LOGAN, Utah — Tai Wesley scored 19 points and shot 8 of 11 from the field as Utah State ran past Idaho State 77-44 Tuesday night.
Brian Green scored 12 off the bench for the Aggies (2-2). Amorrow Morgan scored 19 to pace the Bengals (1-4).
Jared Quayle and Brady Jardine both grabbed eight rebounds for USU, helping the Aggies outrebound ISU 43-24.
USU led by as many as 38 points in the second half, while ISU could never get closer than the 40-16 halftime score. The Bengals shot 33 percent from the field and only 3 of 14 from the 3-point line.
In the first half, USU shot 54 percent while the Bengals shot 7 of 23. The Aggies took a 31-8 lead with nine minutes remaining in the half when Wesley powered down a dunk over two Bengals for two of his 13 points in the half.
Idaho 75, Sacramento State 61
MOSCOW — Idaho’s Luiz Toledo scored 15 points en route to a 75-61 victory over Sacramento State on Tuesday.
The Vandals (3-1) jumped ahead quickly as Steffan Johnson hit a pair of 3-pointers to give Idaho a 9-2 lead.
The Hornets (3-3) stayed within 14 points or less, but Idaho had too many offensive weapons to contend with.
The Vandals had four players in double figures, with Toledo leading the way. Kashif Watson and Marvin Jefferson each had 12 points and Luciano de Souza added 11.
Sultan Toles-Bey led the Hornets with 16 points. Michael Selling had 15 and John Dickson added 10.
Idaho shot 44 percent from the field while the Hornets shot 36 percent.
Boise State 82, Eastern Washington 69
CHENEY, Wash. — Ike Okoye had 21 points, a career-high 17 rebounds and a career-tying six blocks and Boise State withstood Eastern Washington’s second-half charge for an 82-69 victory on Tuesday night.
Robert Arnold added 18 points and Kurt Cunningham and La’Shard Anderson had 10 apiece for the Broncos (3-2). Former CSI player Daequon Montreal scored nine.
Brandon Moore had 18 points and nine rebounds for the Eagles (2-3).
Boise State led 44-30 at halftime, but Benny Valentine brought Eastern Washington back, scoring eight straight points in a 2-minute span in which the Eagles pulled within 54-53 with 12:45 left. Boise State responded with nine straight points to push the lead back to 63-53 with 9:41 to go. Eastern Washington later got as close as five before the Broncos finally pulled away.
BYU 107, Southern U. 51
PROVO, Utah — Jackson Emery scored 16 points and had five steals to lead Brigham Young to a 107-51 win over Southern University on Tuesday night.
BYU (4-0) pulled away early as Jackson and Jonathan Tavernari scored 13 and 11 points respectively to push the Cougars to a 57-22 halftime lead. Jackson’s steals, all in the first half, contributed to 13 Jaguar turnovers.
Jimmer Fredette had a game-high 10 assists for the Cougars and scored 12 points. Tavernari and Chris Miles finished with 14 points each.
Brandon Davies’ eight rebounds helped the Cougars to a 48-28 advantage on the boards.
Earnest Jones led the Jaguars with 15 points while Jazz Williams scored 14.
Seattle 77, Utah 74
SALT LAKE CITY — Charles Garcia had 24 points and eight rebounds as Seattle knocked off Utah 77-74 on Tuesday night.
Seattle (3-2) overcame a 41-33 halftime deficit to lead for much of the second half. The Redhawks tied the game at 54-54 with 10:53 remaining and took the lead for good, 63-61, at the 8:11 mark on Ricky Berry’s 3-pointer.
Shawn Glover’s last-second 3-point attempt for Utah (2-2) bounced off the rim.
Garcia hit only 5 of 13 field goal attempts, but was 13 for 15 from the free-throw line. Cervante Burrell and Chris Gweth each had 12 points for Seattle.
Carlon Brown led Utah with 22 points. Kim Tillie and Jordan Cyphers added 12 each, and Luka Drca chipped in 10.
Posted in Sports, Local on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 1:00 am Updated: 11:28 pm.
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