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By: Ana Kieu

San Jose State men’s basketball returns to the road and will take on Boise State Saturday inside the Taco Bell Arena at 11 am PT. Justin Allegri will have the Spartans radio call on the TuneIn app.

Here’s what you need to know about Saturday’s game:

Game No. 22
San Jose State (3-18, 0-9) at Boise State (10-13, 5-5)
Saturday, Feb. 9, 11:00 am PT
Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho

Live Stats
Fans can view live stats of all SJSU men’s basketball games, home and away, by accessing the “Live Stats” feature at www.sjsuspartans.com. Click on the link on the men’s basketball schedule page to follow the action.

Tune In 
Check out the video below for a quick tutorial on how to access the Spartans radio call via the TuneIn app.

What Would a Win Mean?
The Spartans would snap a 12-game losing skid and pick up their first conference win of the season.

New Newcomers
The Spartans have played nine first-year players this season, including regular starters Michael Steadman, Zach Chappell, Craig LeCesne and Brae Ivey. The newcomers are accounting for 67.8% of the Spartans’ offense.

Steadman alone is accounting for about 20% of the team’s offense with 272 points (19.8%).

Baumann the Boss
Sophomore Noah Baumann is shooting lights out from beyond the arc this season, so good in fact that he leads the Mountain West in 3-point percentage at 48.6%. Baumann also ranks in the top-10 in the MW in 3-pointers per game (2.4).

In the loss to Utah State, Baumann had one of the most impressive performances of his career as he scored a career-high 29 points and tied the school record with seven 3-pointers (7-of-10). He also set career highs in 3-point attempts and field goal attempts.

Baumann holds the first and third highest-scoring performances by a Spartan this season with 29 vs. USU and 23 vs. Northern Arizona. The sophomore is averaging 10.4 points in conference play, second-most on the team (Steadman).

Baumann has hit at least one 3-point basket in 19 straight games this season, which is the second longest streak in school history with a 3-pointer made and longest since Robert Owens closed out 2009-10 on a 21-game streak.

Last season as a freshmen, Baumann finished the year 40-for-87 (.460) from the 3-point range. He has already eclipsed those numbers with nine regular season games to go (51-105, .486).

Chastain in Charge
Junior Ashtin Chastain has been filling in the gap in the starting lineup with senior Oumar Barry sidelined by injury. Chastain has started the last four games in his stead and is averaging 6.6 points and 6.0 rebounds in those starts.

Chastain scored seven points in the first start at Wyoming and followed up with with a career-high 13 rebounds in a season-high 39 minutes vs. Air Force. He tallied a season-high eight points in the loss at USU.

Ch-Ch-Changes
Spartans head coach Jean Prioleau made some changes to his staff in the offseason. He brought in former NC State All-American Julius Hodge as an assistant coach and promoted director of operations Ryan Cooper to assistant coach.

Steady Steadman
JUCO transfer Michael Steadman has made a big impact this season as a leader on and off the court. The 6’10″ forward is averaging a team-high 13.0 points per game and ranks sixth in the MW with 8.6 rebounds per game. He has seven double-doubles on the season, ranking third in the conference and has scored in double figures in 16-of-21 games. He also has 10 games with double-digit rebounds.

Steadman leads the team with three games with at least 20 points, including back-to-back efforts vs. AF and USU. He put up a career-high 24 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in the loss to AF. He followed up with 20 points at USU.

Last Time Vs. Boise State
The Spartans dropped the first of two games vs. Boise State this season on Jan. 12 by a final of 87-64. SJSU trailed by just three at the half, however the Broncos scored 50 second half points to pull away. Zach Chappell had a season-best 12 points while Brae Ivey chipped in 11 more. Oumar Barry led the way with 16 points.

Shake It Up
Prioleau has used 10 different lineups throughout the season with no one player starting each time out. Barry had started the first 17 games before an injury kept him out of the lineup the last four games. Seven newcomers have made starts, including freshmen Seneca Knight, Zach Chappell, Trey Smith, and Christian Anigwe.

Still on Top
The Spartans are one of two teams that rank in the top four in both offensive and defensive rebounds per game in conference play. SJSU ranks third in offensive with 10.4 per game and fourth in defensive with 25.8 per game. USU’s the other team.

Few Fouls
SJSU has committed the fewest fouls in the MW this season with 17.0 per game.

Series History With Boise State
Boise State holds a 32-3 lead in the all-time series. SJSU’s three wins all came at home: February 2, 2002 (62-51), January 14, 2010 (76-74), and March 5, 2016 (68-63).

Boise State currently leads the MW with a 2-0 record in league play and are 7-8 overall. The Broncos began conference play with wins at Wyoming (69-55) and vs. San Diego State (88-64). Three players are averaging more than 10 points per game led by RJ Williams (13.3).

The Broncos are led by head coach Leon Rice, who’s in his ninth season.