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Boise State unable to overcome length of Northwestern, bows out in first round

Another one bites the dust.

Boise State had one of its best opportunities thus far to win a game in the NCAA tournament.

During the hoopla of the week between Selection Sunday and Thursday’s game, there was lots of chatter about what could happen if everything went right for the Broncos.

However, when it comes to the intensity of March, things are more likely to go wrong than right.

Before the Broncos and Wildcats took the floor, the #15 Princeton Tigers had just completed the upset of #2 Arizona in a stunner in the South region.