There were 16 seconds left in the Boise State men’s basketball team’s thriller Saturday night against San Diego State when the momentum coach Leon Rice has built hit its crescendo.
After a baffling no-call at Boise State’s end of the court and a foul call at San Diego State’s end, freshman Jalen McDaniels went to the free-throw line trying to erase the Aztecs’ 81-79 deficit. The Broncos’ only defense was the raucous sound coming from the first sellout crowd at Taco Bell Arena in three years.
“My ears were ringing,” Boise State senior Chandler Hutchison said.
McDaniels missed the first free throw and made the second as the Broncos held on for the 83-80 win.