Queta, Merrill Lead Aggies’ Dominating Second Half In Win Over UNLV
Feb 5, 2020, 11:24 PM | Updated: Feb 6, 2020, 12:43 am
LOGAN, Utah – Neemias Queta and Sam Merrill led the Utah State Aggies to a dominating second half performance to beat the UNLV Rebels.
The Aggies hosted the Rebels at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Wednesday, February 5.
Queta and Merrill combined for 41 points and led Utah State in carrying out a 42-25 second half. The Aggies won the game 69-54 for their 18th victory of the season.
Spectrum magic indeed. @USUBasketball have now won 19 of their last 20 home games. @MountainWest | FINAL ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/FHPM4MMG8l
— CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) February 6, 2020
Utah State shot 50 percent overall and 37.5 percent from behind the arc.
Queta led the Aggies with 21 points on 8-11 field goals. He added 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 blocks in 36 minutes.
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NO SIR‼️#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/fFIi6OSwOZ
— USU Men's Hoops (@USUBasketball) February 6, 2020
Merrill scored 20 points on 5-14 shooting including 2-8 from downtown. He went 8-10 from the free-throw line. Merrill recorded 2 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 assists in 39 minutes.
PULL THAT TRIGGER SAMMY‼️#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/9Ld5mLBEa5
— USU Men's Hoops (@USUBasketball) February 6, 2020
Diogo Brito led Utah State’s second unit with 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals.
AND 1️⃣ @DiogoBrito24‼️#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/3Y6eMLGCUC
— USU Men's Hoops (@USUBasketball) February 6, 2020
The Rebels were carried Bryce Hamilton’s 15 points on 6-16 shooting.
UNLV shot 38.5 percent overall and 26.7 percent from three.
The Rebels fell to 11-13 on the season and 6-5 in the Mountain West.
Utah State improved to 18-7 overall and 7-5 in conference games.
Final | 🔵⚪️
Aggies take down UNLV 69-54 with a little #SpectrumMagic‼️#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/RR4isr3n8I
— USU Men's Hoops (@USUBasketball) February 6, 2020
The Aggies return to action against the Boise State Broncos on Saturday, February 8 at 8 p.m. (MDT). The game will broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
