UC Irvine Irvine 6-3,0-0 Big West

Utah St. USU 7-1,0-0 Mountain West

UC Irvine Irvine

6-3,0-0 Big West

Final

Dec. 02, 2023

Utah St. USU

7-1,0-0 Mountain West

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
UC Irvine Irvine	41	28	69
Utah St. USU	42	37	79

Box Score

Utah State Men’s Basketball Continues Win Streak with 79-69 Home Victory Against UC Irvine

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 12/2/2023 9:24:00 PM

LOGAN, Utah - Utah State men's basketball (7-1, 0-0 MW) extended its win streak to six with a 79-69 victory over UC Irvine (6-3, 0-0 Big West) inside the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Saturday night.

⬅️ WINNING TEAM!#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/7vwcCCTeai
— USU Men's Hoops (@USUBasketball) December 3, 2023

Four Aggies scored in double figures in the win, led by redshirt freshman guard Mason Falslev with a career-high-tying 19 points. Junior wing Great Osobor finished with 17 points, while both senior guard Ian Martinez and junior guard Josh Uduje each added 12. Graduate senior guard Darius Brown II led USU with nine assists, while graduate senior wing Max Agbonkpolo led the Aggies on the boards with seven rebounds.

The score stayed tight in the first half as neither team held a lead of larger than five points in the period. A 3-pointer by Agbonkpolo gave the Aggies a 42-41 advantage heading into the break.

At this point you should check your pulse🤯

⚡️ @IanJumaine #AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/7ZWB0UEI4V
— USU Men's Hoops (@USUBasketball) December 3, 2023

The teams continued their back and forth into the second half until a 10-0 Aggie run, fueled by buckets from Uduje and Falslev, put USU on top 66-51 with 9:27 remaining. A two-handed Osobor slam later gave Utah State its largest lead of the night at 70-54 with 7:49 to go. UC Irvine trimmed the margin to seven, 74-67, but a couple Martinez layups and free throw from Uduje secured the 79-69 Aggie victory.

great ATE

⚡️ @GreatOsobor #AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/bYCNgszxhu
— USU Men's Hoops (@USUBasketball) December 3, 2023

Three Anteaters scored in double figures, led by redshirt senior guard Justin Hohn with 21 points.

Overall, USU shot 50.8 percent (20-of-59) from the field, 33.3 percent (8-of-24) from behind the arc and 73.3 percent (11-of-15) at the free throw line. UCI shot 47.4 percent (27-of-57) from the floor, 38.5 percent (5-of-13) from deep and 71.4 percent (10-of-14) at the free throw line.

Utah State next hosts San Diego (6-2) on Wednesday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m.

Season tickets for the 2023-24 men's basketball season are already on sale and can be purchased by visiting www.utahstateaggies.com or by calling the Utah State ticket office at 1-888-USTATE-1.

Utah State men's basketball news and information is available on Facebook (facebook.com/usumensbasketball), on Twitter (@usubasketball) and on Instagram (@usubasketball). Fans can also get USU men's basketball highlights on YouTube (youtube.com/utahstateathletics). Aggie fans can follow the Utah State athletic program on Twitter (@usuathletics), on Facebook (facebook.com/usuathletics) or on Instagram (@usuathletics).

-USU-

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