Javan Buchanan scored 19 points off of the bench to help lead the Boise State Broncos over the Nevada Wolf Pack 66-56 on Wednesday

Perhaps this was the type of win the Boise State men’s basketball team needed: A physical, grind-it-out game that was won on the defensive side of the ball.

Boise State scores 77.7 points, 9.5 more per game than the 68.2 Nevada gives up. Nevada has shot at a 47.6% rate from the field this season, 4.4 percentage points higher than the 43.2% shooting opponents of Boise State have averaged.

BOISE, Idaho (Nevada Athletics) - Nevada women’s basketball closed out its road trip in Idaho, taking on Boise State and falling to the Broncos with a final score of 61-53. Lexie Givens continued to move up in the record book as she reached sixth all-time in scoring after dropping 17 points on the day. She also had six rebounds.

The Nevada Men’s Basketball team will travel to Idaho to play Boise State following their loss to San Diego State.

To have those glue guys that make all the intangible plays, they just have such value,” Boise State coach Leon Rice said.

After a hot start to the season, Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball has been smacked in the face since conference play started. The Wolf Pack has stumbled to a 3-6 record in the Mountain West Conference,

Across the first seven games of the college basketball season, Boise State appeared to have a clear idea of its starting lineup. The Broncos started the season 5-2, with head coach Leon Rice using the same five starters each time: Tyson Degenhart,

The Nevada and Boise State men's basketball teams were preseason favorites in the Mountain West with the Broncos picked to win the league and Wolf Pack selected

The latest girls basketball state media poll features two new No. 1 squads and four newcomers. Four Treasure Valley teams landed in the 6A rankings Tuesday.

BOTTOM LINE: Boise State hosts Nevada after Tyson Degenhart scored 27 points in Boise State's 75-72 loss to the Colorado State Rams. The Broncos are 8-1 in home games. Boise State is second in the MWC in rebounding with 34.5 rebounds. Degenhart paces the Broncos with 6.0 boards.

Javan Buchanan scored 19 points off of the bench to help lead Boise State over Nevada 66-56 on Wednesday. Buchanan also had five rebounds for the Broncos (14-7, 6-4 Mountain West Conference). Alvaro Cardenas scored 18 points and added five assists.