Utah State Aggies at Boise State Broncos
· Mountain West Championship - Semifinal
Shulga leads Utah State past Boise State 72-62 in MWC semis
Utah Valley, the tournament's No. 3 seed, will face top-seeded San Diego State in Saturday's championship game.
Shulga added five assists for the Aggies (24-7). Steven Ashworth scored 14 points, shooting 4 for 13 (3 for 10 from 3-point range) and 3 of 5 from the free throw line. R.J. Eytle-Rock shot 4 of 6 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line to finish with 13 points.
Marcus Shaver Jr. led the way for the Broncos (23-8) with 14 points and eight rebounds. Boise State also got 14 points from Naje Smith. In addition, Tyson Degenhart finished with 13 points.
Sean Bairstow scored nine points in the first half and Utah State went into the break trailing 36-28. Utah State turned a three-point second-half advantage into a 12-point lead with a 12-3 run to make it 68-56 with 1:06 remaining in the half. Shulga scored 14 second-half points in the win.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 72 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Utah State Timeout | 72 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Marcus Shaver Jr. made Jumper. | 72 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Taylor Funk made Free Throw. | 72 - 60 |
Statistics
 USU |
 BOIS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-52 | FG | 22-55 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 9-29 | 3PT | 4-14 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 21-26 | FT | 14-22 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 14 | Assists | 8 |
| 1 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 20 | Fouls | 21 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Capacity:
2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 29-7 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-11 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 26-10 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 18-17 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |