Good morning! Did you catch Bronco alum Khalil Shakir's performance in the Buffalo Bills playoff win over Pittsburgh on Monday night? Jim Nantz called his touchdown, “the play of the night.” Buffalo advances to the #NFLPlayoffs Divisional Round vs. the Kansas City Chiefs! Watch #10 break tackles and score from all different angles.

What else are we kicking into today’s edition, Bronco Nation?

🏀 Men’s basketball recap
🤸 A trio of Bronco gymnasts earn weekly awards
🔷 And much, much more!

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🔷 ONE BIG THING

After pulling within two points in the final three minutes, the Broncos were unable to complete the comeback and fell 68-64 to UNLV at ExtraMile Arena. Tyson Degenhart led Boise State in scoring with 24 points — his fourth 20-plus point game this season.

🗣️ "It's always about response, whether that's to wins or losses. It's about knowing what kind of level you need to play at when you're playing good team after good team." - Leon Rice

Boise State will now look forward to hosting last season’s national championship runners-up, San Diego State in a nationally televised game on Saturday at 11 a.m. on CBS.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Weekly Specialists. Senior Emily Lopez, junior Emma Loyim and freshman Victoria Smirnov each earned a Mountain West Specialist of the Week award following their performances at the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad. Lopez earned her second-consecutive honor for scoring a 9.900 to finish third on bars. Loyim, with a career-high 9.950 on floor and Smirnov, recording a 9.850 on bars, each earned their first awards of the season.

🔼 Taking On The Spartans.  Boise State women’s basketball is on the road to face San Jose State to take on the Spartans tonight at 8 p.m. for its fifth conference game of the season. The Broncos enter the contest with an 11-6 record after picking up its second MW win of the season with a 68-59 win over Nevada. San Jose State comes into the matchup with a 6-10 record and is 1-3 in conference play.

Boise State currently leads the MW in scoring defense and field goal percentage defense, allowing 56.2 points per game on 35.8% shooting. Offensively, Natalie Pasco leads the team with 13.5 points per game and has reached double-digits in all but three games this season.

🔼 Season Opened. Boise State's men's tennis team opened the spring semester with the Tar Heel Invitational over the weekend against North Carolina and Columbia in the three-day hidden duals event. Senior Caden Moortgat collected a three-set victory over North Carolina after having rallied from a set down, and Bronco duo John Chin and James Van Herzeele led the way with two victories in the tournament.

📊 See Boise State men’s tennis full results from the Tar Heel Invitational

This week is Boise State gymnastics’ Capes and Crowns meet! Dress up and meet your favorite princesses & superheroes, and the first 50 fans will get a tiara. Plus, a free face painter will be on-site! Doors open at 6 p.m.

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

Racking Up Wins. Boise State football has seen a lot of success over the years. Do you know how many wins Bronco football has had since the year 2000?

Think you've got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

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🗓 THE WEEK AHEAD

*All times are Mountain

Wednesday, Jan. 17

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. San Jose State @ 8 p.m. in San Jose, Calif. | Watch | Listen | Live Stats

Thursday, Jan. 18

No scheduled events

Friday, Jan. 19

🤸 Gymnastics vs. Air Force/San Jose State/West Chester @ 7 p.m. in Boise, Idaho | Watch

Saturday, Jan. 20

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. San Diego State @ 11 a.m. in Boise, Idaho | Watch on CBS | Tickets | Listen | Live Stats

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Idaho State @ 1 p.m. in Boise, Idaho

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Utah State @ 3 p.m. in Boise, Idaho | Tickets | Watch | Listen | Live Stats

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Lewis-Clark State @ 6 p.m. in Boise, Idaho

Sunday, Jan. 21

No scheduled events

Monday, Jan. 22

No scheduled events

Tuesday, Jan. 23

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Fresno State @ 8:30 p.m. in Fresno, Calif., | Watch on FS1 | Listen | Live Stats

🔷 Click here to view the entire Boise State Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 249!

Boise State football has accumulated 249 wins since 2000, the fourth most in the FBS behind Ohio State, Oklahoma and Alabama.

🔷 Have a great Wednesday, Bronco Nation!