He did not try to shoot. But Boise State would not win without this red junior shirt – AOL

The red junior guard RJ Keene II did not try a single shot for nearly 30 minutes on the floor.

But the Boise State men’s basketball team would not win without it on Wednesday night.

Keane coincided with the career with 10 rebounds and three thefts, which made the backstage bustle to play the broncos needed to return to the column to win 66-56 over Nevada in Mountain West Action in Extramile Arena.

“He does rj things every time. I mean he’s just a garbage dog, “said a junior Boise State Javan Buchanan striker. “Whatever you want to do, he will do. Whether it is offensive struggles, boarding. He is just the glue man for this team. “

From forcing a jumping ball to discounts on offensive boards to defense deviations, Keane made his presence known against Wolf Pack, even if he did not appear on the entire sheet of the article.

He won the plus-8 rating best of the best of Broncos, who saw action against Nevada-but he will undoubtedly hear a screen from chief coach Leon Rice.

“To have those guys who make all the intangible plays, they just have such a value,” Rice said. “The thing I want him to understand, I want to say that this child was hired as Sagittarius. And he can shoot the ball. Yes, there is a value for the movement of the ball we get, and it transmits a good shot for a great shot.

“But there will be a time when people do not keep it – because he did not shoot. But the kid can shoot, so I want to tear them away with confidence. “

Keane scored more than 2000 points during his career at Lutheran High School in Woodlands, Texas. It is an average of 19 points, 9.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists per match as a senior. His career high with Broncos was 11 points against Vanguard on November 7, 2023.

“You watch a person who gets zero points, and in a game like this, you would not know the story behind the story,” Rice said. “He was a decisive factor in winning this game.”

Boise State (14-7, 6-4 MW) uses an early 8-0 run and holding a Wolf Pack without a goal in the field to 12:59 the first half brand to take control of the game. Nevada (11-10, 3-7), which survived unusual struggles this season with coach Steve Alford, made only five shots in the first half and fired 25 percent of the pitch.

The package is a losing series of three games, after a losing series of four games to start playing at a conference.

“I felt like this was one of our best protective performances of the year,” Buchanan said. “It was just our whole focus. These four practices we had (leading to the game), we really competed against each other and became better. “

Buchanan, Senior Guardian Alvaro Cardans and a sophomore Andrew Meadow knocked down a 3-story at the beginning of the second half, and Boyz State built his largest lead with 6:08 to play at 55-39.

By ordering his 13th two-digit goal of the season, Buchanan led all the goal scorers with 19 points to go with five fights and one theft. CARDENAS contributed with 18 points and five assists, going into equality for the seventh of all time in the history of Mountain West with 514 career assists. Senior striker Tyson Degenhart added 17 points, three fights and one assist.

Boise State resumes the conference on Saturday against one of the worst teams in the league, Fresh State (5-16, 1-9). Tipoff is 14:00 Saturday at Extramile Arena, and the game will be broadcast on Mountain West.