Broncos vs. Bulldogs in Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge

The Boise State men’s basketball will play at Drake, Nov. 27, in the 2018 Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge, the conferences announced Thursday. The time and broadcast information for the game in Des Moines, Iowa will be announced at a later date.

In 2017, for the second-consecutive season, the Mountain West and Missouri Valley split the 10-game series, 5-5. The MW has an all-time series edge of 3-1-3 in seven previous Challenge seasons, including an overall advantage of 38-27 in games played in association with the series.

The matchup between the Broncos and Bulldogs will be one of three games played on the first day of the challenge.

Annual matchups for teams in the Challenge Series are based upon factors including the previous year’s achievements, records and RPI rankings, as well as projected rankings/strength of teams in the upcoming season, based upon composite sources. Each season is considered separately in terms of matchups, therefore, games from the previous year’s Challenge Series may not be returned. One MW team does not play in the Challenge Series over a two-year period.

This will mark the third all-time meeting between Boise State and Drake, as the two teams last played each other in head Leon Rice’s first two seasons at the helm. The first matchup in 2010 saw the Bulldogs claim the 72-69 victory in Des Moines, but the Broncos tied the all-time series at 1-1 the following season in 2011 with a 108-64 win at home.

Here is a look at the entire schedule of Mountain West vs. Missouri Valley basketball challenge games:

2018 MOUNTAIN WEST-MISSOURI VALLEY CHALLENGE SERIES SCHEDULE

DATE MATCHUP

Tues., Nov. 27 Nevada at Loyola Chicago

Tues., Nov. 27 Boise State at Drake

Tues., Nov. 27 Southern Illinois at Colorado State

Wed., Nov. 28 Valparaiso at UNLV

Wed., Nov. 28 Northern Iowa at Utah State

Wed., Nov. 28 Indiana State at San Jose State

Wed., Nov. 28 Missouri State at Air Force

Wed., Nov. 28 Wyoming at Evansville

Sat., Dec. 1 New Mexico at Bradley