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Falslev Scores Career-High 33 as Utah State Rolls Past UC San Diego, 120-82
By Piper Rampage
Utah State defeated UC San Diego 120-82 at Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah, behind a record-setting first half and a career-high performance from Mason Falslev. The victory improved the Aggies to 4-0, while UC San Diego fell to 2-1 after its first loss of the season.
Falslev scored a career-high 33 points on 12-of-16 shooting and added 12 rebounds. He had 18 points by halftime as Utah State built a commanding lead. Solomon Callaghan added 22 points, Karson Templin scored 16, Dallin Hall had 15, Will Hornseth contributed 12 and AJ Bates added 10.
Treysen Eaglestaff led UC San Diego with 16 points. Leo Beath added 15 and Rahmir Barno scored 10 for the Tritons, who trailed 34-73 in the first half before outscoring Utah State 48-47 after the break.
Utah State made 15 of 21 three-point attempts and shot 71% in the first half, setting program single-half records with 73 points and 15 three-pointers. The Aggies led 73-34 at halftime and led by as many as 48 points.
Utah State finished with a program-record-tying 21 three-pointers and 120 points, the sixth-highest total in program history, while shooting 62% overall. The 120-point performance capped the Aggies’ fourth straight blowout win.
UC San Diego won the second half 48-47, but the deficit was far too large to overcome. The Tritons scored 48 points after halftime after managing 34 in the opening period.
The crowd of 9,518 watched Utah State control the game from the opening minutes, using its historic shooting performance to build a lead that UC San Diego could not challenge.
The result left Utah State unbeaten at 4-0 and handed UC San Diego its first loss, dropping the Tritons to 2-1.
Piper Rampage
Men’s College Basketball, The Library Media
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