Merrill scores 28, No. 17 Utah State beats Montana State
Sam Merrill scored 28 points and No. 17 Utah State beat Montana State 81-73 Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Montana State Bobcats
73
Utah State Aggies
81
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MTST | 34 | 39 | 73 |
| USU | 37 | 44 | 81 |
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · 7,331 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | @ Colorado State Rams | L 74-84 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:00 73-81
Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:00 73-80
Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:00 73-79
Foul on Finn Fleute.
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LayUpShot 0:03 73-79
Finn Fleute made Layup. Assisted by Amin Adamu.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 71-79
Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 71-78
Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:07 71-77
Foul on Quentin Guliford.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:29 71-77
Brock Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Abel Porter.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:56 71-74
Finn Fleute made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:56 70-74
Foul on Diogo Brito.
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LayUpShot 0:56 70-74
Finn Fleute made Layup. Assisted by Harald Frey.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:33 68-74
Ladan Ricketts made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:33 67-74
Ladan Ricketts made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:33 66-74
Foul on Abel Porter.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:44 66-74
Alphonso Anderson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:44 66-73
Alphonso Anderson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:44 66-72
Foul on Zeke Quinlan.
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LayUpShot 2:08 66-72
Diogo Brito made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 2:24 66-70
Foul on Diogo Brito.
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DunkShot 2:45 66-70
Justin Bean made Dunk. Assisted by Sam Merrill.
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PersonalFoul 3:36 66-68
Foul on Mychael Paulo.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:47 66-68
Alphonso Anderson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:47 66-67
Alphonso Anderson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:47 66-66
Foul on Mychael Paulo.
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LayUpShot 4:30 66-66
Alphonso Anderson made Layup.
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LayUpShot 5:25 66-64
Harald Frey made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:39 64-64
Abel Porter made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:39 64-63
Abel Porter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:39 64-62
Foul on Harald Frey.
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PersonalFoul 5:46 64-62
Foul on Abel Porter.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:16 64-62
Harald Frey made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:35 61-62
Alphonso Anderson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:35 61-61
Alphonso Anderson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:35 61-60
Foul on Jubrile Belo.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:02 61-60
Alphonso Anderson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:02 61-59
Alphonso Anderson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:02 61-58
Foul on Jubrile Belo.
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DunkShot 7:19 61-58
Jubrile Belo made Dunk. Assisted by Harald Frey.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:29 59-58
Harald Frey made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:29 58-58
Harald Frey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:29 57-58
Foul on Diogo Brito.
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LayUpShot 8:55 57-58
Diogo Brito made Layup. Assisted by Abel Porter.
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LayUpShot 9:24 57-56
Amin Adamu made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:02 55-56
Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:02 55-55
Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:02 55-54
Foul on Devin Kirby.
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LayUpShot 10:09 55-54
Mychael Paulo made Layup. Assisted by Harald Frey.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:39 53-54
Harald Frey made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:39 52-54
Harald Frey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:39 51-54
Foul on Brock Miller.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:17 51-54
Jubrile Belo made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:17 50-54
Foul on Sam Merrill.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:33 50-54
Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:33 50-53
Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:33 50-52
Foul on Amin Adamu.
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PersonalFoul 11:40 50-52
Foul on Ladan Ricketts.
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PersonalFoul 12:25 50-52
Foul on Amin Adamu.
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DunkShot 12:47 50-52
Jubrile Belo made Dunk. Assisted by Amin Adamu.
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PersonalFoul 13:11 48-52
Foul on Justin Bean.
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PersonalFoul 13:41 48-52
Foul on Diogo Brito.
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End Game 0:00 73-79
End of Game
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MadeFreeThrow 0:00 73-81
Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:00 73-80
Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:00 73-79
Foul on Finn Fleute.
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LayUpShot 0:03 73-79
Finn Fleute made Layup. Assisted by Amin Adamu.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 71-79
Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 71-78
Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:07 71-77
Foul on Quentin Guliford.
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Defensive Rebound 0:12 71-77
Sam Merrill Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:12 71-77
Borja Fernandez missed Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:29 71-77
Brock Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Abel Porter.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:56 71-74
Finn Fleute made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:56 70-74
Foul on Diogo Brito.
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LayUpShot 0:56 70-74
Finn Fleute made Layup. Assisted by Harald Frey.
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Defensive Rebound 1:09 68-74
Borja Fernandez Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:09 68-74
Sam Merrill missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:33 68-74
Ladan Ricketts made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:33 67-74
Ladan Ricketts made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:33 66-74
Foul on Abel Porter.
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ShortTimeOut 1:44 66-74
Utah State Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 1:44 66-74
Alphonso Anderson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:44 66-73
Alphonso Anderson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:44 66-72
Foul on Zeke Quinlan.
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Defensive Rebound 1:48 66-72
Alphonso Anderson Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:48 66-72
Harald Frey missed Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:08 66-72
Diogo Brito made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 2:24 66-70
Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:24 66-70
Jubrile Belo missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:24 66-70
Montana State Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:24 66-70
Jubrile Belo missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:24 66-70
Foul on Diogo Brito.
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Offensive Rebound 2:27 66-70
Jubrile Belo Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:27 66-70
Harald Frey missed Layup.
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DunkShot 2:45 66-70
Justin Bean made Dunk. Assisted by Sam Merrill.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:06 66-68
Ladan Ricketts Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 3:26 66-68
Borja Fernandez Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:26 66-68
Abel Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 3:36 66-68
Foul on Mychael Paulo.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:36 66-68
Mychael Paulo Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:47 66-68
Alphonso Anderson made Free Throw.
Showing the last 40 of 382 events.
Team Stats
MTST
USU
24-57
FG
20-53
42
Field Goal %
38
9-19
3PT
6-18
47
Three Point %
33
16-26
FT
35-45
62
Free Throw %
78
36
Rebounds
41
9
Offensive Rebounds
11
27
Defensive Rebounds
30
13
Assists
12
6
Steals
8
3
Blocks
5
15
Turnovers
9
0
Team Turnovers
0
15
Total Turnovers
9
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
7
Points Off Turnovers
14
10
Fast Break Points
4
28
Points in Paint
24
31
Fouls
23
3
Largest Lead
8
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