National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Utah St. 83, Fresno St. 62
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 20, 2024
Where: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, Logan, Utah
Officials: # Verne Harris, # Randy Heimerman, # DG Nelson
Attendance: 8851

Great Osobor scored 20 points and pulled down 12 rebounds and No. 16 Utah State pulled away for an 83-62 win over Fresno State in a Mountain West Conference matchup on Saturday in Logan, Utah.

Osobor shot 8-for-10 from the field, including 2-for-2 from beyond the arc. Ian Martinez scored 14 points and Josh Uduje chipped in 12 off the bench for Utah State (17-2, 5-1 Mountain West).

Isaiah Pope scored 16 points to lead Fresno State (8-10, 1-4). Donavan Yap Jr. scored 12 points off the bench and Eduardo Andre finished with 11 points.

Utah State shot 55 percent (33 of 60) from the field. Fresno State shot 41.4 percent (24 of 58).

Fresno State opened the second half on a 10-1 run to pull within 41-37 with 16:45 to go. Xavier DuSell and Yap each made a 3-pointer during the run, and Pope added a jumper and a layup.

The Aggies answered with a 19-9 run to increase their lead to 60-46 with 8:50 left. Mason Falslev and Uduje made back-to-back layups to finish the run.

Utah State cruised the rest of the way. Javon Jackson made a layup off an assist from Martinez to give the Aggies a game-high 24-point lead at 77-53 with 3:04 to go.

Utah State led 40-27 at the half.

Osobor led all scorers with 18 points on 7-for-7 shooting at the break.

Andre had nine points on 4-for-8 shooting to pace Fresno State heading into halftime.

The score was even at 14 after Yap made a layup for Fresno State with 11:43 left in the first half.

Utah State followed with a 14-3 run to pull ahead 28-17 with 7:29 to go in the half. Martinez started the run with a four-point play, and Osobor had a layup and a 3-pointer.

Osobor added a layup with 1:32 remaining to boost the Aggies' lead to 13 points at halftime.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Fresno St.   Utah St.
Isaiah Pope 16 Scoring Great Osobor 20
Isaiah Hill 10 Assists Ian Martinez 6
Enoch Boakye 7 Rebounds Great Osobor 12
Donavan Yap 3 Free Throws Made Josh Uduje 4
Isaiah Hill 3 Steals Darius Brown II 2
Eduardo Andre 1 Blocks Isaac Johnson 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Fresno St. 62 41.4 7-25 7-9 14 23 2 9 13
Utah St. 83 55.0 5-13 12-17 20 37 5 5 12