by: Ashley Springer, USU Athletic Media Relations
OGDEN, Utah -- Utah State men's basketball never trailed against Weber State for the 95-80 Wednesday night victory in Ogden. The victory marked the most points by the Aggies in Ogden since a 107-93 win by USU on Dec. 22, 1987.
Utah State (8-3) had four players score in double figures, led by sophomore guard
Steven Ashworth with a career-high 27 points. Senior guard
Brock Miller and senior forward
Brandon Horvath scored 20 points apiece while senior guard
RJ Eytle-Rock added 11. Horvath posted his first double-double of the season with a game-high 14 rebounds.
USU register 23 assists Wednesday night, led by junior guard
Rylan Jones with six helpers.
The Aggies scored 45 points from behind the arc behind a season-high 15 triples in Ogden. Ashworth made a career-high seven 3-pointers.
Weber State (9-2) also had four players finish in double figures in scoring, led by former Aggie Koby McEwen with 26.
Utah State jumped out to an early 10-0 lead capped by 3-pointer from Jones. The Wildcats got to within seven at 31-24 with 8:49 remaining in the first half, but that would be the closest it would get for the remainder of the game as a Jones layup and pair of Eytle-Rock triples would extend USU's lead to 15 at 39-24.
The Aggies held a double-digit edge for the remainder of the half to take a 59-44 lead into the break. The 59 points marked the most by the Aggies since a 66-point first-half effort against Eastern Oregon on Dec. 28, 2019.
Weber State trimmed the lead to 11, 65-54, with under 15 minutes left to play. The Aggies then outscored the Wildcats, 25-9, over the next eight minutes to lead 90-63 with 6:35 to go.
The Wildcats responded with an 11-0 run to trim it to 90-74, but an Ashworth triple ended the Weber State run. The Aggie lead never wavered, and Utah State secured the 95-80 road win.
USU ended the night shooting season highs of 52.2 percent (36-of-69) from the field, 50.0 percent (15-of-30) from behind the arc and 100.0 percent (8-of-8) at the free throw line. Weber State shot 45.2 percent (28-of-62) from the floor, 36.0 percent (9-of-25) from behind the 3-point line and 68.2 percent (15-of-22) at the charity stripe.
Utah State next takes on Iowa in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Saturday, Dec. 18, at 7 p.m. (MT). The game from the Sanford Pentagon will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network.
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