March 11, 2011

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. -

UTAH STATE BASKETBALLPost-Game Notes vs. San Jose State (3/12/11)

TEAM NOTES
• Utah State is now 14-4 all-time in the WAC Tournament and will be playing in the championship game of the WAC Tournament for the fifth time in its six years in the league.
• Utah State is now 15-6 in conference tournament play as the No. 1 seed.
• Utah State will be playing the championship game of its conference tournament for the 14th time in school history and is 7-6 in its previous 13 games.
• Utah State is now 24-7 in conference tournaments under head coach Stew Morrill and will be playing in the championship game of its conference tournament for the 10th time in the last 12 years.
• All-time, Utah State is now 37-25 in conference tournaments including a 14-5 record in semifinal games.
• Head coach Stew Morrill is now 31-18 all-time in conference tournament play.
• Utah State improved to 35-18 on neutral courts under Morrill.
• Utah State is now 4-0 this year in games decided by five or fewer points.
• Utah State's five assists are a season-low.
• Utah State's 29 wins are its second-most in school history trailing the 2008-09 USU team that won 30 games.
• Utah State is now 23-7 as a ranked team under Morrill, including an 11-1 record this year.
• Utah State is now 24-0 this year and has won 48 straight games when leading at the half. Under Morrill, USU is now 255-23 when leading at the half.
• Utah State is 20-0 this year and has won 28 straight games when holding its opponents under 60 points.
• Utah State is now 20-2 this year when its bench scores more points than its opponents bench after out-scoring San Jose State's reserves 11-7.
• Utah State was out-rebounded for just the seventh time this year and is 5-2 in those games.

PLAYER NOTES
• Senior forward Tai Wesley scored in double-figures for the 25th time this year and 99th time in his career with 14 points. Wesley also had 12 rebounds in the game for his seventh double-double of the season and the 16th of his career. It was also his 17th career double-figure rebound game.
• Senior forward Nate Bendall has 12 rebounds for his fourth double-figure rebounding game this year and the seventh of his career.
• Junior guard Brockeith Pane scored in double-figures for the 20th time this year with 16 points.
• Senior guard/forward Pooh Williams attempted five three-pointers to give him 308 for his career moving ahead of Troy Rolle (304) and into eighth-place all-time at USU.
• Senior guard Tyler Newbold took his sixth charge of the season.