Boise State vs UNLV 3/5/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Boise State Broncos play the UNLV Runnin' Rebels in the second round of the Mountain West Conference tournament on Thursday at Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Boise State finished its regular season 19-11 overall and 11-7 in the MWC following a 76-66 loss to the UNLV Runnin' Rebels last Thursday. Justinian Jessup was the leading scorer for the Broncos in the loss with 19 points.

Derrick Alston leads Boise State in scoring and assists with averages of 17.6 points and 3.1 assists per game, while Justinian Jessup is the second-leading scorer with an average of 16.1 points per game. RJ Williams is the third leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 11.8 points and 8.6 rebounds per game.

UNLV finished its regular season at 17-24 overall and 12-6 in the MWC following its 92-69 rout of the San Jose State Spartans on Saturday. Elijah Mitrou-Long led UNLV with 20 points, six boards and six assists. UNLV finished in a tie for second place in the MWC five games behind first-place San Diego State and the Runnin" Rebels have won each of their last five games.

Bryce Hamilton is the leading scorer for UNLV with an average of 15.8 points per game, while Cheikh Mbacke is the leading rebounder with an average of 8.0 per game and Amauri Hardy is the leader in assists with an average of 3.4 per game. Four players for UNLV are averaging double figures in scoring.