The Boise State men’s basketball team will play for the Puerto Rico Tip-off championship after man-handling Illinois State 82-64 Friday afternoon at the HTC Center in Conway, S.C.
On the heels of a rough shooting outing in the Broncos’ tournament opener against UTEP, senior Chandler Hutchison posted the 12th double-double of his career with 19 points and a career-high 18 rebounds. He also added five assists.
The Broncos (4-0) play the winner of Friday’s other semifinal between Iowa State and Tulsa, which is scheduled to tip off at 5 p.m. MT.
The championship game is set for 5:30 p.