USU vs New Mexico State-click to watch 30 min Special Sports Show honoring Senior Jared Quayle
Utah State University basketball Posted its fifteenth straight win against New Mexico State University in a sold out Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 81 to 63 saturday night!
Coach, Stew Morrill won his third straight W,A.C. championship basketball title in five years in the W.A.C. Morrill complimented his players for playing hard as a team.
He also believes that his team should have an automatic berth into the NCCA tournament, regardless of the outcome of the upcoming W.A.C. tournament !
He also praised only senior Jared Quayle for his leadership on and off the court. Quayle was honored at pre-game for his many accomplishments during his two
years as a starter point guard at U.S.U. Quayle also took the winning net while stating that the feeling of having it around his neck was unbelievable.
Tai Wesley had a season best 24 points, on 9 of 10 shooting. Wesley's family was at the spectrum to help him celebrate. Other players in double digit scoring were Jared Quayle and Brady Jardine who gave the team 10 points each. Jardine gave the team much needed energy off the bench. Tyler Newbold played his usual
tough defense, holding sharp-shooter Jonathan gibson to just 5 points! USU started the game slow and only evened the game at all when Nate Bendall converted a three point play, with 13:54 left in the first half. Brady Jardine and Young got tangled in front of the uSU bench. Young retaliated for Jardine stealing the ball which resulted in a 2 shot technical foul. Quayle hit the two techs and uSU enjoyed a comfortable half time lead of 34-30. Coach Morrill and NMSU Coach exchanged words while the refs meditated. That momentum carried into the second half and USu dominated the NSU to win 81-63.