Dec. 22, 2010

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LOGAN, Utah -

POSTGAME NOTESUtah State vs. Western Michigan - 12/22/10

TEAM NOTES
* Utah State has now won five straight games, which is a season-high.
* Utah State has started a season by winning at least 10 of its first 12 games for the sixth time under head coach Stew Morrill and for the 15th time in school history.
* Utah State has won 21 straight home games dating back to last year and 73 of its last 75 overall. Under Morrill, USU is now 183-13 at home including a 91-5 record against non-conference opponents.
* Utah State improved to 74-20 during December under Morrill including a 61-2 record at home.
* Utah State is 8-0 this year, has won 16 straight games and is 165-9 under Morrill when allowing fewer than 60 points.
* Utah State has now held each of its last five opponents under 60 points.
* Utah State tied its season-high with seven steals for the second straight game.
* Utah State shot 50 percent from the field for the second straight game and for the third time this year. USU also shot 50 percent from three-point range for the second straight game and fourth time this year.
* Utah State improved to 6-1 this year and has now won 47 of its last 49 games when scoring at least 70 points.
* Utah State had four players score in double-figures for the fourth time this year.
* Utah State improved to 9-0 on the season when it out-rebounds its opponent.
* The 29 team fouls called on Western Michigan are the most called against a USU opponent this year.

PLAYER NOTES
* Senior forward Tai Wesley scored in double-figures for the 10th time this year and 83rd time in his career.
* Senior guard Tyler Newbold scored in double-figures for the third time this year and 36th time in his career with 12 points. Newbold also had six assists tonight to give him 308 for his career tying him with Greg Grant (1983-86) and Lance Washington (1980-83) for eighth-place all-time at Utah State. Newbold's six assists is tied for his season-high.
* Senior guard Pooh Williams scored in double-figures for the fifth time this year and for the 27th time in his career with 18 points.
* Junior guard Brockeith Pane scored in double-figures for the fifth time this year with 14 point.
* Junior forward Morgan Grim took his team-leading fifth and sixth charges of the season tonight.
* Junior forward Brady Jardine had a season-high two assists. He also had his team-leading 12th dunk of the season.
* Senior guard Tyler Newbold started his 107th career game tonight which ranks fourth all-time at Utah State. Wesley started his 105th career game which ranks fifth all-time at USU.
* Newbold and Wesley both played in their 117th career games ranking tied for sixth all-time at USU along with Eric Franson (1991, 94-96), Dan Conway (1986-89) and Gilbert Pete (1986-89). Senior guard Pooh Williams played in his 109th career game which ranks 17th all-time in school history.
* Freshman guard James Walker III tied his season-high with three rebounds.
* Freshman forward Brad Brown scored his first career point tonight.