Boise State scores 77.7 points, 9.5 more per game than the 68.2 Nevada gives up. Nevada has shot at a 47.6% rate from the field this season, 4.4 percentage points higher than the 43.2% shooting opponents of Boise State have averaged.

Javan Buchanan didn’t move into the starting lineup like many expected Wednesday night against Nevada. He still played 30 minutes – and he was Boise State’s leading scorer. Buchanan came off the bench to score a team-high 19 points to lead Boise State to a 66-56 win at ExtraMile Arena.

Javan Buchanan scored 19 points off of the bench to help lead the Boise State Broncos over the Nevada Wolf Pack 66-56 on Wednesday.

Boise St. 8-25 (Cardenas 2-4, Buchanan 2-5, Degenhart 2-7, Bowie 1-2, Meadow 1-4, Ugbo 0-1, Stanley 0-2). Fouled Out_Meadow. Rebounds_Nevada 26 (Davidson, Foster, Sanders 4), Boise St. 24 (Keene 10).