Final
Utah State slips past Morehead State 79-72
Dec 22, 2009 - 5:25 AM LOGAN, Utah(AP) -- Nate Bendall and Tai Wesley each scored 18 points to lead Utah State past Morehead State 79-72 Monday night.Tyler Newbold also scored 15 for the Aggies (7-4). The win came in the opening round of the three-day Basketball Travelers Invitational, hosted by Utah State.
Morehead State (4-5) was led by Steve Peterson, who scored a career-high 16 points. Kenneth Faried added 14, and Terrance Hill and Demonte Harper each had 12.
After the Aggies extended to a 52-37 lead to open the second half, the Eagles went on a 14-4 run to bring the score to 56-51 with less than nine minutes to play.
Morehead State shot 20-of-30 from the field and 3-of-6 from the 3-point line in the second half. They eventually would close to 75-72 on a short jumper by Faried with 17 seconds to play.
But Utah State dropped in 4-of-4 free-throw attempts in the closing seconds.
- NCAA BB
MOREHEAD ST 72
UTAH ST 79 FINAL
Dec 22 12:00 AM - 41
roots - 21
roots - NCAA BB
MOREHEAD ST 24
UTAH ST 32 HALFTIME
Dec 21 10:50 PM
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