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FRESNO, Calif. - Utah State outshot its opponent for the third straight game, but came away with an opposite result of its previous two in a 75-68 loss at Fresno State on Saturday afternoon. The Aggies (13-12, 5-9 Mountain West) shot 42.9 percent (21-of-49) from the floor to Fresno State's (18-9, 9-5 MW) 41.0 percent (25-of-61) during the contest.

Utah State was led by junior wing Jalen Moore and junior guard Shane Rector with 13 points apiece. Moore rounded out his afternoon with team bests of six rebounds, five assists, one block and one steal. Senior guard Chris Smith rounded out Utah State's double-digit scorers, finishing with 11.

Fresno State was paced by senior guard Marvelle Harris with 22 points, collecting most from the free throw line, where he was 10-for-10 from the charity stripe. Three more Bulldogs recorded double figures in junior forward Cullen Russo with 17 points, redshirt senior guard Cezar Guerrero with 14 points and junior forward Karachi Edo with 10.

Utah State had an early 11-8 lead in the first half before the advantage was overcome by a 9-0 run by Fresno State, giving the home side a 17-11 lead. Fresno State had its largest lead of the game, 44-35, with eight seconds to play, but Rector converted two of three free throws with one second left in the first stanza to put the score at 44-37 going into the break.

Utah State opened the second half with back-to-back baskets from Moore and redshirt freshman forward Quinn Taylor, pulling to within three points, 44-41. The Aggie defense also held the Bulldogs scoreless over the first four minutes of the half, but were unable to get over the hump and take a lead.

USU came to within one, 55-54, with just under 10 minutes to play on a layup by sophomore forward Elston Jones, but the push was answered by a seven-point run by Fresno State, putting the Bulldogs back up 62-54. Utah State made another push late in the game, pulling to within two, 67-65, with 1:38 on the clock following free throws by sophomore guard Julion Pearre, senior guard Darius Perkins and a layup by Smith. The Bulldogs answered with a run of their own, converting free throws down the stretch to preserve the 75-68 victory.

Utah State will return to the court on Wednesday night, traveling to Reno to face Nevada for a 7 p.m. (PT) tip.

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