Boise State uses late run to get past Jackson State 70-53
BOISE, Idaho -- RJ Williams scored 18 on 7-of-9 shooting, Zach Haney had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Boise State pulled away late to beat Jackson State 70-53 on Friday night.
The Broncos (1-1) scored 14 straight points capped by Justinian Jessup's dunk that made it 66-48 with 2:58 left to play. The Tigers (0-3) missed nine straight shots from the field during that run.
Jackson State had an 11-0 run in the first half and led 27-16 before Boise State went on an 18-0 run that extended into the second half. The Broncos pushed the lead to double digits on Jessup's 3-pointer that made it 41-31, but the Tigers twice cut the deficit to four.
Derrick Alston had a career-high 14 points and Jessup scored 11 for Boise State.
Venjile Wallis scored 21 on 9-of-11 shooting and Chris Howell had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Jackson State.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Frank Harvey
- David Hall
- Scott Brown
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Grambling | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Prairie View A&M | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Alabama A&M | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Bethune-Cookman | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Alabama State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Alcorn State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Florida A&M | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Jackson State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Mississippi Valley State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Southern | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Texas Southern | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
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Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Colorado State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Nevada | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
New Mexico | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
UNLV | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Wyoming | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Boise State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Fresno State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
San Diego State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Utah State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Air Force | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
San José State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |