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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Utah St. 67, Nevada 45
When: 11:05 PM ET, Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Where: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, Logan, Utah
Officials: # Michael Reed, # Mike Scyphers, # Scott Thornley
Attendance: 9837

Brockeith Pane scored 18 points to lead No. 21 Utah State to a 67-45 victory over visiting Nevada on Wednesday.

Brady Jardine had 14 points and nine rebounds as the Aggies (21-2, 10-0 Western Athletic) won their 16th consecutive contest and established a new school record with their 24th consecutive league win.

Deonte Burton scored 11 points for Nevada (8-14, 5-4), which had its four-game winning streak snapped.

Utah State led by just 29-28 at halftime but broke the game open with a 21-6 run over the first nine minutes of the second half. The Aggies led by as many as 24 points in the second half.

Utah State’s winning streak is third-longest in the country behind Ohio State (22) and Coastal Carolina (18).

Pane and Jardine each made 6 of 10 shots from the field.

Nevada shot just 32.7 percent from the field and made just 2-of-17 3-point shots.

Utah State’s previous 23-game conference winning streak occurred during the 1999-2000 and 2000-01 seasons when the school played in the Big West Conference.
Top Game Performances
 
Nevada   Utah St.
Deonte Burton 11 Scoring Brockeith Pane 18
Deonte Burton 2 Assists Tyler Newbold 4
Dario Hunt 10 Rebounds Brady Jardine 9
Deonte Burton 3 Free Throws Made Brockeith Pane 6
Olek Czyz 2 Steals Brady Jardine 2
Dario Hunt 4 Blocks Brady Jardine 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Nevada 45 32.7 2-17 7-11 6 32 9 4
Utah St. 67 41.3 5-22 10-13 15 38 4 4