Northwestern Wildcats vs Boise State Broncos
Men's Basketball Championship - West Region - 1st Round
67
24-10
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
BOIS | 32 | 35 | 67 |
| 38 | 37 | 75 |
75
22-11
Boise State Broncos
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 37 | 8 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | 14 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 3-6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 34 | 12 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 39 | 17 | 6-19 | 3-10 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | 12 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 7 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
67 | 26-65 | 6-23 | 9-14 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 21 | 17 | |
40% | 26% | 64% |
Northwestern Wildcats
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 14 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | 13 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 36 | 22 | 8-14 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 38 | 20 | 5-12 | 3-9 | 7-8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 10 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | 10 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
75 | 26-53 | 8-21 | 15-18 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 16 | |
49% | 38% | 83% |
Game Information
Sacramento, CA
Referee:Michael Irving
Referee:Nathan Farrell
Referee:John Floyd
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Mountain West ConferenceMountain West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 29-7 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-11 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 18-17 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |
| Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 37-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-20 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |
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