Boise St. 74, Albany, N.Y. 68
12/22/2007 9:10 PM
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -Reggie Larry scored 22 points and had 12 rebounds, leading Boise State to a 74-68 win over Albany Saturday.
Anthony Thomas scored 15 points for Boise (8-3), and Tyler Tiedman added 14.
Brian Lillis scored 16 points for Albany (5-6), who lost for the fifth time in six games, while Josh Martin added 15.
The Great Danes led 44-37 entering the second half and had extended the lead to 54-42 lead with 13 minutes left before the Broncos charged back.
Thomas made a 3-pointer with 3:05 left to put the Broncos ahead 64-63. When Lillis answered with a drive, Thomas responded with a jumper from the circle and a drive to give Boise State a 68-65 lead that it didn't relinquish.
Albany outrebounded Boise 36-31 and shot 50 percent from the three-point range to Boise's 45 percent.
Boise shot 58.3 percent from the penalty stripe, making 7-of-12, while Albany was 53.3 percent with 8-of-15.
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