McEwen's hot second half lifts Utah State over UNLV 79-63
LOGAN, Utah (AP) Koby McEwen scored 24 of his career-high 28 points in the second half, adding seven rebounds and six assists as Utah State outlasted UNLV for a 79-63 win on Saturday night.
McEwen, who leads all freshmen in the Mountain West with 14.1 points and 3 assists per game, made 9 of 10 shots in the second half and 10 of 13 overall.
Utah State (7-7, 1-2) led 37-31 at the break, but UNLV tied it at 41 just over five minutes in. McEwen scored 20 of the Aggies' next 25 points - including 4 of 4 on 3-pointers - to help put Utah State back in front 66-55 with 5:51 remaining.
The Rebels never seriously threatened thereafter.
The Aggies finished 13 of 21 from the arc (62 percent) compared to 3 of 18 for UNLV.
Christian Jones scored 17 points for UNLV (8-8, 1-2), the lone Rebel to score in double figures.
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Ast. Per Game | ||
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Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
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Points | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
Offensive | 0 | 0 |
Defensive | 0 | 0 |
Team | 0 | 0 |
Assists | 0 | 0 |
Steals | 0 | 0 |
Blocks | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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UNLV 8-9 | 68.8 PPG | 41.4 RPG | 12.9 APG |
Utah State 8-7 | 72.3 PPG | 38.2 RPG | 15.0 APG |
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