Meadow leads Boise State past Nevada 70-69
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — Andrew Meadow scored 24 points to lead Boise State over Nevada 70-69 on Saturday night.
Meadow shot 8 for 13 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Broncos (19-8, 11-5 Mountain West Conference). Javan Buchanan added 17 points while shooting 7 for 9, including 3 for 3 from beyond the arc while he also had three steals. Tyson Degenhart had 14 points and shot 4 for 12 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 7 from the free-throw line.
Kobe Sanders led the Wolf Pack (15-12, 7-9) in scoring, finishing with 30 points and four assists. Nick Davidson added 18 points, three steals and two blocks for Nevada. Tyler Rolison had seven points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
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