G'day mate! Or more appropriately, Goodnight, as Anthony Drimic, Nick Duncan, and Igor Hadziomerovic scored 50 of Boise State's 72 points in a 72-67, double overtime victory over Montana last night in Taco Bell Arena.
Boise State overcame a horrendous start to down their former rivals from the Big Sky Conference, which opened up a 25-10 lead. The Broncos uncharacteristically shot just 33% from the field, unable to take advantage of 17 Montana turnovers. Perhaps it was looking forward to a game with Top 5 Wisconsin, but, as head coach Leon Rice said after the game, "There are no excuses. No excuses for us to play like that."
Drmic poured in 29 points on a combination of long-range treys and spectacular drives to the basket. Anthony tied former NBA Draft Pick Roberto Bergersen with 1,485 career points, sixth on Boise State's all-time scoring list. When the Grizzly defense double-teamed Drmic, he found a wide open Nick Duncan, who joined his Aussie teammate with four three-pointers.
Jordan Gregory, who had 15 points for Montana, hit a three-pointer near the end of the second overtime, but his shot came after the shot-clock had expired.
Drmic was money for Boise State, scoring the tie-breaking basket on a layup with 1:55 remaining in he second overtime, converted a tying three-point play with 1:04 left in regulation, and nailed a 3-pointer to tie the game with 19.5 seconds left in the first overtime.
Martin Breunig led Montana with 16 points while Mario Dunn scored 12.
In Boise State's comeback win, Derrick Marks passed Rawn Hayes for ninth place in career steals. Derrick now has 133 in his fabulous Bronco career.
Boise State travels to #3 Wisconsin Saturday night--tipoff at 8 p.m. Mountain Time.
Boise State overcame a horrendous start to down their former rivals from the Big Sky Conference, which opened up a 25-10 lead. The Broncos uncharacteristically shot just 33% from the field, unable to take advantage of 17 Montana turnovers. Perhaps it was looking forward to a game with Top 5 Wisconsin, but, as head coach Leon Rice said after the game, "There are no excuses. No excuses for us to play like that."
Jordan Gregory, who had 15 points for Montana, hit a three-pointer near the end of the second overtime, but his shot came after the shot-clock had expired.
Drmic was money for Boise State, scoring the tie-breaking basket on a layup with 1:55 remaining in he second overtime, converted a tying three-point play with 1:04 left in regulation, and nailed a 3-pointer to tie the game with 19.5 seconds left in the first overtime.
Martin Breunig led Montana with 16 points while Mario Dunn scored 12.
In Boise State's comeback win, Derrick Marks passed Rawn Hayes for ninth place in career steals. Derrick now has 133 in his fabulous Bronco career.
Boise State travels to #3 Wisconsin Saturday night--tipoff at 8 p.m. Mountain Time.
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