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Utah State Aggies

Western Athletic Conference (30-4, 14-2)

 

RENO, Nev. - Sophomore guard Tyler Newbold hit a 12-foot baseline jumper with 3.1 seconds remaining to complete Utah State's improbable comeback from a 13-point halftime deficit as it defeated New Mexico State, 71-70, here at the Lawlor Events Center Friday night.

 

With the win, Utah State advances to the championship game of the WAC Tournament for the third time in its four years in the league, and for the eighth time in its last 10 years overall.

 

 

ST. LOUIS (USBWA) - The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has announced finalists for the 2009 Henry Iba Award, to be presented to the association's national coach of the year.

 

Oklahoma's Jeff Capel is one of a trio of Big 12 coaches among the 10 selected as finalists. The others are Missouri's Mike Anderson and Kansas' Bill Self. None of the 10 finalists has ever won the award.

 

Yes (RPI 31, 25-4, 10 Road Wins, Highly Ranked Offense)

No (1 Top 50 Win, SOS 126, NC-SOS 176, WAC is Ranked 11th)

RENO, Nev. - Armon Johnson scored a game-high 28 points and Luke Babbitt added 21 to lead Nevada past Utah State, 84-71, here Saturday night at Lawlor Events Center. Nevada improves to 17-11 overall and 9-5 in the Western Athletic Conference with the win, while Utah State falls to 26-4 overall and 13-2 in league play with the loss.

 

 

In the seventh annual ESPNU BracketBusters, the strongest mid-major teams in the country do battle in thirteen televised games.  This preview features the premier Saturday games that are televised on ESPN or ESPN2.

 

 

Northeastern @ Wright State, ESPN2

Each week I pose a Question of the Week for you the reader to chew on (masticate if you prefer) and digest..

 

This Week's Question: Which BracketBusters team will actually bust brackets in March?

 

BOISE, Idaho - No. 17/21 Utah State committed 19 turnovers and shot a season-low 36.5 percent from the field Saturday night here at Taco Bell Arena as it lost its first game in over two months, 66-56, to Boise State.

Utah State, who had its 19-game winning streak snapped as well as its 16-game Western Athletic Conference winning streak, is now 24-2 on the season and 12-1 in the WAC. It was also USU's first road loss of the season as it is now 10-1 on the road. Boise State improved to 17-7 overall and 7-4 in league play with the win.

MOSCOW, Idaho - Senior forward Gary Wilkinson recorded his sixth double-double of the season with 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead 17th-ranked Utah State to a 62-53 road win here against Idaho Thursday night. With the win, Utah State claims a share of its second-straight Western Athletic Conference regular season championship as it improves to 12-0 in league play and 24-1 overall. Idaho falls to 10-13 on the season and 4-6 in the WAC with the loss.