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Final Score: Utah State 72 - Boise State 67

Boise, ID (Sports Network) - Jared Quayle scored 14 points, leading four players in double figures, as the Utah State Aggies slipped by the Boise State Broncos in a 72-67 win in Western Athletic Conference action at Taco Bell Arena.

Tai Wesley added 13 points and six assists for the Aggies (19-6, 9-2 WAC) as they maintained their spot atop the conference standings. Tyler Newbold and Pooh Williams contributed 11 and 10 points, respectively.

The Broncos (11-13, 2-9) were paced by Anthony Thomas who tallied a game-high 15 points, followed by Ike Okoye (12 points) and Daequon Montreal (10).

Boise State made good on 52 percent from the field in the first half, including 5-of-8 behind the three-point line, yet the squad still trailed by four points at the break, 35-31.

In the second half BSU again shot the ball well from the floor at a 55.6 percent clip, but missing all seven chances on the perimeter opened the door for the Aggies to pull off the five-point road win.

Utah State, which has now won nine in a row, allowed the Broncos to shoot a staggering 53.8 percent from the floor and still came away with the victory, thanks in part to a 13-6 scoring edge on the glass.