BOISE, Id. – It was a tale of two halves as Boise State's second half start set the tone for an 82-51 win over TSU men's basketball on Tuesday night.
TSU led 5-4 early on after a Kavion McClain three-pointer but struggled to find the scoreboard from that point as they were scoreless for nearly three minutes as McClain hit another trey to cut the deficit to 13-8. Boise State upped its lead to 18-10 but TSU kept it close as every time the Broncos attempted to break away, the Tigers found ways to escape from its double-digit deficit.
Down 29-18 with 3:57 left, TSU had its big break as Jaylin Jackson-Posey's three-pointer sparked a 7-0 run as Jaylen Wysinger and McClain had a pair of points to get within 29-25 at the 2:58 mark. However, Boise State had a late run of its own with a 7-2 run for a 36-27 halftime lead.
Boise State opened the second half with a 7-0 run to increase its lead to 43-27 but five quick points from McCain narrowed the gap to 43-32 with 17:47 left. Unfortunately, TSU went cold from the field and committed several turnovers at the wrong time as Boise State countered with a 17-2 surge over the next seven minutes to take firm control of the contest.
McCain led TSU with 15 points while Kenny Hunter had six rebounds and two blocks.
TSU is back in action on Saturday at Abilene Christian for a 3 p.m. tip.
