By: Wade Denniston, USU Athletic Media Relations

LOGAN, Utah – Justin Bean made sure Utah State's men's basketball team wrapped up a perfect week at home.

The 6-foot-7, 210-pound senior forward scored 20 of his team-high 32 points after halftime, fueling the Aggies' 90-75 victory over UNLV in front of 9,029 fans Saturday afternoon at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.

Bean also grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds for his 15th double-double of the season and the 41st of his career. Fellow senior forward Brandon Horvath filled the stat sheet as he had 17 points, nine rebounds and five assists for the Aggies (15-9, 6-5 Mountain West), who won all three of their home games this week in a span of just five days.

UNLV's Bryce Hamilton led all scorers in the game with 33 points, while Jordan McCabe added 13 points and eight assists for the Runnin' Rebels (13-10, 5-5 MW), who had their two-game winning streak snapped. Justin Webster chipped in 10 points off the bench.

Utah State's current five-game winning streak is the longest by any team in the Mountain West. During that streak, the Aggies have won each of those games by at least 15 points.

Bean shot 11-of-15 from the field, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range, and 5-of-6 from the free throw line. He helped the Aggies shoot a season-high 64.0 percent from the field (32-of-50), which is their best field goal percentage since shooting 65.1 percent (28-of-43) against Fresno State on Jan. 5, 2012.

Utah State shot 45.5 percent from beyond the arc (10-of-22) and 69.6 percent from the free throw line (16-of-23). The Runnin' Rebels finished their night shooting 48.1 percent (25-of-52) from the floor, 42.3 percent (11-of-26) from behind the 3-point line and 82.4 percent (14-of-17) at the free throw line.

Junior guard Sean Bairstow and sophomore guard Steven Ashworth added 14 points apiece for Utah State, which had 22 assists on 32 made baskets. Ashworth matched his career high with seven helpers.

A turn-around jumper by Bairstow gave the Aggies a 56-53 advantage with 11:46 to go in the game. The basket ignited a game-changing 16-0 run by the hosts that turned a slim one-point lead into a 17-point cushion with 6:57 remaining.

During that surge by the Aggies, the Runnin' Rebels turned the ball over three times and missed all five of their shot attempts. Webster finally stopped the bleeding at the 6:07 mark when he knocked down a pair of free throws, but UNLV would never get closer than 13 the rest of the way.

Bean's final 3-pointer of the night gave the Aggies their largest lead of the night at 88-68 with 1:12 to go.

The Runnin' Rebels, who led by as many as six in the first half, knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers to grab a 38-37 lead with 23 seconds left until the break. Horvath made sure Utah State went into the locker room with the lead, though, when he drilled a 3 of his own at the horn to make it 40-38 for the Aggies.

Utah State carried that momentum-building 3-pointer into the second half as it began the final 20 minutes of play on a 7-0 run. UNLV would close the gap to one on several occasions, but could never get over the hump.

The Aggies are back on the road when they travel to Laramie, Wyoming, to take on Wyoming on Tuesday, Feb. 8. The Cowboys (18-3, 7-1 MW) snapped Boise State's 14-game winning streak with a 72-65 win over the visiting Broncos this past Thursday.

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