Boise State Broncos (23-7) vs. Utah State Aggies (23-7)
Week 17 of the 2022-23 NCAA men’s basketball season is winding down with this Mountain West Conference battle between the Boise State Broncos and the Utah State Aggies on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah.
Boise State blew out Utah State the first time these teams met, winning 82-59 back on January 7. They were 2.0 point favorites in that contest with the total set at 138.5. The Aggies enter as the favorite at -3.5 with the total set at 144.0.
The Boise State Broncos (23-7, 15-12-2 ATS) pulled off a big upset on Tuesday, downing the top team in the conference, the San Diego State Aztecs, 66-60. That moved Boise State within 1.0 games of San Diego State to tie for the top regular season record in the MWC. The Broncos are 13-4 in the conference and are 5-5 on the road this season. Boise State has gone 2-7-1 ATS in their last 10.
The Aztecs took a three-point lead into the half, but Boise State clamped down defensively, pulling out the six-point victory. Boise State shot 44.2% from the field, including 9-22 from the three-point range (40.9%). The Broncos outrebounded the Aztecs by 11 in the contest. Max Rice had 26 points to lead the team.
MAX RICE. That's the tweet.#BleedBlue | @maxrice12 pic.twitter.com/1MVgqmeJeL
— Boise State MBB (@BroncoSportsMBB) March 3, 2023
Boise State is ranked 24th in the KenPom rankings. They are 83rd in points per 100 possessions (110.8) and are 10th in points allowed per 100 possessions (93.4). This is a very good defensive team, allowing 63.0 points per game, 28th overall, while opponents are hitting 40.7% of their shots (30th). They are outrebounding teams by 4.3 per game, and that has continued in the conference. Boise State is allowing 63.0 points per game in the MWC.
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