
I liked... Jeff Elorriaga scoring seven points with just one field goal attempt. Very efficient, Jeff.
I didn't like... Jeff Elorriaga only getting one field goal attempt!?!?!?! Be more selfish, Jeff. Teams have really clamped down on him defensively and he can't create his own shot. I am interested to see what wrinkles will be put into the offense to get him open looks.
I liked... outrebounding Utah 32-28.
I didn't like... only three people playing off of the bench. Not saying any of the players who didn't play should be playing 15 minutes per game, but I would look to see a more concerted effort to develop bench depth during live games.
I liked... Thomas Bropleh's three assists off the bench.
I didn't like... Anthony Drmic's six turnovers.
I liked... how Ryan Watkins finished the game.
I didn't like... how Ryan Watkins played before that. It was dreadful. When Drmic's dish underneath the hoop bounced off of Watkins' chest and then out of bounds, I about broke my television. That is Watkins' primary job in this offense. Hopefully that served as a big wake up call because Boise State's dynamic guards need to have him as a trusted option as the season continues.
I liked... that the crowd was a factor in early December.
I didn't like... that there were only 7,151 in attendance. Capacity is 12,644. I know it was cold out, but this team is something Boise has never seen.
Your Thoughts
What did you like, dislike, see last night?