Utah State beats Boise State for 17th win in row

Published November 20, 2014

Tai Wesley scored 22 points to lead No. 22 Utah State to its 17th straight win, 77-49 over Boise State on Saturday night.

Brockeith Pane and Pooh Williams each added 10 points for the Aggies (22-2, 11-0 Western Athletic Conference), who led by 34 points with 12:49 to play before Boise State went on a 10-0 run to close the gap somewhat.

Robert Arnold scored 12 points and Ryan Watkins added 11 for the Broncos (12-11, 5-6), while La'Shard Anderson, who leads the team with 15.1 points a game, went scoreless.

Utah State shot better than 64 percent while pressuring Boise State into a 19-of-56 performance from the field and 14 turnovers.

Wesley was 8 of 11 from the field and hit all six of his free throws.

The Broncos opened the scoring before the Aggies broke off a 15-0 run to put the game out of reach early. Utah State missed only one shot in the first 8 minutes of the game, leading to a 43-21 halftime edge. Boise State had nine turnovers and had the ball stolen five times in the half.

The win gives Utah State a 25-game winning streak in conference play.

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