{"id":119468,"date":"2026-01-04T05:33:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T05:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/119468\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T05:33:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T05:33:17","slug":"utah-state-defeats-san-jose-state-96-78-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/119468\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah State defeats San Jose State 96-78"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LOGAN, Utah (AP) MJ Collins Jr.’s 23 points helped Utah State<\/a> defeat San Jose State<\/a> 96-78 on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Collins shot 6 for 11 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Aggies (12-1, 3-0 Mountain West Conference). Mason Falslev scored 17 points. Garry Clark finished with 16 points.<\/p>\n

Jermaine Washington led the way for the Spartans (5-9, 0-3) with 18 points. Colby Garland added 17 points, five assists and two steals for San Jose State. Melvin Bell Jr. also had 13 points.<\/p>\n

Falslev scored 13 points in the first half and Utah State went into halftime trailing 51-48. Utah State pulled off the victory after a 9-0 second-half run erased a two-point deficit and gave them the lead at 75-68 with 7:47 remaining in the half. Collins scored 12 second-half points.<\/p>\n

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n

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