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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Utah St. 80, Boise St. 61
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 10, 2024
Where: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, Logan, Utah
Officials: # Tony Padilla, # Kirk Smith, # Matthew Rukasin
Attendance: 10270

Mason Falslev scored a career-high 25 points on 10-of-13 shooting to lead No. 22 Utah State to an easy 80-61 victory over Boise State on Saturday night in Mountain West play at Logan, Utah.

Darius Brown II recorded 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists as the Aggies (20-4, 8-3 Mountain West) snapped a two-game losing streak. Isaac Johnson had 14 points and Great Osobor added 10 points and 10 rebounds as Utah State improved to 11-1 at home and regained sole possession of first place in the Mountain West.

Tyson Degenhart had 17 points and eight rebounds for the Broncos (16-8, 7-4), who lost their second straight contest. Max Rice had 12 points and O'Mar Stanley tallied 11 before fouling out.

The Aggies completed a regular-season sweep of the Broncos, also winning 90-84 in overtime at Boise State on Jan. 27.

Utah State shot 51.8 percent from the field, including 9 of 21 from 3-point range.

The Broncos made just 35.6 percent of their shots and were 7 of 29 from behind the arc.

Utah State led by 11 at halftime and soon pushed the lead to 49-34 on Falslev's driving layup with 16:35 left in the game.

Later in the second half, Johnson knocked down a 3-pointer to give the Aggies a 65-48 lead with 9:37 remaining.

Brown canned a 3-pointer to push the lead to 20 at 75-55 with 6:04 to play, and Utah State cruised to the finish.

Falslev scored 15 first-half points as Utah State led 41-30 at the break. Stanley had nine points in the half for the Broncos.

Boise State led by three before the Aggies rolled off 13 consecutive points. Falslev and Ian Martinez made 3-pointers during the stretch as Utah State took a 23-13 advantage with 9:46 left in the first half.

Brown later buried a 3-pointer to give the Aggies a 38-25 lead with 3:10 remaining. The 13-point lead was their largest of the half.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Boise St.   Utah St.
Tyson Degenhart 17 Scoring Mason Falslev 25
Chibuzo Agbo 2 Assists Darius Brown II 5
Tyson Degenhart 8 Rebounds Great Osobor 10
Tyson Degenhart 6 Free Throws Made Ian Martinez 4
Roddie Anderson III 1 Steals Great Osobor 2
O'Mar Stanley 1 Blocks Great Osobor 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Boise St. 61 35.6 7-29 12-17 9 31 1 1 10
Utah St. 80 51.8 9-21 13-20 20 33 5 5 8