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O’Mar Stanley powers Boise State over No. 17 Colorado State 65-58

AP
Jan 10, 2024

BOISE, Idaho (AP) O’Mar Stanley scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Tyson Degenhart and Chibuzo Agbo added 13 points each to lead Boise State to a 65-58 win over No. 17 Colorado State on Tuesday night.

The Broncos (11-4, 2-0 Mountain West Conference), which shot 39% from the field, built a 13-point lead with 5:56 left to play and survived a late rally by Colorado State. Boise State hit 17-of-23 free throws for the game to make up for its shortcomings from the field.

After the final horn, Boise State fans stormed the court to celebrate the win over the highest-ranked opponent the Broncos have beaten at home since upending 15th-ranked Washington on Dec. 4, 1998. Boise State also owns the current longest home winning streak in the country at 22 games.

“I’m really proud of the way our guys battled,” Boise State coach Leon Rice said. “We played some hard minutes and they made us work. You have to work defensively to stop them, and we did a good job of that tonight. We just kept grinding.”

Isaiah Stevens scored 15 points to lead the Colorado State, while Nique Clifford added 12 points and eight rebounds.

Colorado State (13-3, 1-2) struggled offensively all night, shooting just 47% against a scrappy Broncos defense. Boise State also had 10 steals, its second-highest mark this season.

But it was the Rams’ woes from 3-point range that did them in. Colorado State was 1 of 10 shooting from behind the arc until Clifford made a 3-pointer with 5:49 remaining, and the Rams finished the game 4 of 16 from long distance.

“Some of it was them, some of it was us,” Colorado State coach Niko Ledved said. “We also had a lot of good looks tonight that didn’t go in. But give credit to them. They stepped up and made them and we didn’t.”

Even more frustrating for Ledved was the fact that his team lost despite a stellar defensive performance.

“We definitely played good enough defense here to give ourselves an opportunity to win,” Ledved said. “We’re a really terrific offensive team but for whatever reason, we’ve not been sharp the last couple of games.

BIG PICTURE

Colorado State: The Rams' two-game slide has been marked by poor shooting, hitting 44% and 47% against Utah State and Boise State, respectively.

“We had several really clean looks and sometimes you need one or two of those to go down in crucial moments and you’re right there,” Ledved said. “But we didn’t tonight, so now it’s on to the next one.”

Boise State: The Broncos seem to have shored up some of its losses to graduation last season, finding a gem in St. John's transfer Stanley. Stanley scored 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the Broncos’ comeback win over San Jose State last weekend before notching another double-double against the Rams.

“He’s just a joy to coach and hungry to learn, and he’s not done getting better,” Rice said of Stanley after the game. “And there’s a lot of things he’s going to keep getting better at because of his coachability.”

UP NEXT

Colorado State returns home to host Air Force on Tuesday.

Boise State travels to Nevada on Friday night.

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1st Half
COLST
Rams
21
BOISE
Broncos
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Patrick Cartier vs. O'Mar Stanley (Chibuzo Agbo gains possession)
19:45		Chibuzo Agbo misses two point jump shot
19:43		O'Mar Stanley offensive rebound
19:37		Tyson Degenhart misses three point jump shot
19:35		Joel Scott defensive rebound
19:14		Joel Scott misses two point layup
19:12		Tyson Degenhart defensive rebound
18:53		Max Rice misses two point layup
18:51		Joel Scott defensive rebound
18:39		Patrick Cartier misses two point layup
18:37		O'Mar Stanley defensive rebound
18:19		O'Mar Stanley misses two point jump shot
18:17		Patrick Cartier defensive rebound
18:12		Isaiah Stevens misses two point jump shot
18:10		O'Mar Stanley defensive rebound
18:01	+2	Max Rice makes two point layup	0-2
17:48	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup	2-2
17:29		Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot
17:27		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
17:20		Nique Clifford turnover (bad pass) (Tyson Degenhart steals)
17:15		Max Rice misses three point jump shot
17:13		Isaiah Stevens defensive rebound
17:09		Isaiah Stevens turnover (bad pass) (Roddie Anderson III steals)
17:03		Roddie Anderson III misses two point layup
17:01		Joel Scott defensive rebound
16:43	+2	Patrick Cartier makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists)	4-2
16:10	+2	Tyson Degenhart makes two point jump shot	4-4
15:46		Joel Scott turnover (lost ball)
15:44		TV timeout
15:25		Chibuzo Agbo turnover (traveling)
15:07		Jalen Lake misses two point jump shot
15:05		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
14:42		Max Rice misses three point jump shot
14:40		Andrew Meadow offensive rebound
14:28	+3	Andrew Meadow makes three point jump shot (Roddie Anderson III assists)	4-7
14:08	+2	Isaiah Stevens makes two point jump shot (Jalen Lake assists)	6-7
13:33		Chibuzo Agbo turnover (bad pass)
13:09		Andrew Meadow personal foul (Nique Clifford draws the foul)
12:56		O'Mar Stanley blocks Joe Palmer's two point layup
12:54		O'Mar Stanley defensive rebound
12:34		O'Mar Stanley misses three point jump shot
12:32		Joe Palmer defensive rebound
12:22		Isaiah Stevens misses two point jump shot
12:20		O'Mar Stanley defensive rebound
11:57		Max Rice misses two point layup
11:55		Rashaan Mbemba defensive rebound
11:49		Isaiah Stevens turnover (bad pass) (O'Mar Stanley steals)
11:31	+2	Tyson Degenhart makes two point jump shot	6-9
11:11		Joe Palmer misses three point jump shot
11:09		Josiah Strong offensive rebound
10:58	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point layup	8-9
10:29		O'Mar Stanley misses two point jump shot
10:27		Rashaan Mbemba defensive rebound
10:21		Isaiah Stevens turnover (bad pass) (Max Rice steals)
10:13		Rashaan Mbemba blocks Andrew Meadow's two point jump shot
10:11		Joe Palmer defensive rebound
9:50	+2	Josiah Strong makes two point jump shot	10-9
9:45		Rams 30 second timeout
9:45		TV timeout
9:43		Kyan Evans personal foul (Jace Whiting draws the foul)
9:25	+2	O'Mar Stanley makes two point layup	10-11
9:08	+2	Patrick Cartier makes two point layup (Josiah Strong assists)	12-11
8:47		O'Mar Stanley turnover (bad pass) (Josiah Strong steals)
8:43	+3	Josiah Strong makes three point jump shot	15-11
8:15		O'Mar Stanley misses two point jump shot
8:13		Rams defensive rebound
8:13		O'Mar Stanley personal foul (Patrick Cartier draws the foul)
7:45		Taviontae Jackson misses two point layup
7:43		Taviontae Jackson offensive rebound
7:29		Kobe Young personal foul (Joel Scott draws the foul)
7:29		TV timeout
7:26		Taviontae Jackson turnover (bad pass)
7:00	+2	Chibuzo Agbo makes two point layup	15-13
6:38		Jump ball. Patrick Cartier vs. Max Rice (Rams gains possession)
6:27		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
6:25		Rams offensive rebound
6:25		Rams turnover (shot clock violation)
6:03		Tyson Degenhart misses two point jump shot
6:01		Kyan Evans defensive rebound
5:42	+2	Nique Clifford makes two point jump shot	17-13
5:26	+3	Max Rice makes three point jump shot (Roddie Anderson III assists)	17-16
5:04		Kobe Young personal foul
5:02		Rashaan Mbemba offensive foul
5:02		Rashaan Mbemba turnover (offensive foul)
4:48	+2	Chibuzo Agbo makes two point layup (O'Mar Stanley assists)	17-18
4:30	+2	Jalen Lake makes two point jump shot	19-18
4:05	+3	O'Mar Stanley makes three point jump shot (Roddie Anderson III assists)	19-21
3:46		Broncos kicked ball violation
3:46		TV timeout
3:45		Nique Clifford turnover (traveling)
3:23		Max Rice misses three point jump shot
3:21		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
3:11		Isaiah Stevens turnover (bad pass) (Roddie Anderson III steals)
2:57	+2	Tyson Degenhart makes two point layup (Roddie Anderson III assists)	19-23
2:39		Joel Scott misses two point layup
2:37		Max Rice defensive rebound
2:31		Roddie Anderson III misses two point layup
2:29		Rams defensive rebound
2:20		Max Rice shooting foul (Isaiah Stevens draws the foul)
2:20		Isaiah Stevens misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:20	+1	Isaiah Stevens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-23
1:51		Nique Clifford shooting foul (Chibuzo Agbo draws the foul)
1:51	+1	Chibuzo Agbo makes regular free throw 1 of 3	20-24
1:51	+1	Chibuzo Agbo makes regular free throw 2 of 3	20-25
1:51		Chibuzo Agbo misses regular free throw 3 of 3
1:51		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
1:33		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
1:31		Roddie Anderson III defensive rebound
1:22	+3	Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Roddie Anderson III assists)	20-28
1:09		Roddie Anderson III shooting foul (Joel Scott draws the foul)
1:09		Joel Scott misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:09	+1	Joel Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-28
0:37		Broncos turnover (shot clock violation)
0:28		Nique Clifford misses two point jump shot
0:26		Max Rice defensive rebound
0:20		Broncos 30 second timeout
0:05		Josiah Strong personal foul (Max Rice draws the foul)
0:01		Max Rice misses three point jump shot
0:00		Jalen Lake defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
COLST
Rams
37
BOISE
Broncos
37

