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Boise State tops UNLV 87-76 in overtime in MWC quarterfinal
LAS VEGAS (AP) Naje Smith scored six of his 18 points in overtime and No. 2 seed Boise State outlasted seventh-seeded UNLV 87-76 on Thursday night in the quarterfinal round of the Mountain West Conference Tournament.
Smith added six rebounds for the Broncos (24-8), who will play the winner of the quarterfinal match-up between No. 3 seed Utah State and sixth-seeded New Mexico in the semifinals on Friday. Marcus Shaver Jr. added 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Tyson Degenhart recorded 16 points, while Chibuzo Agbo totaled 16 points and six boards.
Elijah Harkless finished with 18 points, six rebounds and seven assists to pace the Rebels (19-13). UNLV also got 18 points from Justin Webster also had 18 points and Jordan McCabe scored 10.
Agbo scored 12 in the first half to help the Broncos take a 50-34 lead into halftime. Harkless and Webster combined for 19 second-half points and Shane Nowell buried a 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the game to overtime tied at 73.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | David Muoka vs. Naje Smith (Shane Nowell gains possession) | ||
| 19:45 | | EJ Harkless misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:43 |  | Marcus Shaver Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 19:36 | | +3 | Tyson Degenhart makes three point jump shot (Marcus Shaver Jr. assists) | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | | Jordan McCabe misses two point layup | ||
| 19:03 | | Tyson Degenhart defensive rebound | ||
| 18:48 | | Tyson Degenhart misses two point hook shot | ||
| 18:46 | | Tyson Degenhart offensive rebound | ||
| 18:41 | | +3 | Max Rice makes three point jump shot (Naje Smith assists) | 0-6 |
| 18:17 | | Marcus Shaver Jr. blocks Shane Nowell's two point jump shot | ||
| 18:15 | | Marcus Shaver Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 18:11 | | +3 | Marcus Shaver Jr. makes three point jump shot | 0-9 |
| 17:42 | | Marcus Shaver Jr. personal foul (Jordan McCabe draws the foul) | ||
| 17:28 | | +3 | Justin Webster makes three point jump shot (EJ Harkless assists) | 3-9 |
| 17:12 | | +3 | Marcus Shaver Jr. makes three point jump shot | 3-12 |
| 16:48 | | Jordan McCabe misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:46 | | Marcus Shaver Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 16:46 | | Luis Rodriguez personal foul (Marcus Shaver Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 16:29 | | +2 | Tyson Degenhart makes two point jump shot | 3-14 |
| 16:11 | | +2 | EJ Harkless makes two point layup | 5-14 |
| 15:55 | | Max Rice misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:53 | | David Muoka defensive rebound | ||
| 15:30 | | +3 | Keshon Gilbert makes three point jump shot (Justin Webster assists) | 8-14 |
| 15:15 | | Naje Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:13 | | EJ Harkless defensive rebound | ||
| 15:09 | | +2 | Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup (EJ Harkless assists) | 10-14 |
| 14:43 | | +2 | Naje Smith makes two point dunk (Chibuzo Agbo assists) | 10-16 |
| 14:25 | | Keshon Gilbert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:23 | | Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound | ||
| 14:00 | | +3 | Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Naje Smith assists) | 10-19 |
| 13:35 | | EJ Harkless offensive foul (Tyson Degenhart draws the foul) | ||
| 13:35 | | EJ Harkless turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 13:35 | | TV timeout | ||
| 13:22 | | Max Rice offensive foul (EJ Harkless draws the foul) | ||
| 13:22 | | Max Rice turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 13:00 | | EJ Harkless misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:58 | | Chibuzo Agbo defensive rebound | ||
| 12:42 | | +3 | Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Lukas Milner assists) | 10-22 |
| 12:42 | | Keshon Gilbert shooting foul (Chibuzo Agbo draws the foul) | ||
| 12:42 | | +1 | Chibuzo Agbo makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-23 |
| 12:20 | | +2 | Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup | 12-23 |
| 12:20 | | Lukas Milner shooting foul (Keshon Gilbert draws the foul) | ||
| 12:20 | | Keshon Gilbert misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 12:20 | | Naje Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 12:02 | | +2 | Lukas Milner makes two point layup (Marcus Shaver Jr. assists) | 12-25 |
| 11:38 | | Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | Keshon Gilbert offensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | Luis Rodriguez offensive foul (Marcus Shaver Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 11:25 | | Luis Rodriguez turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:25 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:06 | | Chibuzo Agbo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:04 | | Shane Nowell defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | EJ Harkless misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:37 | | EJ Harkless offensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | EJ Harkless misses two point layup | ||
