UNLV Rebels at Boise State Broncos
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Shaver scores 19, Boise State knocks off UNLV 73-69
Shaver also added five rebounds and four steals for the Broncos (21-6, 11-3 Mountain West Conference). Max Rice scored 17 points while going 6 of 11 from the floor, including 2 for 5 from distance, and 3 for 5 from the line, and added eight rebounds. Naje Smith shot 4 of 6 from the field and 5 for 5 from the line to finish with 13 points.
Elijah Harkless led the way for the Rebels (16-11, 5-10) with 14 points and two steals. UNLV also got 14 points from Shane Nowell. In addition, Jordan McCabe had nine points and two steals.
Boise State went into halftime ahead of UNLV 38-32. Rice scored 12 points in the half. Shaver led Boise State with 12 points in the second half as his team was outscored by two points over the final half but hung on for the victory.
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Boise State next plays Wednesday against New Mexico at home, and UNLV will host Air Force on Friday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Boise State Timeout | 69 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Marcus Shaver Jr. made Free Throw. | 69 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Marcus Shaver Jr. made Free Throw. | 69 - 72 |
Statistics
 UNLV |
 BOIS |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-55 | FG | 25-56 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 11-26 | 3PT | 4-16 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 10-15 | FT | 19-22 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 11 | Assists | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 20 | Fouls | 15 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Boise, ID
Attendance: 11,004 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 29-7 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-11 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 26-10 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 18-17 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |