When he heard the question, Leon Rice reached over and knocked on wood Tuesday afternoon.
Could his Boise State men’s basketball team possibly shoot worse than its 14.3-percent performance from beyond the arc last week at Nevada?
The Broncos quelled their coach’s worries, making 18 3-pointers in a 94-71 victory over San Jose State on Wednesday at Taco Bell Arena. They improved to 12-0 at home, 17-4 overall and 7-2 in the Mountain West.
The 18 treys ties for the second-most in a single game in program history as eight Broncos combined to go 18-for-38 from deep (47.