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FINAL
Nov 5, 2019

Game Recap

Merrill scores 28, No. 17 Utah State beats Montana State. m Merrill scored 28 points and No. 17 Utah State beat Montana State 81-73 Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams.

Box Score

12T
MTST343973
USU374481
Montana State Bobcats logoMONTANA STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
13Jubrile Belo244-60-04-992003412
31Devin Kirby170-30-00-03111040
15Mychael Paulo264-102-60-201201510
4Amin Adamu313-90-11-44320237
5Harald Frey3610-206-108-865105234
23Borja Fernandez170-30-10-04001030
3Finn Fleute82-20-01-11000045
2Quentin Guliford40-00-00-00000110
11Ladan Ricketts141-21-12-22000215
0Zeke Quinlan140-20-00-01101130
10Caleb Bellach50-00-00-02000000
24Zach Hobbs40-00-00-01000010
TOTAL24-5742.1%9-1947.4%16-2661.5%331363153173
Utah State Aggies logoUTAH STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
34Justin Bean274-90-05-8101110413
52Kuba Karwowski190-20-00-25104100
22Brock Miller272-62-50-01110126
15Abel Porter363-61-33-424102410
5Sam Merrill385-141-217-1853102228
32Trevin Dorius51-20-00-32000022
10Alphonso Anderson182-41-28-860102213
2Sean Bairstow40-00-02-20100122
24Diogo Brito263-101-60-03130057
TOTAL20-5337.7%6-1833.3%35-4577.8%34128592381

Play-by-Play

1st halfmtstusu
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    +3 (19:38) Mychael Paulo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jubrile Belo.
    30
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (19:22) Justin Bean missed Layup.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (19:22) Kuba Karwowski Offensive Rebound.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (19:17) Foul on Mychael Paulo.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +3 (19:13) Brock Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Merrill.
    33
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (18:33) Mychael Paulo missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (18:33) Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (18:09) Sam Merrill missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (18:09) Kuba Karwowski Offensive Rebound.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (18:06) Foul on Jubrile Belo.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (18:06) Kuba Karwowski missed Free Throw.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (18:06) Utah State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (18:06) Kuba Karwowski missed Free Throw.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (18:06) Jubrile Belo Defensive Rebound.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (17:45) Harald Frey missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (17:45) Jubrile Belo Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (17:40) Foul on Brock Miller.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    +1 (17:40) Jubrile Belo made Free Throw.
    43
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (17:40) Jubrile Belo missed Free Throw.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (17:40) Brock Miller Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (17:21) Abel Porter made Layup.
    45
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (17:03) Jubrile Belo missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (17:03) Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (16:51) Kuba Karwowski Turnover.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (16:38) Devin Kirby missed Layup.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (16:38) Kuba Karwowski Block.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (16:35) Devin Kirby Offensive Rebound.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (16:33) Devin Kirby missed Layup.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (16:33) Abel Porter Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (16:22) Justin Bean made Layup. Assisted by Sam Merrill.
    47
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (16:06) Harald Frey Turnover.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (16:05) Sam Merrill Steal.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (16:02) Brock Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (16:02) Utah State Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (15:59) Foul on Trevin Dorius.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (15:59) Foul on Devin Kirby.
  • (15:59) Official TV Timeout
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (15:59) Abel Porter Turnover.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (15:57) Amin Adamu Steal.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    +2 (15:54) Amin Adamu made Layup.
    67
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (15:41) Justin Bean missed Layup.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (15:41) Zeke Quinlan Block.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (15:41) Utah State Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (15:40) Sam Merrill missed Jumper.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (15:40) Zach Hobbs Defensive Rebound.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (15:29) Amin Adamu Turnover.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (15:28) Abel Porter Steal.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (15:19) Trevin Dorius missed Layup.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (15:19) Justin Bean Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (15:16) Justin Bean missed Layup.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (15:16) Harald Frey Defensive Rebound.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (15:11) Harald Frey Turnover.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (15:11) Foul on Harald Frey.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (14:59) Abel Porter Turnover.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (14:57) Harald Frey Steal.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (14:51) Foul on Sam Merrill.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    +1 (14:51) Harald Frey made Free Throw.
    77
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    +1 (14:51) Harald Frey made Free Throw.
    87
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (14:34) Alphonso Anderson Turnover.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (14:13) Foul on Trevin Dorius.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (14:04) Borja Fernandez missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (14:04) Trevin Dorius Defensive Rebound.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (14:01) Foul on Zeke Quinlan.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (13:40) Sam Merrill made Layup.
    89
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (13:40) Foul on Borja Fernandez.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (13:40) Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
    810
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (13:23) Quentin Guliford Turnover.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (13:21) Diogo Brito Steal.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (13:16) Sam Merrill missed Layup.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (13:16) Alphonso Anderson Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (13:11) Alphonso Anderson missed Layup.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (13:11) Caleb Bellach Defensive Rebound.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    +2 (13:05) Jubrile Belo made Dunk. Assisted by Mychael Paulo.
    1010
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (13:05) Foul on Alphonso Anderson.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (13:05) Jubrile Belo missed Free Throw.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (13:05) Alphonso Anderson Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (12:57) Alphonso Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (12:57) Caleb Bellach Defensive Rebound.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (12:42) Jubrile Belo Turnover.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (12:40) Diogo Brito Steal.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (12:30) Sean Bairstow Turnover.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (12:29) Mychael Paulo Steal.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (12:16) Mychael Paulo missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (12:16) Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +3 (12:07) Diogo Brito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Bairstow.
    1013
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (11:50) Harald Frey Turnover.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (11:49) Diogo Brito Steal.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (11:40) Foul on Borja Fernandez.
  • (11:40) Official TV Timeout
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (11:40) Sean Bairstow made Free Throw.
    1014
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (11:40) Sean Bairstow made Free Throw.
    1015
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    +3 (11:16) Harald Frey made Three Point Jumper.
    1315
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (11:04) Brock Miller Turnover.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (11:03) Amin Adamu Steal.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (10:59) Amin Adamu missed Dunk.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (10:59) Utah State Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +3 (10:26) Abel Porter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diogo Brito.
    1318
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (10:10) Amin Adamu missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (10:10) Diogo Brito Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (10:03) Brock Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (10:03) Devin Kirby Defensive Rebound.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (9:49) Mychael Paulo missed Layup.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (9:49) Devin Kirby Offensive Rebound.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (9:39) Devin Kirby missed Layup.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (9:39) Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (9:30) Abel Porter made Jumper.
    1320
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (9:27) Montana State Timeout
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (9:04) Amin Adamu missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (9:04) Abel Porter Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (8:50) Sam Merrill Turnover.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (8:49) Devin Kirby Steal.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    +2 (8:46) Mychael Paulo made Layup.
    1520
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (8:32) Justin Bean made Layup. Assisted by Abel Porter.
    1522
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    +3 (8:15) Harald Frey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devin Kirby.
    1822
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (7:50) Foul on Devin Kirby.
  • (7:50) Official TV Timeout
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (7:50) Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
    1823
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (7:50) Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
    1824
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (7:39) Harald Frey missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (7:39) Alphonso Anderson Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +3 (7:28) Alphonso Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Abel Porter.
    1827
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    +3 (7:12) Mychael Paulo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Harald Frey.
    2127
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (6:58) Trevin Dorius made Layup. Assisted by Brock Miller.
    2129
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (6:58) Foul on Mychael Paulo.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (6:58) Trevin Dorius missed Free Throw.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (6:58) Jubrile Belo Defensive Rebound.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (6:29) Harald Frey missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (6:29) Sam Merrill Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (6:21) Sam Merrill missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (6:21) Montana State Defensive Rebound.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (6:01) Jubrile Belo missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (6:01) Trevin Dorius Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (5:52) Abel Porter missed Layup.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (5:52) Jubrile Belo Defensive Rebound.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    +2 (5:32) Harald Frey made Layup.
    2329
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (5:18) Foul on Zeke Quinlan.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (5:18) Trevin Dorius missed Free Throw.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (5:18) Utah State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (5:18) Trevin Dorius missed Free Throw.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (5:18) Jubrile Belo Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (5:04) Foul on Alphonso Anderson.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (4:51) Harald Frey missed Layup.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (4:51) Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (4:39) Justin Bean missed Layup.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (4:39) Justin Bean Offensive Rebound.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (4:38) Foul on Borja Fernandez.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (4:38) Justin Bean made Free Throw.
    2330
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (4:38) Justin Bean missed Free Throw.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (4:38) Alphonso Anderson Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (4:30) Alphonso Anderson Turnover.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (4:15) Foul on Sean Bairstow.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (4:15) Amin Adamu missed Free Throw.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (4:15) Montana State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (4:15) Amin Adamu missed Free Throw.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (4:15) Finn Fleute Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (3:57) Foul on Sean Bairstow.
  • (3:57) Official TV Timeout
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    +1 (3:57) Amin Adamu made Free Throw.
    2430
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (3:57) Amin Adamu missed Free Throw.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (3:57) Kuba Karwowski Defensive Rebound.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (3:48) Foul on Finn Fleute.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (3:48) Justin Bean made Free Throw.
    2431
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (3:48) Justin Bean missed Free Throw.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (3:48) Kuba Karwowski Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (3:48) Kuba Karwowski missed Layup.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (3:48) Amin Adamu Defensive Rebound.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    +2 (3:28) Jubrile Belo made Dunk. Assisted by Amin Adamu.
    2631
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (3:28) Technical Foul on Jubrile Belo.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (3:28) Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
    2632
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (3:07) Justin Bean missed Jumper.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (3:07) Amin Adamu Defensive Rebound.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    +3 (2:46) Ladan Ricketts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Harald Frey.
    2932
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (2:15) Foul on Finn Fleute.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (2:15) Sam Merrill missed Free Throw.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (2:15) Utah State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (2:15) Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
    2933
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (2:02) Foul on Justin Bean.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    +1 (2:02) Jubrile Belo made Free Throw.
    3033
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    +1 (2:02) Jubrile Belo made Free Throw.
    3133
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (1:47) Diogo Brito missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (1:47) Amin Adamu Defensive Rebound.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (1:30) Jubrile Belo Turnover.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (1:09) Abel Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (1:09) Amin Adamu Defensive Rebound.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (0:50) Ladan Ricketts missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (0:50) Sam Merrill Defensive Rebound.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (0:48) Foul on Jubrile Belo.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (0:48) Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
    3134
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (0:48) Sam Merrill made Free Throw.
    3135
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    +2 (0:39) Harald Frey made Layup.
    3335
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (0:39) Foul on Justin Bean.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    +1 (0:39) Harald Frey made Free Throw.
    3435
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (0:26) Diogo Brito missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (0:26) Justin Bean Offensive Rebound.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (0:22) Foul on Amin Adamu.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (0:22) Justin Bean made Free Throw.
    3436
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (0:22) Justin Bean made Free Throw.
    3437
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (0:01) Harald Frey missed Layup.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (0:01) Kuba Karwowski Block.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (0:01) Montana State Offensive Rebound.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (0:00) Zeke Quinlan missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (0:00) Kuba Karwowski Block.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (0:00) Zeke Quinlan Offensive Rebound.
  • Montana State Bobcats logo
    (0:00) Zeke Quinlan missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (0:00) Kuba Karwowski Block.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (0:00) Utah State Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

73Points81
24-57(42.1%)Field Goal(%)20-53(37.7%)
9-19(47.4%)3-Point(%)6-18(33.3%)
16-26(61.5%)Free Throw(%)35-45(77.8%)
36(9)Rebounds(Offensive)41(11)
13Assists12
6Steals8
3Blocks5
15Turnovers9
31(1)Fouls(Technical)23(0)
3Largest Lead8

Game Details

Tuesday, November 5, 2019 · 10:00 PM
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · Logan, UT
attendance: 7,331 (71.4%)
spread: USU -21.5
over/under: 156