LARAMIE, Wyoming — Utah State had four players score in double-figures, including season-high performances from graduate senior guard Darius Brown II and junior guard Josh Uduje, as the Aggies rallied for an 84-76 Mountain West win here Wednesday night.
 
Utah State now has 10 wins away from home this season as it improves to 6-3 in road games and is 4-0 on neutral courts. Those 10 wins away from home are tied with James Madison, Indiana State and Purdue for the most in the nation.
 
Utah State (21-4, 9-3 MW) trailed by as many as 10 points in the first half, but outscored Wyoming (12-12, 5-6 MW) by 12 points in the second half (45-33) as it posted the eight-point win. USU has now won three-straight and nine of the last 11 games in the series with the Cowboys.
 
With the victory, Utah State remains in first place in the Mountain West as it holds a one-game lead over both New Mexico and San Diego State.
 
Brown led Utah State with a season-high 24 points as he was 9-of-12 shooting, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range, and was 2-for-2 at the free throw line. He also had eight rebounds and five assists, with no turnovers in 39 minutes. Uduje added a season-high 20 points for USU off the bench as he was 8-of-14 shooting, including 2-of-5 from 3-point range, and 2-for-2 at the free throw line.
 
Senior guard Ian Martinez added 13 points and junior wing Great Osobor finished with 10 points to give him 1,000 in his career.
 
Brandon Wenzel led Wyoming with 24 points on 8-of-18 shooting, while Sam Griffin scored 18 points and Mason Walters finished with 16 points.
 
Utah State only led once in the first half at 7-6 following a jumper from Brown. Wyoming controlled most of the half and used a 7-0 run to take a 30-20 lead with 6:04 to play. UW later led 35-25 at the 3:54 mark, before USU used a 14-8 run to cut the deficit to four points at 43-39 at intermission.
 
Utah State opened the second half by scoring nine of the first 11 points to take a 48-45 lead. The two teams stayed within one possession of each other for the next 9:18 before Brown hit a layup to give the visitors a 65-60 advantage with 6:31 to play. USU took its largest lead of the game at 76-66 with 58 seconds remaining following a 3-pointer from Martinez and the Aggies went 6-for-6 at the free throw line down the stretch to post the eight-point win.
 
Utah State finished the game shooting 56.6 percent (30-of-53), including 42.9 percent (9-of-21) from 3-point range, and 71.4 percent (15-of-21) at the free throw line. Wyoming shot 41.8 percent (28-of-67), including 36.0 percent (9-of-25) from behind the arc, and 68.8 percent (11-of-16 at the charity stripe.
 
It is the 14th time this year that Utah State has shot over 50 percent and the fifth time it has made at least nine 3-pointers.
 
Wyoming had the advantage on the glass as it outrebounded Utah State 38-32 and UW committed two fewer turnovers in the game (10-8). USU, however, had a 26-10 advantage in bench points and a 12-0 edge in fast break points. The Aggies also had a season-high eight blocks in the contest, while the Cowboys had zero.
 
The Aggies stay on the road as it plays at Colorado State (19-6, 7-5 MW) on Saturday, Feb. 17, at 3:30 p.m. The game will be nationally televised on CBS Sports Network.
 
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