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Boise State is one of those basketball tonics that can cure the common cold, or in the case of UNLV, a midseason week to forget. The Broncos on the road are almost always a willing participant in a home team’s desire to right its recent wrongs.
It’s easy to bet on Michigan State, especially in February and March, and that’s because Tom Izzo is tough. That trait not only rubs off on his players, it wears opponents thin.
The message a week ago was about climbing back on course, about again controlling one’s destiny, about going out and winning an outright regular-season conference basketball championship for the first time since 1991-92.
The reality today: UNLV is closer to fourth place than first.
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