Submitted by Fox First at Ten on February 28th
By MIKE SULLIVANAssociated Press
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Anthony Drmic scored 19 of his 26 points in the second half, leading Boise State to a 73-47 victory over Nevada on Wednesday night.
Ryan Watkins added 14 points and eight rebounds as the Broncos (19-8, 7-6 Mountain West) recorded their third straight victory.
Deonte Burton had 13 points for Nevada, which had more turnovers (17) than field goals (10) while shooting 26% from the field. The Wolf Pack (12-15, 3-10) have dropped four straight games and 7 of their last eight.
During one second-half stretch of nearly 11 minutes, Drmic scored 17 of Boise State's 22 points as the Broncos' lead reached 22 points. The largest lead was 71-42 on a 3-pointer by Igor Hadziomerovic with 1:53 remaining.
The Broncos ran off 14 consecutive points to take an early 16-3 lead, and were ahead 35-20 at halftime.
Boise State had a 37-21 rebounding advantage.
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