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FINAL
Mar 16, 2019

Game Recap

Utah State beats San Diego State, wins Mountain West title. m Merrill scored 24 points, Neemias Queta had 17 points and eight rebounds, and Utah State won its first Mountain West Conference championship with a 64-57 victory over San Diego State on Saturday.

Box Score

12T
SDSU322557
USU343064
San Diego State Aztecs logoSAN DIEGO STMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
31Nathan Mensah162-60-00-07200114
11Matt Mitchell313-121-51-23000248
5Jalen McDaniels244-120-10-05112158
42Jeremy Hemsley363-71-50-15321157
0Devin Watson355-145-123-433002118
3Aguek Arop232-50-12-22011106
24Nolan Narain102-30-00-14000034
20Jordan Schakel220-40-42-22100132
2Adam Seiko30-00-00-00010010
TOTAL-21-6333.3%7-2825.0%8-1266.7%31105492357
Utah State Aggies logoUTAH STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
10Quinn Taylor251-50-10-16100012
23Neemias Queta326-100-05-581023417
22Brock Miller242-62-40-03110126
15Abel Porter344-62-20-003201210
5Sam Merrill386-161-911-1261001224
2Dwayne Brown Jr.30-00-00-01000000
12Justin Bean170-40-10-02020230
24Diogo Brito272-50-21-65210225
TOTAL-21-5240.4%5-1926.3%17-2470.8%31962101664

