Utah State Aggies at San Diego State Aztecs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Top seed Utah State knocks out Nevada 79-66 in Mountain West Conference Tournament semifinal
Utah State (27-6) will play for the championship on Saturday against the winner of the second semifinal between No. 2 seed San Diego State and third-seeded New Mexico with a berth in the NCAA Tournament on the line.
Elamin added six rebounds for the Aggies. Drake Allen totaled 12 points, nine rebounds, six assists, and four steals. Michael Collins Jr. also scored 12.
Vaughn Weems finished with 17 points and nine rebounds to lead the fifth-seeded Wolf Pack (22-12). Chuck Bailey III added 10 points and Corey Camper Jr. scored nine.
Karson Templin had nine points in the first half to help Utah State take a 39-32 lead into the break. Allen had nine points in the second half to propel the Wolverines to the victory.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 72 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Tucker Anderson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kolby King assists) | 72 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Taj DeGourville makes 15-foot jumper | 69 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Miles Byrd Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 87 |
Statistics
 USU |
 SDSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-57 | FG | 30-55 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 8-27 | 3PT | 7-16 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 16-24 | FT | 22-33 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 11 | Assists | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 25 | Fouls | 21 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 24 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 16 | Percent Led | 77 |
Game Information
Location: San Diego, CA
Attendance: 12,414 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 28-6 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-11 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 23-10 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 22-12 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-12 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 17-16 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |