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FINAL
Mar 5, 2020

Game Recap

Merrill carries load as Utah St. eliminates New Mexico. m Merrill scored 29 points on 10-of-15 shooting and Justin Bean had a double-double and Utah State beat New Mexico 75-70 in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference Tournament on Thursday night.

Box Score

12T
UNM333770
USU334275
New Mexico Lobos logoNEW MEXICOMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
1Corey Manigault324-90-210-1262110418
2Vance Jackson384-152-111-592302411
10Makuach Maluach221-40-00-01001012
0Zane Martin262-50-22-23311146
5JaQuan Lyle397-144-82-443204320
30Kurt Wegscheider202-30-02-26110056
23Emmanuel Kuac30-20-10-00000000
3Keith McGee202-102-71-22000007
TOTAL22-6235.5%8-3125.8%18-2766.7%31118372170
Utah State Aggies logoUTAH STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
34Justin Bean364-100-12-2152102210
23Neemias Queta272-40-04-67211448
15Abel Porter152-30-10-00110024
24Diogo Brito356-92-41-371002115
5Sam Merrill3410-152-57-931103429
10Alphonso Anderson140-20-12-22100122
2Sean Bairstow200-10-10-03100240
22Brock Miller193-91-50-02200127
TOTAL27-5350.9%5-1827.8%16-2272.7%391141152175

