UTAH STATE AGGIES
Utah State Beats New Mexico In Convincing Fashion
LOGAN, Utah – The Utah State Aggies took on the New Mexico Lobos in the Smith Spectrum on Wednesday.
The Aggies last game was a blowout road win over the Fresno State Bulldogs, 70-53. The Lobos last game was an 8-point home victory over the Air Force Falcons, 81-73.
The Lobos had a tough task coming into Logan. The Aggies had won 10 of their 11 home games prior to facing New Mexico.
First Half
The Aggies came out hot from deep. They hit three’s on their first to possessions to take a 6-2 early lead.
Trevin Dorius got an early and-one after crashing the offensive glass.
Crashing the glass 💪 @USUBasketball pic.twitter.com/oRKf8mdma9
— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) February 2, 2023
After getting their second basket, New Mexico went on a 4-minute scoring drought. Utah State capitalized on the shooting struggles, jumping out to a 13-5 lead.
WELCOME TO SPECTRUM MAGIC‼️🟠🟡
📺 @FS1 @taylor_swishh | #AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/iSWQOaI1n1
— USU Men’s Hoops (@USUBasketball) February 2, 2023
Steven Ashworth played well for the Aggies early on. He scored 6 early points without missing a shot.
The Aggies shot 70% from the field early on while holding the Lobos to 30%. They jumped out to a 25-9 lead.
DAN DUNKZZZ🔥
📺 @FS1
#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/nEs5toXuIv
— USU Men’s Hoops (@USUBasketball) February 2, 2023
The Lobos played excellent defense and tightened up the offense over the next few minutes of play. They went on a 14-4 run to get back within striking distance.
Jamal Mashburn, Jr. with seven first half points. #GoLobos
📺 @FS1 pic.twitter.com/WeXydEdiOp— Lobo Basketball (@UNMLoboMBB) February 2, 2023
The Aggies shot 50% from three in the first half.
The ONLY place to be on a Wednesday in Logan this is Spectrum Magic Mayhem🔥‼️
📺 @FS1
#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/OpscIcGYRm
— USU Men’s Hoops (@USUBasketball) February 2, 2023
The Aggies went on a 19-4 run to close the first half.
Utah State was up big at the half, 46-27.
HALF | @stevenAsh_15 leads The Aggies with 10 points, USU leads over UNM with 20 minutes left to play🔵🤘#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/FvXYH8bjjp
— USU Men’s Hoops (@USUBasketball) February 2, 2023
Second Half
Trevin Dorius opened up the second half for the Aggies with a powerful alley-oop dunk.
.@DoriusTrevin why you so mad at the rim??🤯
📺 @FS1 #AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/1IC6uWhWvt
— USU Men’s Hoops (@USUBasketball) February 2, 2023
USU continued to build their lead with good shooting and even better defense.
When you think you got this, but you do not in fact got this🛑❗️
📺 @FS1#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/ly9QGW1OJE
— USU Men’s Hoops (@USUBasketball) February 2, 2023
The Aggies opened a 20-point lead with 15 minutes left in the game.
TURN IT UP💦🤫
📺 @FS1 #AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/H3teLNupvl
— USU Men’s Hoops (@USUBasketball) February 2, 2023
The Lobos kept fighting though. They went on a 12-2 run to cut the lead to 10.
What was once a 20-point lead has been cut in half! #GoLobos
📺 @FS1 pic.twitter.com/o68jMBCtJy— Lobo Basketball (@UNMLoboMBB) February 2, 2023
With ten minutes left in the game, the Lobos cut the lead to single-digits.
Sean Bairstow was the leading scorer for the Aggies. He had 18 points on 7/10 shooting with seven minutes left in regulation.
Utah State regained a 10-point lead late in the second half.
Ashworth AKA Splashworth AKA Stacheworth
📺 @FS1 @stevenAsh_15 | #AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/JgESWLfw8B
— USU Men’s Hoops (@USUBasketball) February 2, 2023
The Spectrum was bouncing all night in Logan. The crowd erupted after this dunk by Dan Akin.
MADNESS‼️🟠🟡
📺 @FS1 #AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/HwpqWijzpM
— USU Men’s Hoops (@USUBasketball) February 2, 2023
USU held onto their double-digit lead for the rest of the game. Aggies win, 84-73.
Chandler Holt is a Digital Sports Producer for KSLSports.com, specializing in all things basketball and football. Follow Chandler on Twitter at @ChandlerHoltKSL.
