Around the WAC

For the second straight week, Boise State senior center Matt Nelson was named the conference player of the week. Nelson, a transfer from Eastern Washington by way of Issaquah, Wash., made 19 of 23 field goals in the Broncos’ two conference-opening wins. … Nevada will host Utah State on Feb. 11 to make up for the game canceled last Saturday because of a severe storm. … The two teams to open 2-0 last week – Boise State and New Mexico State – meet tonight at Boise. … Former NBA all-star and two-time conference MVP Karl Malone is on staff with Louisiana Tech but will not travel to Idaho. … Idaho’s free-throw shooting, which suffered in non-conference play, has improved. The Vandals made 14 of 18 foul shots against New Mexico State and 23 of 34 against BSU last week. The Vandals rank last in the WAC at 60 percent (141 of 235).