by: Ashley Springer, USU Athletic Media Relations

LOGAN, Utah - Utah State men's basketball (14-9, 5-5 MW) won its fourth-straight game as the Aggies posted a 78-62 victory over San José State (7-14, 0-9 MW) on Thursday night inside the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.

The game marked the seventh-straight win over the Spartans as the Aggies have won 28 of the last 29 in the series.

Senior forward Justin Bean brushed off a slow first half, where he was just 2-of-10 from the floor, and finished the final 20 minutes shooting 5-of-6, including 2-of-2 from behind the arc to finished with 18 points. Bean also added 11 rebounds for his 14th double-double of the year to go along with five assists, one block and one steal.

Fellow senior forward Brandon Horvath also logged a double-double, his second of the season, with 19 points, 11 rebounds, five assists, three blocks and two steals. Senior guard RJ Eytle-Rock rounded out the double-digit scorers for the Aggies with 11 points.

The game stayed close in the opening half with three ties and five lead changes. USU led by as many as six in the period at 19-13 with 11:52 to go. SJSU fought back to take a 33-32 lead with under a minute remaining, but a layup from junior guard Rylan Jones gave the Aggies the 34-33 edge heading into the half.

USU came out hot in the second half with a 17-5 run to hold a 51-38 advantage with 12:42 to go. Utah State held onto the double figure lead for the remainder of the game, leading by as much as 21 at 77-56 with 4:27 to go. The Aggies shot 56.3 percent (18-of-32) from the floor over the final 20 minutes.

Overall, USU shot 46.3 percent (31-of-67) from the field, 34.5 percent (10-of-29) from behind the arc and 54.5 percent (6-of-11) at the free throw line. 

San José State, limited to just eight players on the road trip, were hampered even more as starting forward Trey Anderson left the game just over two minutes into the contest. The Spartans played the remainder of the game with seven players as Trey Smith led the team with 14 points. 

SJSU shot 46.0 percent (23-of-50) from the floor, 50.0 percent (10-of-20) from behind the 3-point line and 50.0 percent (6-of-12) at the free throw line. 

The Aggies wrap up their three-game homestand on Saturday, Feb. 5, at 4 p.m., when they host UNLV (13-9, 5-4 MW) inside the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. 

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