Aggies snap losing skid with home win over New Mexico


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LOGAN — College basketball is a lot more fun when you're winning.

At least, that's what Utah State head coach Tim Duryea admitted Tuesday night.

Chris Smith had 19 points and four assists, and Lew Evans added 15 points and six rebounds to help Utah State snap a five-game losing skid night with an 80-72 win over New Mexico in the Spectrum.

"It's a lot more fun when you win," Duryea told reporters after the game. "I am really proud of our guys; they played 40 strong minutes tonight.

"There was a lot of good leadership from our players. The minutes were different, the roles were different, but nobody fought the changes and we played together really well. In all, we made some winning players when we had to."

Jalen Moore added 11 points, five rebounds and three assists for the Aggies (11-11, 4-8 Mountain West), and Quinn Taylor grabbed 10 rebounds to go with eight points.

"Tonight I think everyone on the team's been yearning for that one win," Taylor said. "We've been in a slump and everyone really came out ready to play. We went big to start and we knew we needed to pound the boards and we were able to get a lot of offensive boards, and get second-chance points."

Elijah Brown had a game-high 22 points for the Lobos (14-9), but Utah State limited the New Mexico squad to 46 percent shooting, including just 37 percent from beyond the 3-point line.

Tim Williams added 21 points for New Mexico.

"It's about time. About time we got a win," Smith said. "Finally get on track to start up a winning streak. We all played well. We all played our hearts out. On defense, rebounding, we had plus-two on the rebounds, and hit our free throws."

Contributing: Jeremiah Jensen

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