Boise State hands Saint Mary's first loss, 82-71

Dec 7, 2014, 01:50 am

MORAGA, Calif. -- Derrick Marks scored 22 points and Boise State handed Saint Mary's (Calif.) its first loss in six games, 82-71 Saturday night.

Saint Mary's connected on seven 3-pointers in the first half to stay close, trailing by two, 41-39, at halftime. But the Gaels were blanked from distance in the second half.

Meanwhile the Broncos shot a crisp 58.8 percent in the game, connecting on 30 of 51 attempts from the field, draining 6 of 14 from three-point range and adding 16 of 19 from the line.

Mikey Thompson and Anthony Drmic had 14 and 12 points, respectively, for Boise State (5-2).

Brad Waldow scored 29 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Saint Mary's, shooting 9 of 22 from the field and a perfect 11 for 11 from the free throw line.

The Gaels were 25 of 63 from the field (39.7 percent) and finished the game 7 for 24 from distance.