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Mountain West Tournament - New Mexico Downs Boise State 76-66 - Match Report

Boise State was scorched by Jaelen House for 29 points as New Mexico defeated them 76-66 in NCAA action on Thursday.

New Mexico won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +0.0-point spread as underdogs.

New Mexico got 22 points from Donovan Dent and another 9 points from Jemarl Baker Jr.. Donovan Dent contributed 4 assists, while JT Toppin cleaned the glass with 13 rebounds.

Boise State got 23 points from Tyson Degenhart in a losing cause and another 13 points from Max Rice. Roddie Anderson III contributed 3 assists for them, while Tyson Degenhart had 12 rebounds.

New Mexico led at halftime, 35-27.

The rebound battle favored Boise State as they grabbed 41 boards, while New Mexico only had 39