The top-seeded Boise State Broncos opened their Mountain West Tournament quest with a 71-69 victory over No. 8 Nevada Wolf Pack in the quarterfinals Thursday.
Nevada, fresh off a 79-72 win over No. 9 New Mexico Wednesday, was within a possession of the Broncos for the final 1:31 with an opportunity to tie or take the lead. Three combined scoreless possessions from both teams gave the Wolf Pack possession with 12 seconds to.
Nevada’s Kenan Blackshear, who had an open look from distance at the right wing, clanked it off the back of the rim as time ran out.