Boise State silences Nevada, faces daunting task in New Mexico at The Pit

The coach’s son.

Actually, scratch that. He was in no one’s shadow on Tuesday night.

This was the Max Rice game.

Key Teams Stats of the Night

Field Goal Percentage

Boise State - 52.7%

Nevada - 44.2%

Three-Point Percentage

Boise State - 50.0%

Nevada - 36.8%

Turnovers

Boise State - 8

Nevada - 15

Stat Leaders

Points

Max Rice (BSU) - 29 points (Tied a career high)

Jarod Lucas (NEV) - 15 points

Rebounds

Naje Smith (BSU) - 8 rebounds

Darrion Williams (NEV) - 10 rebounds

Assists

Marcus Shaver Jr. (BSU) - 5 assists

Darrion Williams and Nick Davidson (NEV) - 2 assists

Story of the Game

From the get-go, Max Rice had a pep in his step that immediately showed. Rice scored Boise State’s first eight points of the game. Both…