After losing its Mountain West Tournament opener the past three years, the Boise State men’s basketball team finally got the monkey off its back.
The eighth-seeded Broncos ousted No. 9 Colorado State 66-57 in the first round Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The Broncos (13-19) advance to the quarterfinals, where they will face top-seeded Nevada (28-3) at 1 p.m. MT on Thursday. The game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network and on the radio at 670 AM.
Boise State had not won a game at the tournament since 2015, when the Broncos advanced to the semifinals.