The Boise State Broncos (2-2) take on the UC Irvine Anteaters (4-0) at Titan Gym. Action begins at 4:00 pm ET on Thursday, Nov. 26 and will air on ESU and ES3.
The Broncos dismantled Concordia (OR) 100-53 on Monday. Chandler Hutchison was the game’s leading scorer with 18 points on 7-for-11 shooting.
Notes
The UC Irvine Anteaters have the best defense in the country, giving up just 90.7 points per 100 possessions. The Boise State Broncos have the 28th-ranked offense, scoring 121.1 points in the same number of possessions.
On average, Boise State has 72.1 possessions per game and scores 1.211 points on each possession. UC Irvine has both fewer possessions (69.5) and scores fewer points during those possessions (1.102).
UC Irvine has an average effective field goal percentage of 53.1%. Boise State has not won a game this season when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage (0-2).
UC Irvine ranks 55th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.42. Boise State is ranked lower at 128th with an A/TO of 1.20.
Boise State ranks 211th in offensive rebounds, while UC Irvine ranks 53rd in defensive rebounds.
Though Boise State is one of the best in the country in forcing turnovers with opponents averaging a TO% of 20.1% (ranked first), UC Irvine is undefeated (2-0) when its TO% is 20.1% or greater.