Play-by-Play

1st halfunmusu
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (19:45) Sam Merrill made Layup.
    02
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    +2 (19:25) Makuach Maluach made Jumper.
    22
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +3 (19:15) Sam Merrill made Three Point Jumper.
    25
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (19:02) Corey Manigault missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (18:57) Zane Martin Offensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (18:55) Vance Jackson missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (18:53) Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (18:53) Foul on Corey Manigault.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (18:36) Sam Merrill missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (18:32) Justin Bean Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (18:29) Abel Porter made Layup.
    27
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (18:04) Corey Manigault missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (17:59) Sam Merrill Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (17:58) Sam Merrill made Layup.
    29
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (17:37) Vance Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (17:33) Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (17:25) Sam Merrill Turnover.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (17:25) Vance Jackson Steal.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (17:15) Foul on Vance Jackson.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (17:15) Vance Jackson Turnover.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (17:04) Justin Bean made Layup. Assisted by Neemias Queta.
    211
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (16:45) Zane Martin missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (16:41) Sam Merrill Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (16:31) Foul on Neemias Queta.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (16:31) Neemias Queta Turnover.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    +3 (16:19) Vance Jackson made Three Point Jumper.
    511
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (15:53) Diogo Brito made Layup. Assisted by Brock Miller.
    513
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (15:36) Foul on Neemias Queta.
  • (15:36) Official TV Timeout
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (15:36) Vance Jackson missed Free Throw.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (15:36) New Mexico Offensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (15:36) Vance Jackson missed Free Throw.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (15:35) Diogo Brito Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +3 (15:18) Brock Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alphonso Anderson.
    516
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (14:53) Emmanuel Kuac missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (14:49) Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (14:43) Justin Bean made Jumper. Assisted by Brock Miller.
    518
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (14:22) Emmanuel Kuac missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (14:19) Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (14:12) Sam Merrill missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (14:10) Foul on Alphonso Anderson.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (14:10) Corey Manigault Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (13:56) Makuach Maluach missed Jumper.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (13:52) Vance Jackson Offensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (13:36) Zane Martin Turnover.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (13:30) Alphonso Anderson Turnover.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    +2 (13:14) Corey Manigault made Jumper.
    718
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (12:50) Foul on Kurt Wegscheider.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (12:50) Foul on Zane Martin.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (12:49) Utah State Turnover.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (12:34) Vance Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (12:30) Brock Miller Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (12:24) Sam Merrill made Jumper.
    720
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (12:10) Foul on Sean Bairstow.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (11:55) Keith McGee missed Jumper.
  • (11:53) Official TV Timeout
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (11:53) Corey Manigault Offensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (11:37) JaQuan Lyle missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (11:34) Utah State Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (11:08) Diogo Brito missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (11:04) Brock Miller Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (11:04) Brock Miller Turnover.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (10:54) Foul on Sean Bairstow.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    +1 (10:54) Zane Martin made Free Throw.
    820
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    +1 (10:54) Zane Martin made Free Throw.
    920
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (10:44) Abel Porter made Layup.
    922
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (10:24) Foul on Abel Porter.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (10:14) JaQuan Lyle missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (10:10) New Mexico Offensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    +3 (10:03) JaQuan Lyle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Corey Manigault.
    1222
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (9:44) Brock Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (9:40) Zane Martin Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    +2 (9:34) JaQuan Lyle made Jumper.
    1422
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (9:07) Sam Merrill made Layup.
    1424
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (8:46) Foul on Justin Bean.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    +1 (8:46) Corey Manigault made Free Throw.
    1524
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    +1 (8:46) Corey Manigault made Free Throw.
    1624
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (8:25) Sam Merrill missed Layup.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (8:25) Makuach Maluach Block.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (8:24) Justin Bean Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (8:24) Justin Bean made Free Throw.
    1625
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (8:24) Justin Bean made Free Throw.
    1626
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (8:24) Foul on Makuach Maluach.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    +3 (8:11) JaQuan Lyle made Three Point Jumper.
    1926
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (7:55) Justin Bean missed Layup.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (7:52) Vance Jackson Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    +3 (7:46) JaQuan Lyle made Three Point Jumper.
    2226
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (7:34) Utah State Timeout
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (7:27) Utah State Turnover.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (7:11) Keith McGee missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (7:05) Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (6:56) Sam Merrill missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (6:52) Keith McGee Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (6:43) Makuach Maluach missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (6:37) Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (6:36) Foul on Zane Martin.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (6:23) Justin Bean missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (6:20) Diogo Brito Offensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (6:18) Foul on Zane Martin.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (6:18) Neemias Queta missed Free Throw.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (6:18) Utah State Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (6:18) Neemias Queta made Free Throw.
    2227
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (5:54) Vance Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (5:51) Utah State Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (5:40) Abel Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (5:33) Corey Manigault Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    +2 (5:33) JaQuan Lyle made Layup. Assisted by Corey Manigault.
    2427
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (5:24) Brock Miller made Layup.
    2429
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (5:03) Vance Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (4:59) Neemias Queta Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (4:52) Sam Merrill Turnover.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (4:52) Kurt Wegscheider Steal.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (4:46) Keith McGee missed Layup.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (4:46) Utah State Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (4:32) Brock Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (4:27) Vance Jackson Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    +3 (4:15) JaQuan Lyle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vance Jackson.
    2729
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (3:58) Neemias Queta made Dunk. Assisted by Abel Porter.
    2731
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (3:27) Keith McGee missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (3:23) Vance Jackson Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (3:23) Foul on Abel Porter.
  • (3:23) Official TV Timeout
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (3:23) Vance Jackson missed Free Throw.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (3:21) Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (3:07) Neemias Queta missed Jumper.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (3:02) Kurt Wegscheider Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    +2 (2:56) Vance Jackson made Layup.
    2931
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (2:32) Justin Bean missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (2:27) Neemias Queta Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (2:24) Diogo Brito missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (2:20) Kurt Wegscheider Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (2:16) JaQuan Lyle missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (2:11) Makuach Maluach Offensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (2:09) Vance Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (2:06) Neemias Queta Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (2:01) Justin Bean missed Layup.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (1:58) Kurt Wegscheider Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (1:30) JaQuan Lyle missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (1:26) Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (1:06) Sam Merrill missed Layup.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (1:06) Corey Manigault Block.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (1:06) Corey Manigault Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (1:06) Foul on Neemias Queta.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    +1 (1:06) Corey Manigault made Free Throw.
    3031
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    +1 (1:06) Corey Manigault made Free Throw.
    3131
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (0:52) Foul on Kurt Wegscheider.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (0:52) Diogo Brito missed Free Throw.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (0:51) JaQuan Lyle Defensive Rebound.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (0:41) Keith McGee missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (0:35) Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (0:32) Brock Miller made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Bean.
    3133
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (0:23) New Mexico Timeout
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (0:01) Foul on Justin Bean.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    +1 (0:01) Corey Manigault made Free Throw.
    3233
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    +1 (0:01) Corey Manigault made Free Throw.
    3333
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (0:00) Alphonso Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • New Mexico Lobos logo
    (0:00) New Mexico Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

70Points75
22-62(35.5%)Field Goal(%)27-53(50.9%)
8-31(25.8%)3-Point(%)5-18(27.8%)
18-27(66.7%)Free Throw(%)16-22(72.7%)
33(11)Rebounds(Offensive)43(8)
11Assists11
8Steals4
3Blocks1
7Turnovers17
21(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)
11Largest Lead13

Game Details

Thursday, March 5, 2020 · 9:00 PM
Thomas & Mack Center · Las Vegas, NV
capacity: 18,000
tv: CBSSN
spread: USU -11.5
over/under: 144.5