National Basketball Association
Utah St. 84, Idaho 68
When: 9:05 PM ET, Saturday, February 26, 2011
Where: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, Logan, Utah
Officials:
# Doran Goteshall, # Bruce Hicks, # Mike Scyphers
Attendance:
10270
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Tai Wesley had 22 points and seven rebounds, and Brockeith Pane scored 17 points as No. 23 Utah State rolled to an 84-68 victory over visiting Idaho on Saturday.
Brian Green scored 15 points as the Aggies (26-3, 13-1 Western Athletic Conference) avenged a loss to the Vandals earlier this month.
Shawn Henderson scored 17 points and Jeff Ledbetter had 16 for Idaho (16-12, 8-7).
Utah State rolled to a 39-23 halftime lead en route to its 31st consecutive home victory. The Aggies led 28-21 before finishing the first half with an 11-2 run as Pane scored seven points during the spurt.
Idaho scored the first four points of the second half before Utah State went on a 14-6 run, with the lead reaching 20 points at 53-33 on Brady Jardine’s basket with 12:54 remaining.
The Vandals upset Utah State 64-56 on Feb. 9 to end Utah State’s 25-game WAC regular-season winning streak.
Top Game Performances
| Idaho |
|
Utah St. |
|
Shawn Henderson 17 |
Scoring |
Tai Wesley 22 |
|
Landon Tatum 6 |
Assists |
Tyler Newbold 6 |
|
Landon Tatum 6 |
Rebounds |
Nate Bendall 8 |
|
Deremy Geiger 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Tai Wesley 10 |
|
Landon Tatum 2 |
Steals |
Brockeith Pane 2 |
|
Brandon Wiley 1 |
Blocks |
Tai Wesley 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Idaho
|
68 |
41.0 |
8-20 |
10-15 |
15 |
31 |
1 |
7 |
|
| Utah St.
|
84 |
50.0 |
6-15 |
26-30 |
19 |
37 |
6 |
6 |
|