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Max Rice turnover (bad pass)
19:33		Patrick Cartier misses two point jump shot
19:31		Joel Scott offensive rebound
19:26		Joel Scott turnover (out of bounds)
19:04		O'Mar Stanley misses two point jump shot
19:02		Isaiah Stevens defensive rebound
18:52		Patrick Cartier misses three point jump shot
18:50		Tyson Degenhart defensive rebound
18:39		Patrick Cartier blocks Tyson Degenhart's two point jump shot
18:36		O'Mar Stanley offensive rebound
18:36		Joel Scott personal foul (Broncos draws the foul)
18:18		Max Rice misses two point jump shot
18:16		Isaiah Stevens defensive rebound
18:05	+2	Joel Scott makes two point layup (Isaiah Stevens assists)	23-28
17:33		Broncos turnover (shot clock violation)
17:23		Roddie Anderson III personal foul (Rams draws the foul)
17:19		Nique Clifford misses three point jump shot
17:17		Max Rice defensive rebound
16:51	+2	O'Mar Stanley makes two point jump shot (Roddie Anderson III assists)	23-30
16:35	+2	Isaiah Stevens makes two point jump shot	25-30
16:23		Roddie Anderson III turnover (bad pass) (Joel Scott steals)
16:12		Max Rice shooting foul (Joel Scott draws the foul)
16:12		Joel Scott misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:12		Joel Scott misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:12		Max Rice defensive rebound
16:00		Max Rice misses two point jump shot
15:58		Patrick Cartier defensive rebound
15:55	+2	Isaiah Stevens makes two point layup	27-30
15:19	+2	Chibuzo Agbo makes two point jump shot	27-32
15:11	+2	Patrick Cartier makes two point layup (Isaiah Stevens assists)	29-32
14:52		O'Mar Stanley turnover (lost ball) (Patrick Cartier steals)
14:51		TV timeout
14:36		Max Rice shooting foul (Isaiah Stevens draws the foul)
14:36	+1	Isaiah Stevens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-32
14:36	+1	Isaiah Stevens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-32
14:15		Roddie Anderson III turnover (bad pass) (Nique Clifford steals)
14:12		Nique Clifford turnover (lost ball) (Chibuzo Agbo steals)
14:01		Nique Clifford shooting foul (Tyson Degenhart draws the foul)
14:01	+1	Tyson Degenhart makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-33
14:01		Tyson Degenhart misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:01		Chibuzo Agbo offensive rebound
13:46		Nique Clifford blocks Roddie Anderson III's two point layup
13:45		Broncos offensive rebound
13:39		Isaiah Stevens personal foul (Andrew Meadow draws the foul)
13:35	+3	Andrew Meadow makes three point jump shot (Roddie Anderson III assists)	31-36
13:23		Josiah Strong misses three point jump shot
13:21		Nique Clifford offensive rebound
13:15		O'Mar Stanley shooting foul (Rashaan Mbemba draws the foul)
13:15	+1	Rashaan Mbemba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-36
13:15	+1	Rashaan Mbemba makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-36
13:01	+3	Andrew Meadow makes three point jump shot (Roddie Anderson III assists)	33-39
12:48	+2	Josiah Strong makes two point dunk (Isaiah Stevens assists)	35-39
12:29	+2	O'Mar Stanley makes two point layup	35-41
12:15		Joel Scott misses two point layup
12:13		Joel Scott offensive rebound
12:11	+2	Joel Scott makes two point layup	37-41
11:45		Andrew Meadow misses two point jump shot
11:43		Rams defensive rebound
11:43		TV timeout
11:35		Kyan Evans turnover (lost ball) (Roddie Anderson III steals)
11:11	+2	O'Mar Stanley makes two point jump shot	37-43
11:00		Jalen Lake misses two point jump shot
10:58		Roddie Anderson III defensive rebound
10:48	+2	Tyson Degenhart makes two point layup	37-45
10:48		Patrick Cartier shooting foul (Tyson Degenhart draws the foul)
10:48	+1	Tyson Degenhart makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-46
10:38		Jalen Lake turnover (bad pass) (O'Mar Stanley steals)
10:20		Chibuzo Agbo misses two point jump shot
10:18		Joel Scott defensive rebound
10:07		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
10:05		O'Mar Stanley defensive rebound
9:43		Chibuzo Agbo misses two point jump shot
9:41		O'Mar Stanley offensive rebound
9:22	+2	Tyson Degenhart makes two point jump shot	37-48
8:58		Isaiah Stevens turnover (bad pass) (Tyson Degenhart steals)
8:41		Andrew Meadow misses three point jump shot
8:39		Patrick Cartier defensive rebound
8:31		Josiah Strong misses three point jump shot
8:29		Andrew Meadow defensive rebound
8:20		Broncos 30 second timeout
8:20		TV timeout
