LOGAN— The USU men’s basketball team ended its season Wednesday, and the Aggies final game was a microcosm of their season. Utah State struggled early, rallied in the second half, but ultimately fell short, losing to Mercer, 70-67, in the championship game of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.   “It’s been a really good experience for us. I’ve told the guys that for the last two games, that no matter what happens, it’s been a positive thing,” USU head coach Stew Morrill said. “It was a good way to end...

LOGAN— The USU men’s basketball team may wish it could have a do-over with its 2012 season – at least for the first 25 games. The Aggies are on a tear as of late, and advanced to the championship game of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament with a 105-81 win over Oakland.   Ignited by a 3-point barrage, the Aggies jumped all over a very talented Oakland team – highlighted by the nation’s leading scorer, Reggie Hamilton – and rolled to the easy victory.   “Everything looks easy when you make...

LOGAN— Utah State men’s basketball will participate in postseason action for a school-record 13th-straight year after receiving and accepting an invitation Sunday evening to continue its season in the fourth annual CollegeInsider.com Tournament against Cal StateBakersfield. Overall, this will be USU’s 30th postseason appearance in school history.   Utah State (17-15) will host independent Cal State Bakersfield (16-14) in the first round of the postseason CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) on Wednesday, March 14 at 7 p.m. (MT), inside the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. Overall, 32 teams will participate in this year’s CIT....

  LAS VEGAS— It’s hard to beat the same team three times in one season, and the USU men’s basketball team found that out firsthand Thursday night as the Aggies fell to Louisiana Tech in the first round of the Western Athletic Conference tournament, 72-70.   Utah State had a chance to tie or win after the Bulldog’s Trevor Gaskins missed a free throw with 4.1 seconds remaining, but the Aggies did not get a shot off before time expired. With no timeouts remaining, Kyisean Reed rebounded the miss and...

    LOGAN—It was an emotional night at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Friday night as the Utah State men’s basketball team honored their three senior players in their final regular season home game with an impressive come-from-behind 67-50 win over Idaho.   Led by sophomore guard Preston Medlin, who had a career-high 32 points, the Aggies (15-14, 6-6) used an explosive second half  to earn the victory over their Western Athletic Conference foe.  After trailing the Vandals by 15 points with just over four minutes left in the first...

  LOGAN— The Utah State men’s basketball team played in its first ever non-televised ESPN BracketBuster game. After falling to former Big West foe UC Santa Barbara, 72-64, the Aggies are probably glad for the lack of national exposure.   Sophomore guard Preston Medlin finished with 14 points, but poor shooting proved costly for USU.   “We knew we drew a good team,” USU head coach Stew Morrill said. “We drew a really good Big West team. They’re a veteran team and they showed it.”   Utah State controlled the...

  LOGAN— “It is pretty obvious that we are good enough to play in a lot of close games. We are not good enough to win them.”   That’s how Utah State men’s basketball coach Stew Morrill summed up the Aggie’s loss to New Mexico State Saturday, and the season as a whole, after USU lost to NMSU, 80-69.   New Mexico State closed the game on a 15-3 run to win going away, and record its first win at the Spectrum since 2006. Despite recording a relatively low 10...

LOGAN— The Utah State Aggies men’s basketball team avoided its first three-game losing streak in four years for the third time this season, with a 77-63 win over Western Athletic Conference foe Louisiana Tech Thursday night at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.   It was also the third time this season the Aggies (13-12, 5-5) had two players score 20 or more points in a game. Sophomore guard Preston Medlin had a game-high 22 points while junior Kyisean Reed added 20. Reed also had a game-high nine rebounds.   After...

  FRESNO, Calif.— Once again Utah State dropped a close road game, this time 60-54 at Fresno State, as the Aggies lost back-to-back games for the fourth time this year in falling to 12-12 on the season and 4-5 in Western Athletic Conference. Fresno State improved to 11-14 with the win, including a 3-6 mark in league play.   “We came back and made a game of it once we got going,” USU head coach Stew Morrill said in a postgame radio interview. “Give Fresno credit, their pressure really bothered us....

  LOGAN— After seeing no action in Utah State’s game against Hawaii on Thursday, Mitch Bruneel made the most of his 22 minutes Saturday night.   The sophomore forward came off the bench to score a career-high 15 points and ignite USU in the first half of its 82-65 win over San Jose State at the Spectrum.   “Coach just said be ready and be confident, so I figured whatever minutes I could get I would just play hard and do my best,” Bruneel said. “I took a few shots...