Javan Buchanan scored 19 points off of the bench to help lead the Boise State Broncos over the Nevada Wolf Pack 66-56 on Wednesday

Perhaps this was the type of win the Boise State men’s basketball team needed: A physical, grind-it-out game that was won on the defensive side of the ball.

Boise State scores 77.7 points, 9.5 more per game than the 68.2 Nevada gives up. Nevada has shot at a 47.6% rate from the field this season, 4.4 percentage points higher than the 43.2% shooting opponents of Boise State have averaged.

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After a hot start to the season, Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball has been smacked in the face since conference play started. The Wolf Pack has stumbled to a 3-6 record in the Mountain West Conference,

The Nevada Men’s Basketball team will travel to Idaho to play Boise State following their loss to San Diego State.

To have those glue guys that make all the intangible plays, they just have such value,” Boise State coach Leon Rice said.

Across the first seven games of the college basketball season, Boise State appeared to have a clear idea of its starting lineup. The Broncos started the season 5-2, with head coach Leon Rice using the same five starters each time: Tyson Degenhart,

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BOTTOM LINE: Boise State hosts Nevada after Tyson Degenhart scored 27 points in Boise State's 75-72 loss to the Colorado State Rams. The Broncos are 8-1 in home games. Boise State is second in the MWC in rebounding with 34.5 rebounds. Degenhart paces the Broncos with 6.0 boards.

The Boise State men’s basketball team turned up the defensive intensity in Wednesday night’s Mountain West Conference game against Nevada.  The Broncos (14-7, 6