Utah State Aggies guard Max Shulga (11) alerts a 3-point make as Utah State and Boise State play within the Mountain West Convention Basketball Event at UNLV’s Thomas and Mack Middle in Las Vegas on Friday, March 10, 2023. Scott G Winterton, Deseret Information
LAS VEGAS — Utah State overcame a sluggish begin and got here from behind within the second half to down Boise State 72-62 late Friday night time in a Mountain West event semifinal sport at Thomas & Mack Middle.
The Aggies, who trailed 36-28 at halftime, will meet San Diego State within the championship sport Saturday at 4 p.m. MST.
Max Shulga hit a pair of 3-pointers when USU was pulling away with between three and 5 minutes left and led USU with a game-high 19 factors.
Listed below are 3 keys to Utah State’s win:
• The Aggies outscored Boise State 44-26 within the second half to win the season collection, 2-1. Boise State led by as many as 9 factors within the first half, however the Aggies surged forward 51-49 on two free throws with 7:53 left, their first lead of the sport.
• The Aggies have been 6 of 14 from 3-point vary within the second half after going 3 of 15 from deep within the first half. Sean Bairstow (12), Steven Ashworth (14), RJ Eytle-Rock (13) all joined Shulga in double figures for Utah State.
• Boise State scored 13 factors off 10 USU turnovers within the first half and took a 36-28 lead on the break. The Broncos shot 54% within the first half and dedicated simply 4 turnovers earlier than intermission.
Nevertheless, the Aggies took higher care of the ball within the second half and Boise State had zero factors off turnovers after intermission.