Jan. 22, 2010

Recap | Final Stats

UTAH STATE BASKETBALLPOSTGAME NOTESUtah State vs. Fresno State - 1/21/10

TEAM NOTES
* Head Coach Stew Morrill won his 499th career game tonight and is now one win shy of becoming the 19th active coach and one of just 73 coaches in Division I history with 500 career wins.
* Utah State's 26-point road win is its largest since winning at Idaho by 38 points (80-42) on Feb. 15, 2006. The 43 points scored by Fresno State are the second-fewest by a USU opponent this year (Western Oregon - 42) and the fewest in a road game since beating Louisiana Tech, 50-37, on Jan. 8, 2009.
* Utah State is now 4-5 on the road this year and 80-68 on the road under Coach Morrill, which includes a 19-17 WAC record.
* Utah State has now won 23 of its last 27 WAC games dating back to the 2007-08 season and 30 of its last 38 WAC games during the last three years.
* In its last 14 games, Utah State is 10-0 when making at least five three-pointers and 0-4 when it makes less than five treys.
* Utah State is now 12-2 this year and 220-23 over the last 11 years when leading at the half.
* Utah State is now 8-1 this year and has won 81 of its last 83 games when holding its opponents under 60 points.
* Utah State improved to 106-27 against teams from the state of California during the last 11 years, which includes a 37-22 road record.
* Utah State has now won six straight games against Fresno State, which is the longest winning streak by USU in series history. FSU defeated USU six straight times from 1981 to 1983.
* Utah State has now out-rebounded 18 of its 20 opponents this year.
* Utah State has now won four straight games to tie its season-high.
* Utah State improved to 10-2 this year when senior guard Jared Quayle scores in double-figures.
* Utah State improved to 11-3 on the year when its bench out-scores its opponents bench.

PLAYER NOTES
* Tai Wesley has scored in double-figures in four straight games and in 17 games this year to lead the team. Overall, it is his 61st career double-figure scoring game.
* Jared Quayle has scored in double-figures in four straight games and in 12 games this year. Overall, it is his 37th career double-figure scoring game. Quayle had made 16 straight free throws before missing his first attempt tonight.
* Jared Quayle now ranks eighth all-time in USU history with 96 made three-pointers moving ahead of Curtis Bobb (2000-01) who had 94 and Jeff O. Anderson (1985-88) who had 95. Quayle also ranks ninth all-time in three-point attempts with 233.
* Tyler Newbold has scored in double-figures in five of his last seven games and in 10 games this year. Overall, it is his 30th career double-figure scoring game.
* Tyler Newbold now ranks sixth all-time in three-point attempts with 307, moving ahead of Troy Rolle (1999-2000) who attempted 304.
* Brian Green scored in double-figures for the second straight game and fifth time this year with his season-high 17 points.