SAN JOSE, Calif. – San José State men's basketball is set to host Boise State for a Mountain West clash on Saturday at Noon. Justin Allegri will have the call for KLIV 1590 AM and fans can watch via the Mountain West Network.
Game #15
Boise State (7-8, 2-0) at San José State (3-11, 0-2)
Saturday, Jan. 12, 12:00 p.m. (PT)
Event Center (5,000)
San Jose, Calif.
LIVE STATS
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a win would mean...
» The Spartans are looking for win No. 4 on the season and their first in conference play since Feb. 28, 2018 against Utah State. SJSU will also look to win their fourth game of the series with Boise State.
steady steadman
» JUCO transfer Michael Steadman has made a big impact this season as a leader on and off the court. The 6'10 forward is averaging a team-high 13.4 points per game and ranks second in the Mountain West with 9.4 rebounds per game. On the national scale, the big man ranks 30th in the country in rebounds per game and 26th in defensive rebounds per game. Steadman has six double-doubles on the season, ranking third in the conference and 23rd nationally and has scored in double figures in 12-of-13 games, including 11 straight. He also has eight games with double-digit rebounds.
STAFF CHANGES
» Jean Prioleau made some changes to his staff in the offseason as he brought in former NC State All-American Julius Hodge as an assistant coach and promoted director of operations Ryan Cooper to assistant coach.
Oo my oumar
» Senior center Oumar Barry is playing his best basketball as a Spartan as of late. Against Bethune-Cookman, he finished with a then-career-high 13 points and seven rebounds. He followed that up with his most dominating performance at SJSU as he recorded his first career double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds, his first-career game with double digit rebounds. Barry also blocked two shots and was 7-of-10 at the free throw line to help the Spartans to victory.
» Barry followed up with another double-double against Stanford (15 pts, 10 reb). After playing 38 career games without recording a double-double, he now has two in the last four games.
» Barry's then scored a career-high 18 points before fouling out with 4:36 to play at Cal and led the team with 11 points at Saint Mary's. In his last five games, he is averaging 11.4 points per game.
baumann coming up big
» Sophomore Noah Baumann is shooting lights out from beyond the arc this season. So good in fact that his 52.4 percent clip ranks second in the Mountain West. He is also averaging 2.4 3's per game, which ranks in the top-10 in the Mountain West. He has hit at least one 3-point bucket in 12-straight games.
series history: boise state
» Boise State holds a 31-3 lead in the all-time series. The Spartans' three wins all came at home - Feb. 2, 2002 (62-51), Jan. 14, 2010 (76-74), Mar. 5, 2016 (68-63).
» Boise State currently leads the Mountain West with a 2-0 record in league play and are 7-8 overall. The Broncos began conference play with wins at Wyoming (69-55) and vs. San Diego State (88-64). Three players are averaging more than 10 points per game led by RJ Williams (13.3). The Broncos are led by head coach Leon Rice in his ninth season.