Utah St. Aggies vs San Diego St. Aztecs Box Score on Feb 03, 2024

Jaedon LeDee had 16 points and nine rebounds to help host San Diego State post an 81-67 win against No. 17 Utah State in a Mountain West game on Saturday afternoon.

Jay Pal scored a season-high 16 points and Micah Parrish scored 14 off the bench for San Diego State (17-5, 6-3 MW), which has won 17 straight at home and 10 in a row at home against Utah State.

Great Osobor had a team-high 17 points, Mason Falslev added 16 points and Darius Brown II scored 11 of his 13 points in the first half for the Aggies (19-3, 7-2), who had won three in a row and 18 of 19 to take over sole possession of first place in the Mountain West.

San Diego State took a six-point lead into the second half and stretched it to double digits when LeDee scored seven straight Aztecs' points to give them a 54-44 advantage with 15:37 left in the game.

The Aggies trimmed an 11-point deficit to seven on three occasions, but couldn't get any closer.

Elijan Saunders sank his second 3-pointer of the second half to push the lead to 70-58 with 5:42 remaining and the Aggies did not get back within single digits.

San Diego State took a 17-16 lead on a 3-pointer by Darrion Trammell with 11:34 left in the first half, but the Aggies responded with an 8-0 run to take their biggest lead at 24-17.

Five players for Utah State committed two fouls in the first half.

Josh Uduje came off the bench and picked up two fouls in less than a minute. Falslev had eight points when he went to the bench with his second foul with 8:48 remaining in the half.

Karson Templin was called for his second foul with 4:34 left and Trammell made both free throws to cap a 7-0 run and give the Aztecs a 33-29 lead

Reese Waters hit a 3 with four seconds left in the half to extend San Diego State's lead to 42-36, its biggest of the opening half.

San Diego State could have built a larger lead into the half, but shot 10-for-16 from the free throw line in the opening 20 minutes before finishing 20-for-28.

--Field Level Media