Utah State Aggies vs. San Diego State Aztecs

Mar 7, 2020

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
USU	21	38	59
SDSU	29	27	56

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.

Player Stats

UTAH STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
34Justin Bean	25	1-3	0-1	2-2	12	4	2	0	3	1	4
23Neemias Queta	36	7-12	0-0	1-2	8	2	1	3	6	3	15
15Abel Porter	26	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	3	0
24Diogo Brito	39	1-6	1-5	0-0	2	2	1	0	2	1	3
5Sam Merrill	40	10-22	6-15	1-2	6	0	1	0	0	0	27
10Alphonso Anderson	16	2-3	2-2	2-2	3	2	1	1	1	2	8
2Sean Bairstow	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
22Brock Miller	17	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	1	0	0	2	0	2
TOTAL	-	21-4843.8%	9-2437.5%	8-1080.0%	34	13	6	4	16	11	59

SAN DIEGO ST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Matt Mitchell	26	1-7	0-2	2-2	4	4	0	0	1	2	4
20Jordan Schakel	29	0-3	0-1	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	3	0
22Malachi Flynn	37	6-20	2-7	2-2	3	2	2	0	3	1	16
10KJ Feagin	35	3-11	2-6	3-3	5	1	0	0	0	1	11
3Aguek Arop	15	4-5	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	2	1	1	8
4Trey Pulliam	18	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	2	1	0	1	2	2
2Adam Seiko	12	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3

TOTAL	-	16-4932.7%	5-1827.8%	7-7100%	19	10	6	2	6	11	44

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUSUSDSU

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

2nd half

Team Stats

USU

SDSU

59Points56

21-48(43.8%)Field Goal(%)21-61(34.4%)

9-24(37.5%)3-Point(%)5-19(26.3%)

8-10(80.0%)Free Throw(%)9-10(90.0%)

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