8:08	+2	O'Mar Stanley makes two point layup	37-50
7:53		Joe Palmer misses three point jump shot
7:51		Roddie Anderson III defensive rebound
7:25		Tyson Degenhart misses two point jump shot
7:23		Tyson Degenhart offensive rebound
7:15		Roddie Anderson III misses two point jump shot
7:13		O'Mar Stanley offensive rebound
7:05		Max Rice misses three point jump shot
7:03		Joel Scott defensive rebound
6:48		Isaiah Stevens misses two point jump shot
6:46		O'Mar Stanley defensive rebound
6:15		Tyson Degenhart turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Stevens steals)
6:10	+2	Isaiah Stevens makes two point layup	39-50
5:56		Joe Palmer shooting foul (O'Mar Stanley draws the foul)
5:56		TV timeout
5:56	+1	O'Mar Stanley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-51
5:56	+1	O'Mar Stanley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-52
5:50	+3	Nique Clifford makes three point jump shot (Josiah Strong assists)	42-52
5:33	+2	O'Mar Stanley makes two point alley-oop dunk (Max Rice assists)	42-54
5:25		Joe Palmer misses three point jump shot
5:23		Nique Clifford offensive rebound
5:23		Official timeout
5:18		Isaiah Stevens misses three point jump shot
5:16		Nique Clifford offensive rebound
5:10	+2	Jalen Lake makes two point jump shot	44-54
4:35		Roddie Anderson III misses three point jump shot
4:33		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
4:24		Isaiah Stevens misses two point jump shot
4:22		O'Mar Stanley defensive rebound
3:57		Tyson Degenhart misses three point jump shot
3:55		Isaiah Stevens defensive rebound
3:47	+2	Josiah Strong makes two point jump shot	46-54
3:14		Josiah Strong shooting foul (Chibuzo Agbo draws the foul)
3:14		TV timeout
3:14	+1	Chibuzo Agbo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-55
3:14	+1	Chibuzo Agbo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-56
3:00	+3	Nique Clifford makes three point jump shot (Patrick Cartier assists)	49-56
2:25		Max Rice misses three point jump shot
2:23		Tyson Degenhart offensive rebound
2:22		Nique Clifford shooting foul (Tyson Degenhart draws the foul)
2:22	+1	Tyson Degenhart makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-57
2:22		Tyson Degenhart misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:22		Nique Clifford defensive rebound
2:13		Max Rice personal foul (Josiah Strong draws the foul)
2:09	+2	Patrick Cartier makes two point layup (Nique Clifford assists)	51-57
2:09		O'Mar Stanley misses two point layup
1:42		Josiah Strong defensive rebound
1:41		Jump ball. O'Mar Stanley vs. Josiah Strong (Josiah Strong gains possession)
1:33	+2	Isaiah Stevens makes two point layup	53-57
1:33		Rams 30 second timeout
1:22		Nique Clifford personal foul (Max Rice draws the foul)
1:22	+1	Max Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-58
1:22	+1	Max Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-59
1:15		Isaiah Stevens turnover (lost ball) (O'Mar Stanley steals)
1:08		Nique Clifford personal foul (Broncos draws the foul)
1:08		Roddie Anderson III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:02		Roddie Anderson III personal foul (Rams draws the foul)
0:59		Jalen Lake misses three point jump shot
0:57		Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound
0:48		Broncos 30 second timeout
0:48		Rams 30 second timeout
0:40		Josiah Strong personal foul (Andrew Meadow draws the foul)
0:40	+1	Andrew Meadow makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-60
0:40	+1	Andrew Meadow makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-61
0:34		Isaiah Stevens misses two point layup
0:33		Broncos defensive rebound
0:33		Taviontae Jackson personal foul (Max Rice draws the foul)
0:33	+1	Max Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-62
0:33	+1	Max Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-63
0:25	+2	Isaiah Stevens makes two point layup	55-63
0:24		Josiah Strong personal foul (Roddie Anderson III draws the foul)
0:24		Roddie Anderson III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:24		Roddie Anderson III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:24		Max Rice offensive rebound
0:21		Jalen Lake personal foul (Max Rice draws the foul)
0:21	+1	Max Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-64
0:21	+1	Max Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-65
0:14	+3	Jalen Lake makes three point jump shot (Patrick Cartier assists)	58-65
0:12		Rams 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Rams 30 second timeout