McEwen makes late FTs, helps Utah State beat UC Irvine 62-59
LOGAN, Utah -- Sam Merrill scored 13 points, and Koby McEwen made a pair of free throws with five seconds left to help Utah State beat UC Irvine 62-59 on Wednesday night.
Tommy Rutherford's 3-point shot for UC Irvine rimmed out at the buzzer.
Quinn Taylor made a 3-pointer, McEwen a free throw and Merrill a jumper and Utah State led 60-55 with 3:34 left. UC Irvine shot 4 of 6 from the line to pull to 60-59 with 24 seconds left before McEwen's free throws.
Merrill scored 13 points to lead Utah State (5-5). McEwen made 7 of 9 free throws and finished with nine points.
Evan Leonard scored 12 points and Max Hazzard had 10 for UC Irvine (4-7). Rutherford had eight points and nine rebounds.
Both teams shot 21 of 58 from the floor, but the Aggies made seven 3-pointers compared to the Anteaters' five from long range.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Deron White
- Mike Reed
- Steve Olsen
2024-25 Big West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Long Beach State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
UC Irvine | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
UC Santa Barbara | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Cal Poly | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Hawai'i | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
UC Davis | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
UC San Diego | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Cal State Bakersfield | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Cal State Fullerton | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Cal State Northridge | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
UC Riverside | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
2024-25 Mountain West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Colorado State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Nevada | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
New Mexico | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
UNLV | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Wyoming | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Boise State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Fresno State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
San Diego State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Utah State | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Air Force | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
San José State | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |