SEATTLE, WASH. -- Furman battled back from a pair of 17-point first half deficits to take an early fourth quarter lead before falling to Boise State, 74-65, in Wednesday afternoon's opening round of the Husky Classic, played at the Alaska Airlines Arena on the campus of the University of Washington.

The loss snaps a five-game winning streak for Furman (9-4), which will face host Washington on Thursday in a 5:00 p.m. ET matchup.

Natalie Pasco scored 11 of her game high 20 points in the first half, including a trio of 3-pointers, to fuel a 12-0 run by Boise State (10-2) that helped the Broncos race to a 28-13 lead after one quarter.

Boise State enjoyed a pair of 17-point advantages in the second period before Raina McGowens bottomed out a 3-pointer to open an 8-0 Furman spurt that trimmed the Broncos' lead to 38-29.

The Paladins continued to put their own hoof to the Broncos in third quarter, using an 8-0 run, capped by a Tate Walters 3-pointer, to trim the lead to 46-44 less than three minutes into the frame.

Jada Session pulled Furman even at 50-50 with a jump shot with a little over a minute left, and Seattle native Niveya Henley tied it again at 53-53 with a wing jumper to open the fourth quarter.  

A little over a minute later Walters fed a cross court skip pass to Sydney Ryan, who buried a 3-pointer to give the Paladins a 56-53 lead — its first since early in the first quarter.

A pair of Henley baskets helped Furman maintain its edge before Teryn Gardner stroked a 3-pointer with 7:05 to go to put Boise State up, 61-60, igniting a decisive 10-0 run over a near-four minute span that gave the Broncos a 68-60 lead and control.

Pasco's game-high 20-point performance came on 7-of-13 shooting, including 4-of-7 from beyond the arc. Bayes finished with 19 points for the Broncos, who converted 9-of-21 3-pointers in the contest as part of a 50.0 percent shooting effort (29x58).

BSU hit on 12-of-16 shots (75.0 percent) in the its big first quarter.

Furman placed five players in double figures, led by Henley's 14 points.  Ryan and Session followed with 12 points apiece, and Walters joined Kate Johnson with 10-point performances for the Paladins, who shot 39.7 percent (25x63) from the field and 8-of-20 (40 percent) from 3-point range.

The Broncos claimed a 34-28 edge in rebounding, led by Abby Muse's seven caroms.