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2020 Schedule
2nd in Mountain West
- 11/5W 81-73
- 11/8W 89-34
- 11/12W 97-56
- 11/15W 81-54
- 11/18W 82-50
- 11/22W 80-78
- 11/24W 68-59
- 11/29L 81-73
- 12/4W 71-59
- 12/7W 77-70
- 12/10STKATW 94-49
- 12/14L 68-64
- 12/18W 76-74
- 12/21W 65-62
- 12/28EAQW 129-61
- 1/1L 70-53
- 1/413L 77-68
- 1/7L 79-60
- 1/11W 80-70
- 1/18L 88-83
- 1/21W 72-47
- 1/25W 77-61
- 1/28W 68-45
- 2/14L 80-68
- 2/5W 69-54
- 2/8W 70-61
- 2/11W 75-72
- 2/15W 71-59
- 2/19W 78-58
- 2/25W 94-56
- 2/29L 66-64
- 3/5W 75-70
- 3/6W 89-82
- 3/75W 59-56
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Utah State won the Mountain West and an automatic bid, shrinking the number of at-large spots available in the NCAA tournament.
Utah St. stuns SDSU late to punch tourney ticket
Sam Merrill scored 17 of his 27 points in the second half, including a contested 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left, to lift Utah State to a 59-56 victory over No. 5 San Diego State in the Mountain West tournament championship Saturday.
Merrill, Utah St. hold off Wyoming in MWC tourney semifinals
Sam Merrill had 27 points and seven assists, Neemias Queta scored 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting, and No. 2 seed Utah State never trailed in its 89-82 win over Wyoming on Friday night in the Mountain West Conference tournament semifinals.
Merrill carries load as Utah St. eliminates New Mexico
Sam Merrill scored 29 points on 10-of-15 shooting and Justin Bean had a double-double and Utah State beat New Mexico 75-70 in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference Tournament on Thursday night.
Jackson, Manigault help New Mexico beat Utah State 66-64
Vance Jackson scored 17 points and drew a crucial foul Saturday night to help New Mexico knock off Utah State 66-64.
Merrill. Bean help spark Utah St. to 78-58 win over Wyoming
Sam Merrill scored 26 points with four assists and three steaks as Utah State romped past Wyoming 78-58 on Wednesday night.
Merrill scores 24; Utah State beats Fresno State 71-59
Sam Merrill scored 24 points to lead Utah State to a 71-59 victory over Fresno State on Saturday night.
Merrill scores 32 to lift Utah St. over Colorado St. 75-72
Sam Merrill made 6 of 10 3-pointers and scored 32 points with five assists and Utah State held off Colorado State 75-72 on Tuesday night to sweep the season series against the Rams.
Utah State closes on 8-0 run, beats Boise State 70-61
Neemias Queta scored 21 points and Utah State closed on a 8-0 run to beat Boise State 70-61 on Saturday night.
Queta leads Utah State past UNLV 69-54
Neemias Queta scored 21 points with six rebounds and five assists to lead Utah State past UNLV 69-54 on Wednesday night.
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Merrill scores 14 to lead Utah State past Wyoming 68-45
Sam Merrill had 14 points as Utah State romped past Wyoming 68-45 on Tuesday night.
Merrill scores 28 to carry Utah St. over Colorado St. 77-61
Sam Merrill knocked down five 3-pointers and scored 28 points on 10-of-15 shooting to lead Utah State to a 77-51 win over Colorado State 77-61 on Saturday night, ending the Rams' five-game winning streak.
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Bean's double-double helps Utah St. overwhelm Air Force
Justin Bean scored 16 points with 13 rebounds and Sam Merrill scored 15 and Utah State beat Air Force 72-47 on Tuesday.
Boise St. rallies from 19 down, beats Utah State 88-83 in OT
Justinian Jessup forced a turnover and scored with 1.9 seconds left to send the game into overtime as Boise State rallied from 19-points down in the second half and beat Utah State 88-83 on Saturday night.
Queta, Utah State too much for Nevada, Aggies win 80-70
Neemias Queta had 19 points to lead five Utah State players in double figures as the Aggies defeated Nevada 80-70 on Saturday night.
Swan scores 31 to carry Air Force past Utah State 79-60
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Van Soelen hammers home the dunk for Air Force (0:20)
2019-20 Mountain West Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego State | 17-1 | - | 30-2 |
| Utah State | 12-6 | 5 | 26-8 |
| Nevada | 12-6 | 5 | 19-12 |
| UNLV | 12-6 | 5 | 17-15 |
| Boise State | 11-7 | 6 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-7 | 6 | 20-12 |
| New Mexico | 7-11 | 10 | 19-14 |
| Fresno State | 7-11 | 10 | 11-19 |
| Air Force | 5-13 | 12 | 12-20 |
| San José St | 3-15 | 14 | 7-24 |
| Wyoming | 2-16 | 15 | 9-24 |
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Top Performers 2019-20
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- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game76.549th
Rebounds Per Game40.721st
Assists Per Game16.5Tied-18th
Points Allowed64.1
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 6-22 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 20 |