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Utah State easily defeats Western Oregon, 78-42

Dec 30, 2009 - 4:45 AM LOGAN, UTAH(AP) -- Jared Quayle scored 18 points to lead Utah State past Western Oregon 78-42 Tuesday night.

Tai Wesley scored 14 for the Aggies (10-4). Tyler Newbold scored 11 and pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds while Brady Jardine had 11 points.

The Wolves (6-3) were led by Rico Myles who had 12 points and Blair Wheadon who had 10.

The Aggies held the Wolves to 12 second-half points and outrebounded them 42-24.

Utah State jumped out to a 12-3 lead on three 3-pointer. Western Oregon battled back to within 23-19 with 10:45 to play behind Myles, who had 11 points in the first half.

Utah State hit 7-of-14 3-pointers and led 46-30 at halftime.