Wayland Baptist Pioneers @ Utah State Aggies
Utah State beats Wayland Baptist 75-63
LOGAN, Utah -- Jalen Moore scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and David Collette added 14 points to lead Utah State past Wayland Baptist 75-63 Saturday night.
Sean Harris also added a career-high 10 points and eight rebounds for the Aggies (7-5). JoJo McGlaston added 12 in the final preseason game for USU.
Bunja Yaboe led the Pioneers with a career-high 20 points. Royal Crouch had 18 points and Ta'Quan McDew added 11.
After trailing by six at halftime, Wayland Baptist's Crouch made a jumper to get the Pioneers within 41-38 with 16 minutes to play. They were never able to get closer as Moore and Harris scored layups on consecutive possessions and USU stretched to 64-49 with 6:52 in the game.
Aggies Chris Smith and McGlaston combined for 5-of-7 shooting from the 3-point line.
USU held Wayland Baptist to 37 percent shooting from the field and outrebounded the visitors 37-35
The Pioneers never led in the first half, but Crouch twice tied the game, the second time at 17-all with 9:35 to play.
USU then went on a 14-3 run, sparked by Smith's 3-pointer, and took at 33-27 lead at halftime. USU's bench outscored Wayland Baptist 10-4 in the first half and 23-9 for the game.
Game Information
Logan, UT
Referee:Duane Allen
Referee:David Hall
Referee:Brett Nansel
2025-26 Standings
| Mountain West ConferenceMountain West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 29-7 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-11 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 18-17 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |
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