BOISE, Idaho — Oakland (0-5, 0-0 HL) dropped to Boise State (3-0, 0-0 PAC12), 111-79, on Wednesday night at ExtraMile Arena. Oakland committed 23 turnovers while forcing six, and the Broncos finished with a 36-9 advantage in points. Oakland scored 42 points in the first half and had 19 assists, but the Broncos outscored Oakland 59-37 after halftime.
Junior
Nassim Mashhour scored a career-high 28 points, hit five three-pointers and went 9-for-9 at the free-throw line while adding four assists in his third season with the program. Senior
Chris Fields Jr. finished with 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting and collected nine rebounds. Sophomore
Camden Thompson edged with a double-double, adding in 10 points, nine rebounds, and two steals. Senior
RJ Taylor tallied nine points on three three-pointers and recorded five assists.
Oakland answered the Broncos' 36-27 lead with an 8-0 run, getting a three-pointer from Taylor at 5:56, two free throws from Mashhour and another Mashhour three to cut the deficit to 36-35 with 5:05 left in the first half. Earlier, junior
Warren Marshall IV opened the scoring with a shot beyond the arc and assisted on Taylor's three-pointer at 17:11 that put Oakland ahead 8-7, and Oakland later tied it at 17-17 when Fields Jr. finished a layup and free throw after Thompson's steal. Oakland shot 7-for-14 from 3 and had 11 assists on 15 made baskets, but the Broncos turned 13 Oakland turnovers into 20 points. After Thompson's putback and Mashhour's three kept Oakland within 45-40, the Broncos closed the half with a late three-pointer and jumper to take a 52-42 lead into halftime.
Oakland opened the second half with Fields Jr.'s offensive rebound setting up Marshall IV's layup at 19:30, but the Broncos answered and pushed the score to 68-48 by 15:56 as Oakland committed four early turnovers. Oakland got points from Thompson, Taylor, and Fields Jr. in response, including Taylor's 3-pointer at 13:10 and a Fields Jr. dunk off Thompson's assist at 12:04. Mashhour added a jumper and a 3-pointer during a later stretch, and Fields converted an offensive rebound into a layup at 6:17 as Oakland finished the half with a 19-15 rebounding edge and seven offensive boards. The Broncos kept Oakland from closing the gap by scoring 16 points off turnovers and making 8 of 19 from 3-point range in the half. Oakland was outscored 59-37 in the second half and fell 111-79.
Heading back to Rochester after a week on the road, Oakland hosts Northern Iowa at the OU Credit Union O'rena, Saturday, Nov. 14. Action kicks off at 5 p.m. ET with
Neal Ruhl and Darryl Jacobs on the call on ESPN+.
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