| San José State (16-12, 7-8 MW) vs. Boise State (22-6, 12-3 MW) | |
| When | Saturday, February 25 | 4:00 p.m. PT |
| Location | Provident Credit Union Event Center | San Jose, Calif. |
| Broadcast & Statistics | NBC Sports Bay Area (local only) Channels - Xfinity 40; Xfinity HD 720; DirecTV 696 Mountain West Network KTRB 860 AM Live Stats |
| Game Notes | San José State | Boise State |
| Rosters | San José State | Boise State |
San José State returns to the Provident Credit Union Event Center for the final two home games of the season. The Spartans host Boise State Saturday in the next-to-last home game beginning at 4 p.m. The game is part of a doubleheader with the Spartan women's team as they host Fresno State at 1 p.m. Boise State enters the game with a 22-6 overall record and 12-3 Mountain West mark, and are second in the conference standings, one game behind San Diego State.
San José State enters the game with a 16-12 overall record and 7-8 MW mark after falling at Nevada, 66-51, Tuesday. SJSU is tied for fifth in the MW standings with the Lobos, but UNM holds the tiebreaker after winning both meetings this season.
ABOUT BOISE STATE: The Broncos enter Saturday's game with a 22-6 overall record and 12-3 MW mark, good for second in the conference standings. The team has a four-game winning streak including an 82-77 home win over New Mexico Wednesday evening. Head coach Leon Rice is in his 13th season at the helm of the program.
Series Record - 3-38, Boise State has won 11 straight.
The two schools first faced each other for the first time on December 17, 1988, in San Jose. All three Spartan wins have come at the Provident Credit Union Event Center - Feb. 2, 2002 (62-51); Jan, 14, 2010 (76-74) & March 5, 2016 (68-63).
Last SJSU Win - 68-63, March 5, 2016, San Jose
Brandon Clarke came off the bench and led the Spartans with 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the win. Gary Williams, Jr., and Princeton Onwas each scored 14 points in the win.
Earlier Meeting - L, 67-64, at Boise State, Jan. 2, 2023
Omari Moore scored 18 of his 22 points but the Spartan comeback fell short in the loss. Moore grabbed a team-best seven rebound and dished out six assists
The game was tied 64-64 before Boise State's Marcus Shaver Jr., hit a deep three with two seconds remaining to give the Broncos the win. SJSU trailed by as many as 14 early in the second half at 52-38, before the team used an 8-0 run to cut the lead to 52-46. The Spartans took their first lead of the game at 62-61 on a Moore three-pointer and led 64-63 on a Robert Vaihola layup on an Alvaro assist.
Last 10 Series Meetings
2/25/2017 L 85-75 Boise
1/24/2018 L 94-71 Boise
1/12/2019 L 87-64 San Jose
2/9/2019 L 105-57 Boise
1/29/2020 L 99-71 Boise
2/19/2020 L 80-62 San Jose
12/31/2020 L 106-54 Phoenix
1/2/2021 L 87-86 Phoenix
2/5/2022 L 76-60 Boise
1/2/2023 L 67-64 Boise
NET RANKINGS (as of 2/24): The Spartans are currently ranked 107 in the NET Rankings after games played on February 23. After the win at Santa Clara, the Spartans jumped up from 191 to 132, with the win over the Broncos. SJSU has Quadrant 2 wins over Santa Clara, Colorado State, Utah State and UNLV, Quadrant 3 wins over Ball State, UNLV, Air Force, and Northern Colorado and seven Quadrant 4 wins.
CONSISTENCY IN STARTING LINEUP: This season, the Spartans have used the same lineup for all 28 games. This is a change from past years when San José State used 13 different starting lineups for the 2021-22 season.
Spartan Starting Lineup -Alvaro Cardenas, Omari Moore, Trey Anderson, Sage Tolbert III & Ibrahima Diallo
16-WIN PLATEAU REACHES NEW LEVEL: The Spartans won their 16th game of the season in the 75-66 win at UNLV on Valentine's Day to become just the sixth team since 1980-81 to record 16 or more wins in a season. The most recent team to reach this milestone was the 2010-11 team that finished 17-16.
Seasons With 16+ Wins Since 1980-81
1980-81 22-9
1984-85 16-13
1985-86 16-12
1986-87 16-14
2010-11 17-16
2022-23 16-12
DISHING OUT THE ASSISTS: Omari Moore is nearing the top-10 single-season assists list at San José State for the second consecutive season. Moore enters Saturday's game with 135 assists for the season, needing just three more to crack the top-10 again after recording 138 last season
ASSISTS
Name Season Games Assists
1. Ken Mickey 1976-77 29 203
2. Mike Mendez 1978-79 27 162
3. Michael Dixon 1983-84 28 155
4. Justin Graham 2009-10 31 149
5. Ken Mickey 1975-76 27 145
6. Mike Mendez 1980-81 30 143
7. Justin Graham 2008-09 30 142
8. Justin Graham 2010-11 32 141
9. Michael Dixon 1982-83 29 138
9. Omari Moore 2021-22 30 138
UP NEXT: The Spartans play the final home game of the season on Tuesday the 28th as the Spartans welcome Colorado State for an 8 p.m. game to be broadcast live on CBS Sports Network. It is also the final home game for seniors Omari Moore, Sage Tolbert III and Kellen King who will be honored prior to the game.