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Utah State at Valparaiso Post-Game Notes
Valparaiso 72, Utah State 65

Team Notes

• With the loss, Utah State is now 0-2 all-time against Valparaiso.
• With the loss, Utah State is now 1-2 all-time in the Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge.
• Utah State trailed 34-31 at the half and is 2-4 on the year when down at the break.
• Utah State lost the battle of the boards for just the third time this season as Valpo finished with 49 rebounds to the Aggies' 40.
• Utah State shot a season-low 32.3 percent (20-of-62) during the game.
• Utah State tied its season low with just nine 3-point field goals during the game, shooting 9-of-33 from behind the 3-point line.

Individual Notes

• Sophomore guard Sam Merrill scored in double figures for the sixth consecutive game, finishing with 19 points. Overall it is the 20th game of his career with double-digit scoring numbers.
• Redshirt freshman forward Daron Henson scored in double figures for the second time this season, finishing the game with 10 points. Henson tied his season high with three 3-point buckets.
• Sophomore guard Diogo Brito recorded multiple steals for the second consecutive game, finishing the contest with two.
• Redshirt freshman center Klay Stall scored a career-high six points, shooting a career-high eight free throws and making a career-high four. Stall also pulled down a career-high six rebounds.
• Freshman guard Crew Ainge played in a career-high 17 minutes.
• Junior guard DeAngelo Isby led the Aggies with seven rebounds, his third contest this season with five or more rebounds in a game.