Boise State cruised to a 56-31 victory over UNLV on Saturday, covering the 13-point spread with a dominant defensive performance in the second half. The Broncos jumped out to an early lead with a 14-3 first quarter advantage and extended it to 28-3 by halftime behind a pair of touchdown runs by Dylan Riley and efficient passing from Maddux Madsen. UNLV managed to score 21 points in the third quarter, but Boise State answered with 21 of its own to put the game out of reach. Madsen led the Broncos' offense with 253 passing yards and found Chris Marshall for 96 receiving yards and a touchdown. The turning point came in the third quarter when Anthony Colandrea's pass was intercepted by A'Marion McCoy, who returned it 60 yards for a touchdown. Despite a strong rushing performance from UNLV's Anthony Colandrea (87 yards), the Broncos' defense proved too much to overcome. The game went over the 61-point over/under.