Thompson’s Double-Double Leads Boise State Past Nevada

BOISE, Idaho (Interstat) — Tatum Thompson recorded 23 points and 13 rebounds Wednesday afternoon to lead Boise State to a 74-62 women’s basketball victory over Nevada at Taco Bell Arena.

The Broncos, improving to 10-4, never trailed after building a 41-30 halftime lead. Thompson added five assists to her double-double. Natalie Pasco scored 19 points and Dani Bayes added 16 for Boise State.

Gabby Ramos led Nevada with 21 points. The Wolf Pack fell to 4-9 despite scoring 34 points in the paint. An announced crowd of 2,032 watched the Mountain West Conference game.

Boise State shot 50% from the floor in the first half to establish its commanding lead and finished with 26 points in the paint. Nevada’s Kendra Hicks contributed 12 points in the loss.