To beat the champ, you have to knock the champ out, and while Nevada threw its fair share of figurative haymakers at Boise State on Wednesday night, the Broncos were the ones standing in the end.
The Wolf Pack fell behind Boise State, an NCAA Tournament team last season, when it won a share of the Mountain West title, early and was down double-digits entering the second half. But Nevada made several runs at the Broncos in the second half and was within a bucket with about a minute remaining.
But Nevada could never push ahead of Boise State before falling 74-67 before a season-high 7,564 fans at Lawlor Events Center, marking the Wolf Pack’s first home loss and Boise State’s 10th straight win.