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FINAL
Mar 7, 2020

Game Recap

Utah State earns NCAA tournament berth by stunning SDSU for Mountain West title. m Merrill scored 17 of his 27 points in the second half, including a contested 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left, to lift Utah State to a 59-56 victory over No. 5 San Diego State in the Mountain West tournament championship Saturday.

Box Score

12T
USU213859
SDSU292756
Utah State Aggies logoUTAH STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
34Justin Bean251-30-12-212420314
23Neemias Queta367-120-01-282136315
15Abel Porter260-20-10-03200130
24Diogo Brito391-61-50-02210213
5Sam Merrill4010-226-151-260100027
10Alphonso Anderson162-32-22-23211128
2Sean Bairstow10-00-00-00000110
22Brock Miller170-00-02-20100202
TOTAL21-4843.8%9-2437.5%8-1080.0%341364161159
San Diego State Aztecs logoSAN DIEGO STMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
11Matt Mitchell261-70-22-24400124
5Yanni Wetzell285-120-12-3130201312
20Jordan Schakel290-30-10-01120030
22Malachi Flynn376-202-72-232203116
10KJ Feagin353-112-63-351000111
3Aguek Arop154-50-00-04002118
4Trey Pulliam181-10-00-02210122
2Adam Seiko121-21-20-00010013
TOTAL21-6134.4%5-1926.3%9-1090.0%32108271456

