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Source: goaztecs.com
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Februrary 21, 2024 (Logan, Utah) - Darius Brown II scored a season-high 25 points as Utah State survived a late run by No. 19 San Diego State to win 68-63 on Tuesday night.
Jaedon LeDee led the Aztecs (20-7, 9-5) with 23 points and tied for the team lead with six rebounds. Reese Waters added 11 points and three assists while Miles Byrd scored 10 points including a pair of dunks.
Great Osobor matched his career high with seven assists while adding 17 points and seven rebounds for the Aggies (22-5, 10-4). Mason Falslev chipped in 10 points to reach doubles figures for Utah State.
San Diego State trailed 31-26 at halftime and Utah State pushed its lead to 58-49 with 7:52 remaining. The Aztecs responded with a 9-1 run including seven points from LeDee to make it a one-point game with 4:47 left.
The Aggies pulled away from there with SDSU not making another field goal until it cut the lead to five with three seconds remaining.
"We haven't made enough timely plays down the stretch. That's usually what the difference is," said Head Coach Brian Dutcher after the game. "You've got to make a timely play or two and I've watched them blow teams out in here. We fought. We held them to a pretty decent point total, 68 points when they're averaging close to 80 in here."
Utah State outshot the Aztecs from the field (49.0%-42.9%) and from the beyond the arc (31.8%-15.8%) while San Diego State was better from the free throw line (80.0%-73.3%).
San Diego State outscored Utah State off turnovers (20-7) and in bench points (28-6) but the Aggies scored more in the paint (36-26).
San Diego State will play at Fresno State on Saturday in SDSU's final weekend game of the regular season. With a 7 p.m. tip time, the game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network and San Diego Sports 760.
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