Photo credit: @TheSpearSJSU

By: Ana Kieu

The San Jose State Spartans were searching for their first conference win of the season against the Boise State Broncos at Taco Bell Arena Tuesday night. Unfortunately, the Spartans were unable to get past the Broncos.

The Spartans were ready to rumble during the pregame warmups as Ryan Welage stretched his hips on the court while Noah Baumann hit a few 3-pointers. San Jose State appeared to be ready for the tipoff, but their actions spoke louder than words.

The Spartans went on an 8-0 run to take a 15-10 lead over the Broncos at the 11:38 mark of the first half. The Broncos then had a four-point advantage with a 26-22 lead with 7:56 left in the half. Boise State was able to grab a lead because both teams went back-and-forth from beyond the arc. Six of those eight baskets were threes.

The Welage show started when he scored 10 points late in the half.

However, Boise State closed out the half on a 12-3 run, The Spartans trailed the Broncos 47-34 at the half. SJSU was 56.6% from the field. In addition, Welage tied for third all-time with 134 threes.

Jaycee Hillsman went off the window early in the second half. The Spartans pulled within 10 (54-44) at 15:07 of the half.

The Broncos stepped up their shooting game starting in the mid-point of the half. This gave Boise State a 71-49 lead over SJSU. They’ve hit 15 threes, which was a season-high for an SJSU opponent.

The Spartans got blown out by the Broncos 94-71 in Boise, Idaho.

Welage led all scorers with 22 points, seven rebounds and two assists. Keith Fisher scored 16 points and six rebounds. Jaycee Hillsman had 13 points, five rebounds and five assists. Caleb Simmons had just five points, one rebound and two assists.

Notes
Game two of four in the Assist4Literacy program occurred tonight. The Spartans made assists that counted towards literary increases among elementary school children in the San Jose area.

Up Next
The Spartans will return home to host the Wyoming Cowboys on Saturday at 2 pm PT.