BOISE, Idaho – Reese Dixon-Waters scored 23 points, matching his season-high, but it was not enough as San Diego State fell 86-77 at Boise State on Tuesday night.
San Diego State (19-10, 13-6 Mountain West) wraps up the regular season with a home game against UNLV on Friday night.
Boise State (19-11, 11-8 MW) finishes up at Colorado State on Saturday.
The Broncos scored the first five points of the game and led 8-5 after Dixon-Waters made a three-pointer at 15:54. Following a Boise State run, the Aztecs responded with a 12-0 run of their own featuring consecutive threes from Dixon-Waters and Miles Byrd as well as a fast break dunk by Dixon-Waters that cut the deficit to five points with 6:20 to go in the half. The Broncos extended their lead late in the first half and a jumper just before halftime by BJ Davis pulled the Aztecs within seven at the break, trailing 34-27.
Boise State opened the second half playing well, extending its lead to 21 before the Aztecs went on a 12-2 run to make it 60-49 with just under ten minutes left. SDSU was able to get within seven at the four-minute mark, and again at the 3:30 mark but could not get any closer, ultimately falling by nine, 86-77.
In addition to Dixon-Waters’ scoring prowess, Tae Simmons poured in a dozen points.
Boise State was led by Drew Fielder (33 points, nine rebounds, 16-of-18 from the free throw line), Javan Buchanan (17 points) and Dylan Andrews (13 points).
San Diego State shot better from the free throw line (85.0%-78.8%) while Boise State was better from the field (52.2%-49.1%) and beyond the arc (48.0%-37.5%). The Aztecs had fewer turnovers (7-17) and scored more points in the paint (30-20) and in transition (8-0).
THE NOTE
Reese Dixon-Waters scored 23 points on the third day of the month for the second consecutive month.
UP NEXT
San Diego State returns home Steve Fisher Court at Viejas Arena to play UNLV at 7 p.m. PT on Friday night. The team will honor its seniors before the game, which will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network and San Diego Sports 760.