Leon Rice’s 100th home basketball game is one he’ll remember.
Boise State overcame an 11-point first-half deficit behind the sharp shooting of redshirt senior James Reid and a career-high 19 points from sophomore Zach Haney to take down preseason Mountain West favorite San Diego State 78-66 on Saturday night.
The game in Taco Bell Arena was played before an announced crowd of 4,411 fans who weathered heavy weather conditions.
Rice is 83-17 at home in his Boise State coaching career.
The win was the seventh straight overall for the Broncos (11-4, 4-0 Mountain West) and second in a row against the Aztecs (8-7, 0-3).