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LOGAN, Utah - For the second time in as many home games, Utah State's men's basketball team struggled in the second half and Boise State took advantage in a 76-61 victory over the Aggies on Tuesday night at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.

The Broncos (11-4, 2-0 Mountain West) shot 59.6 percent from the field (28-of-47) and outscored Utah State 45-32 after halftime to pull away. The last time a team shot that well against the Aggies was during the 2010-11 campaign, when Hawai'i shot 63.2 in a 74-66 loss to Utah State.

Junior wing Jalen Moore scored in double figures for the ninth consecutive game for the Aggies as he led all scorers in the game with 18 points on 8-of-19 shooting from the field. However, he was the lone Utah State player to reach double-digit scoring.

Utah State (9-5, 1-2), which lost back-to-back home games for the first time since the 2013-14 season, shot 43.9 percent from the field (25-of-57), including 27.3 percent from 3-point range (6-of-22). The Aggies struggled at the charity stripe, making just 5-of-13 free throw attempts (38.5 percent).

In Utah State's 70-67 home loss to San Diego State last Saturday night, the Aztecs started the second half on a 10-0 run.

Redshirt senior guard Mikey Thompson paced four Broncos in double-figure scoring with 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line. Sophomore guard Chandler Hutchison and junior forward Nick Duncan each added 15 points, while redshirt junior forward James Webb III chipped in 12.

Defensively, the Aggies shut down Anthony Drmic, the Broncos' second-leading scorer at 14.9 points per game coming in. However, the redshirt senior guard/forward was held to zero points on 0-for-4 shooting from the field. He did grab a game-best nine boards, however, helping Boise State outrebound Utah State 32-27.

The Aggies couldn't have asked for a better start to the game as they scored the first six points courtesy of baskets by redshirt junior forward Lew Evans, senior guard Chris Smith and Moore.

In fact, Moore and Smith combined to score 18 of Utah State's first 20 points of the night.

Boise State didn't take its first lead of the night until redshirt senior guard Montigo Alford scored on a layup to make it 16-15 with 11:01 remaining in the first half. The Broncos led 31-29 at the break.

The Aggies took their final lead of the night on a 3-pointer by Evans to begin the second half, making it 32-31. However, Utah State did not score for the next 2:27 and Boise State took advantage with an 8-0 run. The Aggies missed two shots and turned it over twice during that game-changing spurt.

This was the Broncos' second straight win at the Spectrum. However, Utah State still leads the all-time series 30-11.

Utah State will be back in action on Saturday, Jan. 9, when it takes on New Mexico (9-6, 2-0) at WisePies Arena, aka The Pit, in Albuquerque, N.M. The game, which will be streamed live on ESPN3, is slated to begin at 4 p.m.

Single game tickets for the 2015-16 season are now available and begin at $17. For more basketball ticket information, fans can contact the USU Athletics Ticket Office over the phone by calling 1-888-USTATE-1 or 435-797-0305 during regular hours of operation. Fans can also buy their tickets in person at the USU Ticket Office inside the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum or online by clicking on the "Buy Tickets" tab at www.UtahStateAggies.com.

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