| 10:18 | | Lukas Milner defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | +2 | Marcus Shaver Jr. makes two point jump shot | 12-27 |
| 9:39 | | EJ Harkless turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 9:33 | | Chibuzo Agbo turnover (lost ball) (EJ Harkless steals) | ||
| 9:22 | | +2 | Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup (Shane Nowell assists) | 14-27 |
| 8:59 | | +2 | Chibuzo Agbo makes two point jump shot | 14-29 |
| 8:41 | | Marcus Shaver Jr. personal foul (Keshon Gilbert draws the foul) | ||
| 8:31 | | Keshon Gilbert misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:29 | | Max Rice defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | Max Rice turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 8:02 | | +2 | Jackie Johnson III makes two point layup (Keshon Gilbert assists) | 16-29 |
| 7:44 | | Tyson Degenhart misses two point hook shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | Tyson Degenhart blocks Justin Webster's two point jump shot | ||
| 7:29 | | Naje Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | +2 | Naje Smith makes two point jump shot | 16-31 |
| 7:00 | | Keshon Gilbert turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Shaver Jr. steals) | ||
| 6:53 | | +2 | Naje Smith makes two point layup (Marcus Shaver Jr. assists) | 16-33 |
| 6:53 | | Keyshawn Hall shooting foul (Naje Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 6:53 | | TV timeout | ||
| 6:53 | | +1 | Naje Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-34 |
| 6:28 | | Jackie Johnson III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:26 | | Broncos defensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | Victor Iwuakor blocks Tyson Degenhart's two point layup | ||
| 6:06 | | Broncos offensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | Jace Whiting turnover (lost ball) (Jordan McCabe steals) | ||
| 6:00 | | +3 | Jordan McCabe makes three point jump shot (Justin Webster assists) | 19-34 |
| 5:30 | | +3 | Chibuzo Agbo makes three point jump shot (Tyson Degenhart assists) | 19-37 |
| 5:02 | | +2 | Victor Iwuakor makes two point layup (Keyshawn Hall assists) | 21-37 |
| 4:41 | | +3 | Tyson Degenhart makes three point jump shot (Jace Whiting assists) | 21-40 |
| 4:24 | | Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup | ||
| 4:22 | | Tyson Degenhart defensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | +2 | Jace Whiting makes two point jump shot | 21-42 |
| 3:57 | | +2 | Jordan McCabe makes two point jump shot | 23-42 |
| 3:32 | | +3 | Max Rice makes three point jump shot (Jace Whiting assists) | 23-45 |
| 3:16 | | Max Rice personal foul (Justin Webster draws the foul) | ||
| 3:16 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:00 | | Shane Nowell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:58 | | EJ Harkless offensive rebound | ||
| 2:55 | | +3 | Justin Webster makes three point jump shot (EJ Harkless assists) | 26-45 |
| 2:33 | | Tyson Degenhart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:31 | | EJ Harkless defensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | David Muoka misses two point layup | ||
| 2:25 | | Lukas Milner defensive rebound | ||
| 2:14 | | +3 | Max Rice makes three point jump shot (Chibuzo Agbo assists) | 26-48 |
| 2:14 | | Broncos 30 second timeout | ||
| 2:00 | | David Muoka misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:58 | | Shane Nowell offensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | +3 | EJ Harkless makes three point jump shot (Shane Nowell assists) | 29-48 |
| 1:42 | | Pavle Kuzmanovic turnover (bad pass) (Shane Nowell steals) | ||
| 1:39 | | +2 | Shane Nowell makes two point dunk | 31-48 |
| 1:14 | | Justin Webster personal foul (Lukas Milner draws the foul) | ||
| 0:55 | | Jace Whiting misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:53 | | Jordan McCabe defensive rebound | ||
| 0:41 | | +3 | EJ Harkless makes three point jump shot | 34-48 |
| 0:02 | | +2 | Jace Whiting makes two point jump shot (Max Rice assists) | 34-50 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:40 | | Max Rice misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:38 | | David Muoka defensive rebound | ||
| 19:24 | | EJ Harkless misses two point layup | ||
| 19:22 | | Naje Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 19:16 | | Tyson Degenhart misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:14 | | Tyson Degenhart offensive rebound | ||
| 19:11 | | +2 | Tyson Degenhart makes two point layup | 34-52 |
| 18:55 | | +2 | Jordan McCabe makes two point layup | 36-52 |
| 18:32 | | +2 | Marcus Shaver Jr. makes two point jump shot | 36-54 |
| 18:13 | | +3 | Shane Nowell makes three point jump shot (EJ Harkless assists) | 39-54 |
| 17:50 | | Naje Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:48 | | Justin Webster defensive rebound | ||
| 17:30 | |