Play-by-Play

1st halfsdsuusu
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (19:36) Brock Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (19:36) Jeremy Hemsley Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (19:18) Matt Mitchell missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (19:18) Neemias Queta Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (19:07) Sam Merrill made Jumper.
    02
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +3 (18:37) Jeremy Hemsley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen McDaniels.
    32
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (18:10) Sam Merrill missed Three Point Jumper.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (18:10) Matt Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (17:58) Jeremy Hemsley missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (17:58) Neemias Queta Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (17:48) Abel Porter made Layup.
    34
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (17:18) Devin Watson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (17:18) Nathan Mensah Offensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +2 (17:13) Jeremy Hemsley made Jumper. Assisted by Nathan Mensah.
    54
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (16:48) Quinn Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (16:48) Neemias Queta Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (16:46) Neemias Queta made Layup.
    56
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (16:46) Foul on Jalen McDaniels.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (16:46) Neemias Queta made Free Throw.
    57
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (16:32) Jalen McDaniels missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (16:32) Utah State Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (16:12) Foul on Nolan Narain.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (16:02) Neemias Queta missed Jumper.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (16:02) Jalen McDaniels Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (15:47) Jalen McDaniels missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (15:47) Brock Miller Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (15:26) Neemias Queta missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (15:26) Brock Miller Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (15:21) Brock Miller missed Jumper.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (15:21) Nolan Narain Defensive Rebound.
  • (15:05) Official TV Timeout
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +3 (14:51) Devin Watson made Three Point Jumper.
    87
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (14:36) Abel Porter made Jumper.
    89
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (14:14) Jalen McDaniels missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (14:14) Dwayne Brown Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (13:49) Quinn Taylor missed Jumper.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (13:49) Aguek Arop Block.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (13:46) Quinn Taylor Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (13:44) Sam Merrill missed Three Point Jumper.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (13:44) Jeremy Hemsley Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (13:22) Matt Mitchell missed Layup.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (13:22) Quinn Taylor Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (12:58) Diogo Brito missed Three Point Jumper.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (12:58) San Diego State Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (12:34) Devin Watson Turnover.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (12:32) Justin Bean Steal.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (12:24) Foul on Devin Watson.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (12:10) Neemias Queta Turnover.
  • (11:51) Official TV Timeout
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (11:40) Jordan Schakel missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (11:40) Neemias Queta Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (11:23) Justin Bean missed Jumper.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (11:23) Nathan Mensah Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (11:12) Foul on Neemias Queta.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +1 (11:12) Aguek Arop made Free Throw.
    99
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +1 (11:12) Aguek Arop made Free Throw.
    109
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (10:54) Foul on Jordan Schakel.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (10:48) Diogo Brito Turnover.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (10:48) Adam Seiko Steal.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (10:48) Foul on Diogo Brito.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +2 (10:28) Aguek Arop made Layup. Assisted by Devin Watson.
    129
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (10:16) Foul on Adam Seiko.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +3 (9:58) Abel Porter made Three Point Jumper.
    1212
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (9:34) Foul on Abel Porter.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (9:30) Jeremy Hemsley Turnover.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (9:01) Neemias Queta made Layup.
    1214
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +2 (8:34) Jalen McDaniels made Jumper.
    1414
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (8:19) Neemias Queta made Dunk. Assisted by Abel Porter.
    1416
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (7:56) Jeremy Hemsley missed Three Point Jumper.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (7:56) Jalen McDaniels Offensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +2 (7:52) Jalen McDaniels made Dunk.
    1616
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +3 (7:38) Abel Porter made Three Point Jumper.
    1619
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (7:37) Foul on Nathan Mensah.
  • (7:36) Official TV Timeout
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (7:36) Nathan Mensah Turnover.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (7:36) Neemias Queta made Free Throw.
    1620
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (7:36) Neemias Queta made Free Throw.
    1621
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (7:24) Sam Merrill missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (7:24) Quinn Taylor Offensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (7:24) Foul on Jalen McDaniels.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (7:21) Quinn Taylor missed Free Throw.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (7:21) Jeremy Hemsley Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +2 (7:00) Aguek Arop made Layup. Assisted by Jeremy Hemsley.
    1821
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (6:38) Quinn Taylor made Jumper.
    1823
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +2 (6:17) Matt Mitchell made Layup.
    2023
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (6:17) Foul on Justin Bean.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +1 (6:17) Matt Mitchell made Free Throw.
    2123
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (6:05) Sam Merrill missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (6:05) Justin Bean Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (6:03) Justin Bean missed Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (6:03) Justin Bean Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (5:40) Sam Merrill made Layup.
    2125
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (5:07) Foul on Justin Bean.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +1 (5:07) Devin Watson made Free Throw.
    2225
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +1 (5:07) Devin Watson made Free Throw.
    2325
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (5:07) Devin Watson missed Free Throw.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (5:07) Neemias Queta Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (4:43) Quinn Taylor missed Jumper.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (4:43) Jeremy Hemsley Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +3 (4:37) Devin Watson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremy Hemsley.
    2625
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (4:19) Utah State Timeout
  • (4:19) Official TV Timeout
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (4:04) Foul on Jeremy Hemsley.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (4:04) Sam Merrill missed Free Throw.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (4:04) Utah State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (4:04) Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
    2626
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (3:54) Foul on Matt Mitchell.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (3:54) Matt Mitchell Turnover.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (3:42) Sam Merrill made Layup. Assisted by Diogo Brito.
    2628
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (3:24) Matt Mitchell Turnover.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (3:22) Abel Porter Steal.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (3:20) Diogo Brito made Layup. Assisted by Brock Miller.
    2630
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (3:16) San Diego State Timeout
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +3 (2:59) Devin Watson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nathan Mensah.
    2930
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (2:59) Foul on Sam Merrill.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +1 (2:59) Devin Watson made Free Throw.
    3030
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (2:42) Foul on Jordan Schakel.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (2:42) Neemias Queta made Free Throw.
    3031
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (2:42) Neemias Queta made Free Throw.
    3032
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (2:30) Devin Watson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (2:30) Sam Merrill Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (2:10) Diogo Brito missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (2:10) Utah State Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (2:06) Sam Merrill missed Jumper.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (2:06) San Diego State Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (1:40) Nathan Mensah missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (1:40) Neemias Queta Block.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (1:38) Nathan Mensah Offensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (1:35) San Diego State Timeout
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (1:32) Devin Watson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (1:32) Nathan Mensah Offensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +2 (1:29) Nathan Mensah made Dunk.
    3232
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (1:17) Foul on Brock Miller.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (1:17) Brock Miller Turnover.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (1:08) Matt Mitchell missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (1:08) Diogo Brito Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (0:56) Sam Merrill Turnover.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (0:55) Aguek Arop Steal.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (0:43) Devin Watson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (0:43) Utah State Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (0:31) Foul on Matt Mitchell.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (0:31) Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
    3233
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (0:31) Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
    3234
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (0:00) Nolan Narain missed Layup.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (0:00) Utah State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (0:00) Sam Merrill missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (0:00) Utah State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

57Points64
21-63(33.3%)Field Goal(%)21-52(40.4%)
7-28(25%)3-Point(%)5-19(26.3%)
8-12(66.7%)Free Throw(%)17-24(70.8%)
37(15)Rebounds(Offensive)39(11)
10Assists9
5Steals6
4Blocks2
9Turnovers10
23(1)Fouls(Technical)16(1)
3Largest Lead15

Game Details

Saturday, March 16, 2019 · 6:00 PM
Thomas & Mack Center · Las Vegas, NV
attendance: 8,969 (49.8%)
tv: CBS
spread: USU -5.5
over/under: 134.5