National Basketball Association
Utah St. 80, Boise St. 61
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 10, 2024
Where: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, Logan, Utah
Officials:
# Tony Padilla, # Kirk Smith, # Matthew Rukasin
Attendance:
10270
By Field Level Media
Mason Falslev scored a career-high 25 points on 10-of-13 shooting to lead No. 22 Utah State to an easy 80-61 victory over Boise State on Saturday night in Mountain West play at Logan, Utah.
Darius Brown II recorded 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists as the Aggies (20-4, 8-3 Mountain West) snapped a two-game losing streak. Isaac Johnson had 14 points and Great Osobor added 10 points and 10 rebounds as Utah State improved to 11-1 at home and regained sole possession of first place in the Mountain West.
Tyson Degenhart had 17 points and eight rebounds for the Broncos (16-8, 7-4), who lost their second straight contest. Max Rice had 12 points and O'Mar Stanley tallied 11 before fouling out.
The Aggies completed a regular-season sweep of the Broncos, also winning 90-84 in overtime at Boise State on Jan. 27.
Utah State shot 51.8 percent from the field, including 9 of 21 from 3-point range.
The Broncos made just 35.6 percent of their shots and were 7 of 29 from behind the arc.
Utah State led by 11 at halftime and soon pushed the lead to 49-34 on Falslev's driving layup with 16:35 left in the game.
Later in the second half, Johnson knocked down a 3-pointer to give the Aggies a 65-48 lead with 9:37 remaining.
Brown canned a 3-pointer to push the lead to 20 at 75-55 with 6:04 to play, and Utah State cruised to the finish.
Falslev scored 15 first-half points as Utah State led 41-30 at the break. Stanley had nine points in the half for the Broncos.
Boise State led by three before the Aggies rolled off 13 consecutive points. Falslev and Ian Martinez made 3-pointers during the stretch as Utah State took a 23-13 advantage with 9:46 left in the first half.
Brown later buried a 3-pointer to give the Aggies a 38-25 lead with 3:10 remaining. The 13-point lead was their largest of the half.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Boise St. |
|
Utah St. |
|
Tyson Degenhart 17 |
Scoring |
Mason Falslev 25 |
|
Chibuzo Agbo 2 |
Assists |
Darius Brown II 5 |
|
Tyson Degenhart 8 |
Rebounds |
Great Osobor 10 |
|
Tyson Degenhart 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Ian Martinez 4 |
|
Roddie Anderson III 1 |
Steals |
Great Osobor 2 |
|
O'Mar Stanley 1 |
Blocks |
Great Osobor 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Boise St.
|
61 |
35.6 |
7-29 |
12-17 |
9 |
31 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
| Utah St.
|
80 |
51.8 |
9-21 |
13-20 |
20 |
33 |
5 |
5 |
8 |
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