Falslev scores 33 as Utah State hits 21 three pointers and hands the Tritons their first loss, 120-82
Utah State made 15 three pointers in a 73 point first half on Friday night in Logan and beat UC San Diego 120-82, the first loss of the season for the Tritons, who outscored the Aggies 48-47 after halftime.
LOGAN, Utah: The game was decided before halftime on Friday night. Utah State made 15 three pointers in the first half, scored 73 points and beat UC San Diego 120-82 at Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, handing the Tritons their first loss of the season. Utah State is 4-0 and UC San Diego is 2-1.
The Aggies opened with four quick three pointers and built a 22-5 lead inside four minutes, using a 16-0 run that started from a 6-5 Utah State lead. Mason Falslev made a three pointer 11 seconds into the game and finished with a career high 33 points on 12 of 16 shooting, matching his career high with 12 rebounds and adding four assists. Utah State led 73-34 at the break, shooting 71 percent in the half, while Leo Beath scored nine first half points and Treysen Eaglestaff seven for the visitors.
A program record tied from long range
Utah State finished with 21 three pointers, tying its program record, and shot 61.8 percent for the game on 42 of 68 from the field. Six Aggies reached double figures: Falslev with 33, Solomon Callaghan with a season best 22 and five three pointers, Karson Templin with 16, Dallin Hall with 15, Will Hornseth with 12 and AJ Bates with 10 off the bench. Nine Aggies made a three pointer. The home crowd was 9,518.
The Aggies stretched the lead to 48 points early in the second half before UC San Diego steadied. The Tritons answered with an 8-0 run and won the second half 48-47. Eaglestaff led UC San Diego with 16 points and Beath added 15, passing 1,000 career points in the process. Rahmir Barno scored 10 with five assists and Jasen Brooks added a season best six points off the bench. UC San Diego shot 44.8 percent and made 13 of 33 three pointers.
Utah State won the boards 38-26 and turned 13 Triton turnovers into 27 points, recording 24 assists against nine turnovers of its own. Friday was only the second Division I meeting between the programs, and each school now holds one win. UC San Diego has trailed at halftime in all three of its games this season, and the Tritons have allowed 100 or more points in a Division I game only one other time, a 112-110 triple overtime loss to Long Beach State in 2023. UC San Diego is back at LionTree Arena on Monday, hosting Texas Southern on Military Appreciation Night at 7 p.m., with coverage on ESPN+ and 97.3 The Fan.
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