There’s more on the line than first place in the Mountain West when Nevada comes to Taco Bell Arena on Wednesday night.
The Boise State basketball team (12-6, 5-2) and the Wolf Pack (16-4, 5-2) are tied atop the standings. Both teams feature leading candidates for Mountain West Player of the Year in Boise State junior guard Chandler Hutchison and Nevada senior guard Marcus Marshall.
“If you’re a competitor, you always want to play against the best players,” Hutchison said. “That’s just more motivation to me to want to work hard and go out there and play my best.