National Basketball Association
Utah St. 77, Boise St. 69
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 12, 2011
Where: Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Officials:
# Verne Harris, # Mike Littlewood, # Bob Staffen
Attendance:
4372
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Tai Wesley had 19 points and nine rebounds, and Brockeith Pane also scored 19 points as No. 17 Utah State defeated Boise State 77-69 on Saturday in the Western Athletic Conference tournament final in Las Vegas.
Nate Bendall added 16 points as the top-seeded Aggies (30-3) won the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
La’Shard Anderson scored 18 points for second-seeded Boise State (20-12), which saw its eight-game winning streak end.
Utah State led 53-42 after Brady Jardine’s layup with 13:37 remaining, but the Aggies made only one field goal over the next eight-plus minutes as Boise State went on a 12-3 run to cut its deficit to 56-54.
Wesley scored Utah State’s next seven points as the Aggies went on an 11-4 run to take a nine-point lead.
Brian Green added 12 points for Utah State.
Daequon Montreal and Jeff Elorriaga scored 10 points apiece for Boise State.
The Broncos led 33-30 late in the first half before Pane scored the final five points of the half to jump-start a string of 17 consecutive Utah State points. Wesley’s 3-pointer culminated the run to give the Aggies a 47-33 lead with 17:04 remaining.
Top Game Performances
| Boise St. |
|
Utah St. |
|
La'Shard Anderson 18 |
Scoring |
Brockeith Pane 19 |
|
La'Shard Anderson 4 |
Assists |
Brockeith Pane 4 |
|
Jeff Elorriaga 5 |
Rebounds |
Tai Wesley 9 |
|
La'Shard Anderson 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Brockeith Pane 9 |
|
Jeff Elorriaga 4 |
Steals |
Tai Wesley 3 |
|
Zach Moritz 2 |
Blocks |
Tai Wesley 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Boise St.
|
69 |
39.7 |
6-26 |
17-21 |
10 |
21 |
3 |
13 |
|
| Utah St.
|
77 |
53.1 |
3-8 |
22-26 |
15 |
33 |
1 |
9 |
|
