By james art 
The Boise State men’s basketball team rides high after downloading the Mountain West conference leading to New Mexico, 86-78, Wednesday night in Extramile Arena.
Lobos (22-5, 14-2) won eight consecutive games before falling on Broncos (18-8, 10-5).
“It feels nice to play so well in February,” said senior attacker Tyson Degenhart after the victory. Degenhart scored the highest 32 points against New Mexico. “But we are not only pleased with this victory. We have a big one on Saturday. “
The big one is the road match with a dangerous Nevada team (15-11, 7-8), which comes from a racing loss 79-71 in Colorado (17-9, 11-4). The Wolf Pack, which interrupted its winning series of four games, retained the half-time lead, but was exceeded 46-35 after the break.
Tipoff between Broncos and Wolf Pack is scheduled for 16:00 Mountain Time on Saturday at Lawlor Events Center.
Back in January, Boise State won a 66-56 victory over Nevada at Extramile Arena.
Can Broncos complete Nevada’s regular season?
According to the ESPN Basketball Basketball Basketball Index (BPI), Nevada has a 52.6 percent chance of winning the match on Saturday. BPI gives Boise State 47.4 percent a chance to sweep the series of regular season.
Boise State’s home victory over Nevada was the beginning of a four-game winning series, which ended against San Diego State (18-6, 11-4).
The bronze were detained at the seasonal 47 points last Saturday against the Aztecs before jumping with a win with a signature over New Mexico.
Freshman Pearson Karmailer made his first career start against Lobos and scored 21 points. Carmichael will be again in the starting lineup on Saturday.
The Wolf Pack’s four-game winning series ended earlier this week in Colorado.
Nevada holds the season of San Jose State (12-16, 5-11), Fresh State (5-22, 1-15) and Air Force (3-23, 0-15)-the worst teams in MWC- and Victory over Unlv (14-12). Wolf Pack is 0-8 against all others in MWC.
BPI Projection: Nevada has a 52.6 percent chance of winning
Betting odds: Boise State -1.5 (+105)
Time to play: 16:00 Mountain Time | Saturday, February 22
Location: Lawlor events center | Renault, Nevada
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TV channel: FS1
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