No. 18 Utah State Escapes Boise With First Overtime Win Of Season
Jan 27, 2024, 4:45 PM | Updated: Jan 30, 2024, 4:04 pm
LOGAN, Utah – Boise State gave the Aggies all they could handle, but USU pulled away in overtime, sinking the Broncos hopes of an upset with the 90-84 win.
No. 18 Utah State (18-2, 6-1) outscored the Broncos 14-8 in the extra session to win its first overtime game of Danny Sprinkle’s USU tenure. The Aggies continue to lead the Mountain West after the win.
𝐗 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐖!
Light. That. A. Blue!#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/BILBZQpyT9
— USU Men's Hoops (@USUBasketball) January 27, 2024
Great Osobor and Darius Brown II played 43 minutes apiece, with Brown’s 19 points leading the team. Osobor finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds, and a team-high seven assists. Former American Fork Caveman Isaac Johnson had perhaps his best game as an Aggie, posting a 13-point, 11-rebound double-double. Ian Martinez finished with 18 points.
Tyson Degenhart (24 points) and O’Mar Stanley (20 points) led the Broncos in the loss.
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Recap
With first place in the Mountain West on the line, Ian Martinez helped his Aggies jump out to an early 5-0 lead with a corner three.
Bringing out a little Splash Valley 💦
⚡️ @IanJumaine #AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/lcNcH5D4rO
— USU Men's Hoops (@USUBasketball) January 27, 2024
Later in the nip and tuck first half, graduate senior guard Darius Brown II hit a contested three to tie the game at 29 with 5:30 left in the first half.
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DB ties it ‼️
⚡️ @dariusbrownii#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/LqUShACMtz
— USU Men's Hoops (@USUBasketball) January 27, 2024
Utah State went into the locker room trailing 39-37.
After a slow start to the half, Brown II showed off his speed, driving past everybody for an easy layup that gave his team a 48-47 lead.
Turning on the jets for the lead 💨💨
⚡️ @dariusbrownii #AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/UvuJvh3eOy
— USU Men's Hoops (@USUBasketball) January 27, 2024
Later in the half, Josh Uduje gave USU an injection of life when he turned defense into offense, converting a Broncos turnover into a two-handed slam on the other end.
Flight 14, you're cleared for takeoff 🫡
⚡️ @JUduje #AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/eGFFOYNvp7
— USU Men's Hoops (@USUBasketball) January 27, 2024
With less than four minutes to play, junior wing Great Osobor took a pass from Karson Templin and finished with a layup to give the Aggies a 70-66 lead with 3:20 left.
1⃣ extends the lead!
⚡️ @GreatOsobor #AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/fm5tIfy0lh
— USU Men's Hoops (@USUBasketball) January 27, 2024
After O’Mar Stanley missed the second of two free throws in the final seconds, Martinez sprinted the length of the floor for a game-tying layup, forcing overtime.
WE ARE GOING TO OVERTIME‼️
⚡️ @IanJumaine #AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/kbTk7y2V1R
— USU Men's Hoops (@USUBasketball) January 27, 2024
The Aggies scored the first six points of overtime and didn’t look back as they picked up the 90-84 win.
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