LOGAN, Utah -- SUU Men's Basketball fought hard but came up just short against Mountain West opponent Utah State, with a final score of 93-84. The Thunderbirds fall to 1-2 on the season. 

Game Recap
The Thunderbirds came out strong in the first half, leading by 10 with just six minutes to go in the first, but the Aggies would close out the half on a 21-10 run and take a 46-45 lead into the break. 

The second half saw the Aggies pull away, leading by as many as 14. SUU wouldn't go away without a fight, cutting the lead to four with under five minutes, but that is as close as it would come. 

Statistical Recap
Great Osobor was dominant for the Aggies all night long. 31 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and three blocks for the big man. He also made 13-17 from the free throw line. Darius Brown poured it in for the USU as well, making five of his nine three point attempts he finished the night with 22 points and eight assists. 

The Thunderbirds were led once again by Freshmen Prophet Johnson who had 24 points on 9-11 from the field. Dominique Ford lit it up as well with 19 points of his own including three makes from beyond the arc. Parsa Fallah was in foul trouble early and would ultimately foul out of the contest with just three points in ten minutes of action. 

The Aggies doubled up the free throw attempts of SUU 32 to 16 and also won the rebounding battle 38 to 26. 

The Thunderbirds shot it 50% from the field and 33% from three. 

Quotes from Head Coach Rob Jeter
"Offensively we have proven that we can compete with anybody, but we won't be able to win games unless we can learn how to defend better. Against Bakersfield we couldn't defend without fouling, and tonight we gave up 93 points, which isn't sustainable. We will continue to learn and grow as a team, but especially defensively."

Up Next
SUU will travel to play Louisiana Tech on Tuesday, Nov 21 at 2 p.m.

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