Neemias Queta Dominates As Utah State Cruises Past San Jose State
Dec 23, 2020, 9:39 PM
Utah State center Neemias Queta (Courtesy of Eli Lucero / The Herald Journal)
(Courtesy of Eli Lucero / The Herald Journal)
LOGAN, Utah – The Utah State Aggies cruised to an easy victory over the San Jose State Spartans behind a dominant performance by Neemias Queta.
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The Aggies hosted the Spartans on Wednesday, December 23.
Queta worked SJSU on the defensive end all game long and helped the Aggies to an 85-52 win.
The USU center ended the game with six blocked shots.
.@KevinHart4real’s reaction says it all.
👋 @nemi1599 #AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/Qh4IbGecol
— USU Men's Hoops (@USUBasketball) December 24, 2020
In addition to his swats, Queta scored nine points on 4-9 shooting, pulled down 11 rebounds, and dished out four assists.
"I find backboards distracting."@nemi1599 probably#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/6R3Nj5NNgb
— USU Men's Hoops (@USUBasketball) December 24, 2020
Rollie Worster led the Aggies with 15 points.
Brock Miller scored 12 points, while Sean Bairstow added 11 points.
👌🇦🇺@SBairstow7#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/7ZErlV9QTL
— USU Men's Hoops (@USUBasketball) December 24, 2020
Utah State shot 42.9 percent from the field, including 33.3 percent from downtown.
By comparison, San Jose State shot 23.4 percent overall and 20.0 percent beyond the arc.
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The win was USU’s sixth consecutive victory in the head-to-head series with the Spartans.
It was also the Aggies’ fourth win in a row after they started the season with a 1-3 record.
With the win, Utah State improved to 5-3 on the season.
SERIES SWEEP✅#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/cTQi565eSt
— USU Men's Hoops (@USUBasketball) December 24, 2020
Utah State’s next game is against the Air Force Falcons on December 31. The Aggies vs. Falcons game is slated to broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
