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Utah STate vs Utah post-game notes

Men's Basketball 12/9/2017 12:00:00 AM

Dec. 9, 2017

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USU vs. Utah Post-Game Notes

Utah 77, Utah State 67

Team Notes

Utah State trailed 47-36 at the half, and with the loss is 2-6 on the season when trailing at the break.
Utah State starters only accounted for two points of USU's 36 in the first half.
Utah State's bench scored a season-high 57 points, including 22 from junior forward Quinn Taylor and 24 from junior guard DeAngelo Isby.
With the loss, Utah State is now 95-129 against Utah all-time.
With the loss, 3-5 all-time at Vivint Smart Home Arena

Individual Notes

Junior forward Quinn Taylor finished the game with a career-high 22 points, his first double-digit scoring outing of the season and ninth of his career. In total, it is also his first 20-plus point outing of his career.
Taylor's six rebounds marked the fourth time this season the Aggie has collected five-plus boards and the 26th time in his career.
Junior guard DeAngelo Isby finished with a career-high 24 points, his seventh double-digit scoring outing of the season.
Isby's 24 points were the most made by an Aggie this season.
Isby's eight rebounds marked a career high and were the fourth time in his career where he has collected five-plus rebounds.
Isby and Taylor are the third and fourth Aggies to score 20-plus points in a game this season.
Isby and Taylor's 24 and 22 points were the first time a nonstarter scored 20 points for Utah State since TeNale Roland scored 20 points against San Jose State on Jan. 4, 2014.
The duo's 20-plus points mark the first time a pair of Aggies scored 20 or more in the same game since Sam Merrill scored 22 and Koby McEwen scored 23 on Feb. 22, 2017 against San Jose State.
Senior guard Julion Pearre scored a season-high seven points.
Pearre led the Aggies with two steals marking the eighth time in his career with multiple steals in a single game.
Redshirt freshman forward Klay Stall's five rebounds were the second time in his career having five-plus rebounds.
Sophomore guard Koby McEwen scored zero points for the first time his career.