No. 23 Utah State passes first conference test, bests Nevada

Mason Falslev scored 26 points to lift No. 23 Utah State to a 71-62 win over visiting Nevada on Wednesday night in Logan, Utah.

Falslev hit 9 of 14 shots from the field to boost the Aggies (15-1, 6-0) to their eighth straight victory while remaining unbeaten in Mountain West action.

Corey Camper Jr. scored 14 points and Elijah Price notched his third consecutive double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Wolf Pack (12-5, 4-2).

MJ Collins Jr. was the only other Aggie to score in double figures with 14 points.

This was a solid test for Utah State, which had been beating conference foes by an average of 26 points.

The Aggies went to halftime with a 29-23 lead.

Utah State held Nevada to 26.5% shooting in the opening half. USU also had seven blocked shots in the first 20 minutes and finished with eight.

However, Nevada opened the second half with an 11-2 run, taking a 34-31 lead after a 3 by Vaughn Weems.

The Aggies regained momentum a few minutes later, using a 10-point spurt to go up 50-44.

USU stretched its lead to double digits after a 3-pointer from Adlan Elamin and a Falslev layup with under five minutes remaining.

Nevada was within seven in the final minute, but Falslev ran the shot clock down, then hit a pair of free throws with 44.5 seconds left to put an end to the Wolf Pack's hopes.

Utah State finished shooting 44.9% and made 20 of 24 free throws.

Nevada won the rebounding battle 39-34 but struggled from the field by making only 21 of 61 field goals (34.4%) while falling for the second time in three games.