LOGAN, Utah (AP)—Preston Medlin scored 22 points to lead Utah State past Seattle 78-53 on Saturday night.
Danny Berger scored 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Aggies (5-5), and Kyisean Reed added 13 points.
The visiting Redhawks (2-7) were led by Prince Obasi and Sterling Carter, who each scored eight points. Carter also led Seattle with seven rebounds.
Seattle outrebounded USU 43-35, but shot only 27 percent from the field the second half and only 13 percent from the 3-point line for the game.
The Aggies’ 12-5 run to open the second half broke open the game. They broke a periodic full-court press employed by the Redhawks for several easy buckets, including a dunk by Berger. Utah State had six steals and 18 points off turnovers in the game.
Utah State scored 28 points from the free-throw line, while the Redhawks were 12 of 18 from the line.
