Box Score

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -

UNLV 55, Utah State 53 (OT)

Taking the game to extra time, Utah State women's basketball wrapped up its week on the road in a 55-53 loss at UNLV Saturday.

Freshman guard Eliza West led the Aggies with 13 points, while sophomore guard Rachel Brewster added 12 points. Brooke Johnson led the Lady Rebels with 18 points, with three other players joining her in double figures. Defensively, Brewster and freshman forward Hailey Bassett each recorded a career-best 12 rebounds, giving Brewster her first-career double-double.

With the loss, Utah State falls to 8-7 overall and 1-3 in Mountain West play. UNLV moves to 12-5 on the year, posting a 2-2 conference ledger.

It was a slow start in Cox Pavilion, as it took nearly two minutes for either team to score. UNLV was first on the board, but the Aggies followed and took their first lead on a 3-point shot from freshman guard Jessie Geer. The Lady Rebels controlled the next minutes of the quarter, going on an 11-0 run to hold the Aggies scoreless for just over six minutes. With the final possession of the quarter, senior forward Antoina Robinson drained a 3-pointer at the buzzer, just the second trey of her USU career. With that last shot, UNLV held a 13-6 lead at the end of the first quarter.

The 3-point shot continued to prove beneficial for the Aggies as Eliza West added one for the first USU basket of the second quarter. Olivia West then followed with a layup to pull within four points and force a UNLV timeout. Out of the stop, Olivia West hit another trey, while the defense continued to hold off the Lady Rebels. UNLV ended its scoring skid while drawing a foul off the Aggies, but a shot from Brewster behind the arc tied the game. After a bit of back-and-forth, Brewster scored again to give USU its first lead since the early minutes of the game. The Aggies held onto the lead to go into the halftime break, up 25-22.

Coming out of the locker rooms, the Lady Rebels were first to score, but the Aggies answered seconds later on the next possession. After neither team was able to score for more than three minutes, UNLV ended the skid with a 3-pointer to tie the score again. After a nearly five-minute scoring drought, Bassett put the Aggies back on top. A trey from Geer at the 1:51 mark gave the Aggies their largest lead of the day, but the Lady Rebels responded to pull back within a single possession. At the end of the quarter, Utah State held its advantage to lead, 38-36.

While the Lady Rebels struggled to shoot early in the fourth, they found success at the free throw line to keep within reach of the Aggies. Another pair of free throws put UNLV ahead momentarily, but Brewster responded with a 3-pointer. In the fourth quarter, UNLV's first seven points came at the charity stripe. The teams traded baskets for the last five minutes of regulation, but both teams missed the shot on its final possession, forcing overtime.

The Aggies started the overtime period on a high note as Brewster scored on the first possession. The Utah State defense held strong, allowing just one UNLV field goal in the first four minutes of the period. With a steal in the final seconds, Johnson missed a layup for the Lady Rebels, but Gonzalez followed with the tipin. After both benches called a timeout, the Aggies had the ball with 13 seconds to play. Utah State turned it over, resorting to fouling the Lady Rebels. Johnson went 1-of-2 at the line, while Brewster took the final shot for Utah State.

Overall, Utah State shot 33.3 percent (21-of-63) from the field, including 43.8 percent (7-of-16) from the 3-point line, and was 100 percent (4-of-4) from the free throw line. UNLV shot 32.1 percent (18-of-56) from the field, 11.1 percent (3-of-27) from behind the arc and 69.6 percent (16-of-23) from the free throw line.

After a week on the road, the Aggies return to Logan for a pair of home games next week. Utah State will host Wyoming on Wednesday, Jan. 11, at 7 p.m. before welcoming San Diego State on Saturday, Jan. 14, for a 2 p.m. game.

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