Wesley has 19 as Utah State tops Idaho State 77-44 Eds: APNewsNow. SCORE.

LOGAN, Utah (AP) Tai Wesley scored 19 points and shot 8 of 11 from the field as Utah State ran past Idaho State 77-44 Tuesday night.

Brian Green scored 12 off the bench for the Aggies (2-2).

Amorrow Morgan scored 19 to pace the Bengals (1-4).

Jared Quayle and Brady Jardine both grabbed eight rebounds for USU, helping the Aggies outrebound ISU 43-24.

USU led by as many as 38 points in the second half, while ISU could never get closer than the 40-16 halftime score. The Bengals shot 33 percent from the field and only 3 of 14 from the 3-point line.

In the first half, USU shot 54 percent while the Bengals shot 7 of 23. The Aggies took a 31-8 lead with nine minutes remaining in the half when Wesley powered down a dunk over two Bengals for two of his 13 points in the half.

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