Leon Rice and the Boise State basketball team hopes that what happened in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas.
The Broncos built a 21-point halftime lead against UNLV on Wednesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center and cruised to a 77-59 win.
The victory sets up a showdown with preseason Mountain West favorite San Diego State on Saturday night at Taco Bell Arena.
Boise State (10-4, 3-0 Mountain), which has won six straight, was led by as many as 32 points in the second half. Junior Chandler Hutchison scored a career-high 28 points on 12-for-19 shooting and had 11 rebounds.