3 keys to the Utah State’s 75-57 win over San Diego State

Utah State guard Max Shulga (11) celebrates making a basket as San Diego State ahead Tahirou Diabate (22) reacts within the first half of an NCAA school basketball recreation Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, in Logan, Utah.

Eli Lucero, Herald Journal by way of AP

Utah State ended its four-game shedding streak with a convincing 75-57 win over the Aztecs

Listed below are three keys to Utah State’s 75-57 victory over San Diego State:

• Clinging to a one-point lead at halftime, the Aggies broke the sport open with a 14-2 run to open the second half and by no means let the Aztecs get any nearer than seven factors the remainder of the sport.
• Enjoying with out beginning guard Rylan Jones (concussion) for a second straight recreation, sophomore guard Steven Ashworth stepped up his offensive recreation, scoring a team-high 17 factors, together with 5 3-pointers.
• Senior ahead Justin Bean delivered one other double-double (13 factors, 13 rebounds) and junior guard Sean Bairstow got here up with all 10 of his factors within the second half to assist the Aggies shoot 49.1% from the sector — simply higher than the Aztecs (48.9%) who received 19 factors from senior guard Matt Bradley.