By Canadian Press on March 13, 2025.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Alvaro Cardenas had 16 points in Boise State’s 62-52 win against San Diego State on Thursday in the Mountain West Conference Tournament quarterfinals. The fifth-seeded Broncos (23-9) are set to play top-seeded New Mexico in the semifinals on Friday. Cardenas Torre finished 4 of 13 from 3-point range and 4 for 4 from the line for the Broncos. Tyson Degenhart scored 14 points while shooting 5 for 12, including 2 for 7 from beyond the arc and added seven rebounds. Andrew Meadow had 12 points and shot 4 for 13 (2 for 8 from 3-point range) and 2 of 5 from the free-throw line. Nicholas Boyd finished with 20 points for the Aztecs (21-9). Cardenas Torre scored eight points in the first half and Boise State went into the break trailing 33-28. Meadow scored nine second-half points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. The Associated Press 10