UC Davis 82, Boise St. 74

UC Davis 82, Boise St. 74

Published Feb. 21, 2010 4:17 a.m. ET

Dominic Calegari scored 26 points and Joe Harden added 24 to lead UC Davis to an 82-74 victory over Boise State in a BracketBuster game Saturday night.

The Aggies (11-15) shot 57.1 percent (8 of 14) from 3-point range while winning on the road for just the third time all season.

Daequon Montreal led Boise State (12-15) with 15 points, and Paul Noonan added 14.

UC Davis led by 16 after a 3-pointer by Adam Malik made it 50-34 with 15:25 remaining. Boise State trimmed its deficit to 74-67 with 1:38 left on a 3 by Robert Arnold but got no closer.

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Calegari hit back-to-back 3-pointers during an 11-0 run that gave UC Davis a 28-19 lead with 3:32 left in the first half. The Aggies made six 3-pointers in the first half and led 36-27 at halftime.

UC Davis played without leading scorer Mark Payne, who missed his fourth consecutive game because of illness.

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