Play-by-Play

1st halfususdsu
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Utah State
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (19:41) Sam Merrill missed Three Point Jumper.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (19:41) Yanni Wetzell Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (19:18) KJ Feagin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (19:18) Abel Porter Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (18:56) Neemias Queta missed Layup.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (18:56) Utah State Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +3 (18:44) Sam Merrill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Bean.
    30
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (18:22) Malachi Flynn missed Layup.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (18:22) Neemias Queta Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (18:14) Diogo Brito missed Three Point Jumper.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (18:14) Malachi Flynn Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (18:07) KJ Feagin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (18:07) Neemias Queta Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (17:47) Sam Merrill missed Three Point Jumper.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (17:47) Matt Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (17:32) Jordan Schakel missed Jumper.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (17:32) Yanni Wetzell Offensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (17:29) Yanni Wetzell missed Layup.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (17:29) Neemias Queta Block.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (17:29) KJ Feagin Offensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +2 (17:20) Yanni Wetzell made Layup. Assisted by Matt Mitchell.
    32
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (17:05) Justin Bean Turnover.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (17:05) Jordan Schakel Steal.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (16:56) KJ Feagin missed Layup.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (16:56) Yanni Wetzell Offensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (16:39) Malachi Flynn missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (16:39) Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (16:27) Foul on Jordan Schakel.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (16:18) Sam Merrill missed Three Point Jumper.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (16:18) Yanni Wetzell Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (16:05) Matt Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (16:05) Alphonso Anderson Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (15:38) Neemias Queta made Layup. Assisted by Diogo Brito.
    52
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (15:15) Malachi Flynn missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (15:15) Sam Merrill Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (15:02) Neemias Queta made Layup. Assisted by Brock Miller.
    72
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +2 (14:34) Matt Mitchell made Jumper.
    74
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (14:04) Alphonso Anderson missed Layup.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (14:04) Yanni Wetzell Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (13:53) Malachi Flynn missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (13:53) Neemias Queta Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (13:16) Diogo Brito missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (13:16) Neemias Queta Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (13:07) Sam Merrill missed Three Point Jumper.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (13:07) Yanni Wetzell Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (12:49) Matt Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (12:49) Sam Merrill Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (12:37) Diogo Brito missed Three Point Jumper.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (12:37) Yanni Wetzell Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +3 (12:19) KJ Feagin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Mitchell.
    77
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (11:58) Diogo Brito Turnover.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (11:58) Yanni Wetzell Steal.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +3 (11:39) KJ Feagin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Mitchell.
    710
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (11:32) Utah State Timeout
  • (11:03) Official TV Timeout
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (10:59) Abel Porter Turnover.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (10:59) Adam Seiko Steal.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (10:56) Malachi Flynn missed Layup.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (10:56) Alphonso Anderson Block.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (10:56) Alphonso Anderson Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (10:44) Sam Merrill missed Three Point Jumper.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (10:44) Jordan Schakel Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +3 (10:38) Malachi Flynn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Schakel.
    713
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (10:12) Foul on Adam Seiko.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (9:54) Diogo Brito missed Jumper.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (9:54) Aguek Arop Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (9:28) Yanni Wetzell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (9:28) Malachi Flynn Offensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (9:19) Malachi Flynn missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (9:19) Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (9:05) Foul on Trey Pulliam.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (9:05) Brock Miller made Free Throw.
    813
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (9:05) Brock Miller made Free Throw.
    913
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (8:43) Aguek Arop missed Layup.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (8:43) Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (8:23) Foul on Sean Bairstow.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (8:23) Sean Bairstow Turnover.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +3 (8:14) Adam Seiko made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Mitchell.
    916
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (7:53) Foul on Matt Mitchell.
  • (7:53) Official TV Timeout
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (7:53) Justin Bean made Free Throw.
    1016
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +1 (7:53) Justin Bean made Free Throw.
    1116
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +2 (7:42) Yanni Wetzell made Jumper. Assisted by Trey Pulliam.
    1118
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (7:27) Neemias Queta missed Layup.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (7:27) Matt Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +2 (7:09) Trey Pulliam made Jumper.
    1120
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (6:45) Foul on Neemias Queta.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (6:45) Neemias Queta Turnover.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (6:32) Yanni Wetzell missed Layup.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (6:32) Neemias Queta Block.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (6:32) Matt Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +2 (6:20) Yanni Wetzell made Dunk. Assisted by Malachi Flynn.
    1122
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (5:53) Justin Bean missed Three Point Jumper.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (5:53) KJ Feagin Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (5:44) Malachi Flynn missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (5:44) Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (5:21) Justin Bean Turnover.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (5:08) Matt Mitchell missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (5:08) Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (4:55) Foul on Matt Mitchell.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (4:54) Foul on Malachi Flynn.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (4:48) Diogo Brito missed Three Point Jumper.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (4:48) Yanni Wetzell Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +2 (4:36) KJ Feagin made Layup.
    1124
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (4:31) Utah State Timeout
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (4:25) Foul on Yanni Wetzell.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (4:25) Neemias Queta missed Free Throw.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (4:25) Yanni Wetzell Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (4:03) KJ Feagin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (4:03) Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (3:39) Neemias Queta Turnover.
  • (3:39) Official TV Timeout
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (3:27) Yanni Wetzell missed Layup.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (3:27) Neemias Queta Block.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (3:27) Yanni Wetzell Offensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (3:23) Yanni Wetzell missed Layup.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (3:23) Sam Merrill Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (3:09) Neemias Queta missed Jumper.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (3:09) Trey Pulliam Defensive Rebound.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +2 (2:58) Yanni Wetzell made Jumper. Assisted by Trey Pulliam.
    1126
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (2:58) Foul on Neemias Queta.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +1 (2:58) Yanni Wetzell made Free Throw.
    1127
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (2:38) Alphonso Anderson Turnover.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (2:38) Trey Pulliam Steal.
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (2:21) Jordan Schakel missed Layup.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (2:21) Sam Merrill Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (2:15) Sam Merrill made Jumper.
    1327
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (1:46) Yanni Wetzell missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (1:46) Neemias Queta Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +3 (1:35) Sam Merrill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Neemias Queta.
    1627
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (1:28) San Diego State Timeout
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    (1:18) Malachi Flynn missed Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (1:18) Justin Bean Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +2 (1:08) Sam Merrill made Jumper.
    1827
  • San Diego State Aztecs logo
    +2 (0:34) Aguek Arop made Layup.
    1829
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (0:06) Sam Merrill missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    (0:06) Utah State Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah State Aggies logo
    +3 (0:01) Diogo Brito made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Abel Porter.
    2129
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

59Points56
21-48(43.8%)Field Goal(%)21-61(34.4%)
9-24(37.5%)3-Point(%)5-19(26.3%)
8-10(80%)Free Throw(%)9-10(90%)
37(8)Rebounds(Offensive)32(12)
13Assists10
6Steals8
4Blocks2
16Turnovers7
11(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)
5Largest Lead16

Game Details

Saturday, March 7, 2020 · 5:30 PM
Thomas & Mack Center · Las Vegas, NV
attendance: 10,292 (57.2%)
tv: CBS
spread: SDSU -4.5
over/under: 130