Merrill's 23 lifts Utah St. over Lobos 91-83 in MWC tourney
Sam Merrill had 23 points as Utah State beat New Mexico 91-83 in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference Tournament on Thursday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
New Mexico Lobos
83
Utah State Aggies
91
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNM | 39 | 44 | 83 |
| USU | 39 | 52 | 91 |
Thomas & Mack Center
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | vs Utah Tech Trailblazers | W 100-60 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 83-91
Justin Bean made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 83-90
Justin Bean made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 83-89
Foul on Vance Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 83-89
Justin Bean made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:28 83-88
Foul on Vance Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 83-88
Anthony Mathis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 82-88
Anthony Mathis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 81-88
Anthony Mathis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:30 80-88
Foul on Abel Porter.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:37 80-88
Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:37 80-87
Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:37 80-86
Foul on Dane Kuiper.
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LayUpShot 0:52 80-86
Justin Bean made Layup. Assisted by Sam Merrill.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:54 80-84
Justin Bean made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:54 80-83
Justin Bean made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:54 80-82
Foul on Anthony Mathis.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:11 80-82
Corey Manigault made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:11 79-82
Corey Manigault made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:11 78-82
Foul on Neemias Queta.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:26 78-82
Diogo Brito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Merrill.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:13 78-79
Abel Porter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:14 78-78
Foul on Makuach Maluach.
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LayUpShot 3:14 78-78
Abel Porter made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:24 78-76
Anthony Mathis made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:37 76-76
Neemias Queta made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:00 76-74
Anthony Mathis made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:21 73-74
Sam Merrill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Abel Porter.
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JumpShot 4:42 73-71
Vance Jackson made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:27 71-71
Neemias Queta made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:27 71-70
Neemias Queta made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:27 71-69
Foul on Corey Manigault.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:08 71-69
Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:08 71-68
Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:08 71-67
Foul on Keith McGee.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:27 71-67
Corey Manigault made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:27 70-67
Foul on Quinn Taylor.
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LayUpShot 6:27 70-67
Corey Manigault made Layup. Assisted by Vance Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:45 68-67
Neemias Queta made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:45 68-66
Foul on Corey Manigault.
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PersonalFoul 7:25 68-66
Foul on Carlton Bragg.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:10 68-66
Diogo Brito made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:10 68-65
Diogo Brito made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:10 68-64
Foul on Vance Jackson.
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JumpShot 8:22 68-64
Keith McGee made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 8:36 66-64
Foul on Sam Merrill.
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PersonalFoul 9:17 66-64
Foul on Abel Porter.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:26 66-64
Vance Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:26 65-64
Foul on Neemias Queta.
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PersonalFoul 9:32 65-64
Foul on Quinn Taylor.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:43 65-64
Sam Merrill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Neemias Queta.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:49 65-61
Dane Kuiper made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:49 64-61
Dane Kuiper made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:49 63-61
Foul on Justin Bean.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:02 63-61
Dane Kuiper made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Carlton Bragg.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:20 60-61
Neemias Queta made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:20 60-60
Foul on Drue Drinnon.
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LayUpShot 10:49 60-60
Diogo Brito made Layup. Assisted by Justin Bean.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:13 60-58
Neemias Queta made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:13 60-57
Foul on Corey Manigault.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:29 60-57
Keith McGee made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Makuach Maluach.
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End Game 0:00 83-91
End of Game
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 83-91
Justin Bean made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 83-90
Justin Bean made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 83-89
Foul on Vance Jackson.
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Defensive Rebound 0:03 83-89
Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 83-89
Anthony Mathis missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:08 83-89
New Mexico Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:08 83-89
Anthony Mathis missed Three Point Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 0:12 83-89
New Mexico Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:12 83-89
Abel Porter Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:18 83-89
Abel Porter Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:18 83-89
Dane Kuiper missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:22 83-89
Dane Kuiper Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:22 83-89
Makuach Maluach missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 83-89
Justin Bean made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:28 83-88
Utah State Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 83-88
Justin Bean missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:28 83-88
Foul on Vance Jackson.
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ShortTimeOut 0:30 83-88
New Mexico Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 83-88
Anthony Mathis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 82-88
Anthony Mathis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:30 81-88
Anthony Mathis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:30 80-88
Foul on Abel Porter.
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Steal 0:36 80-88
Diogo Brito Steal.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:37 80-88
Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:37 80-87
Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:37 80-86
Foul on Dane Kuiper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:38 80-86
Vance Jackson Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 0:43 80-86
New Mexico Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:43 80-86
Neemias Queta Block.
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LayUpShot 0:43 80-86
Anthony Mathis missed Layup.
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LayUpShot 0:52 80-86
Justin Bean made Layup. Assisted by Sam Merrill.
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Offensive Rebound 1:04 80-84
Utah State Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:04 80-84
Justin Bean missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:32 80-84
Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:32 80-84
Makuach Maluach missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:54 80-84
Justin Bean made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:54 80-83
Justin Bean made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:54 80-82
Foul on Anthony Mathis.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:11 80-82
Corey Manigault made Free Throw.
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Team Stats
UNM
USU
28-72
FG
25-47
39
Field Goal %
53
10-29
3PT
6-13
34
Three Point %
46
17-21
FT
35-45
81
Free Throw %
78
28
Rebounds
46
11
Offensive Rebounds
12
17
Defensive Rebounds
34
18
Assists
19
12
Steals
6
0
Blocks
7
10
Turnovers
24
0
Team Turnovers
1
10
Total Turnovers
24
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
22
Points Off Turnovers
8
10
Fast Break Points
8
32
Points in Paint
36
29
Fouls
19
8
Largest Lead
8
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