RENO, Nev. (AP) Jazz Johnson drained 8 of 12 3-pointers and scored 34 points, both career highs, and Nevada beat Boise State 83-66 on Saturday.

Jalen Harris had 15 points for Nevada (10-5, 3-0 Mountain West Conference), which earned its fourth straight home victory, and Lindsey Drew added 14 points and nine assists.

Johnson, a graduate transfer from Portland, had 21 points in the first half, when the Wolf Pack made 8 of 17 3-pointers and shot 54% but only led 39-35.

Boise State couldn't keep pace in the second half. Nevada was 6 of 12 behind the arc and shot 58% but the Bronco went 1 of 11 from distance and shot 31%. Free throw shooting helped Boise State, the Broncos going 14 of 15 from the line to 2 of 4 for Nevada.

Nevada finished at 56% overall but was outscored by 16 from the foul line.

Derrick Alston Jr. had 15 points for the Broncos (10-6, 2-2), whose four-game winning streak came to end. Justinian Jessup added 12 points and RJ Williams 11.

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Game Notes:

Nevada (10-5, 3-0 MW) improved to 10-5 and 3-0 in Mountain West play after defeating Boise State (10-6, 2-2 MW) 83-66 at Lawlor Events Center on Saturday to conclude a two-game conference homestand.

Nevada next plays at San Jose State (5-11, 1-3 MW) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. and at Utah State (13-3, 2-1 MW) on Saturday at 5 p.m. PT.  USU hosts San Diego State later tonight.

First-year head coach Steve Alford is now three wins from 600 in his 29th season of coaching college basketball.  Alford is 597-303.  He improved to 5-0 versus Boise State.

Senior Jazz Johnson scored a career-high 34 points and made a career-high eight 3-pointers.  Both are highs by a Mountain West player this season.  Johnson also tied for game honors with a career-best seven rebounds in the game.

Johnson's eight made 3-pointers is one off the school record of nine held by Brian Green at Baylor, Dec. 2, 1995 and Derrick Anderson, versus CSUF, Feb. 11, 1999.  His 13 made field goals and 21 attempted are both highs for a Nevada player this season.  The 13 made field goals are also the high by any MW player this season.

Johnson became the third Nevada player to have a 30-point game this season joining Jalen Harris (31 pts) and Lindsey Drew (30 pts).

Harris finished with 15 points tonight reaching double figures for the 11th consecutive game.

Drew netted 14 points and dished out a game-high nine assists to finish one shy of a double-double.  The nine assists tied his career high and is the high for a Nevada player this season.

Nevada tied its season-high with 14 made 3-pointers.  The Pack also made 14 3s against Santa Clara.  

Nevada is 3-0 in MW play for the third time.  The 2013-14 and 2017-18 teams also started the conference season with three wins.

The Pack has won the last eight meetings with BSU and holds a 48-27 series advantage.





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