USU Aggies

MOSCOW, Idaho -- Stephen Madison hit a 3-pointer with 20 seconds remaining to help Idaho beat the Utah State Aggies 57-54 Saturday night.

Preston Medlin had a chance to tie the game with five seconds remaining, but missed short and the Aggies (10-10, 2-3) were forced to foul to end the game.

Madison's 3-point shot was part of a 10-1 run with just under four minutes remaining to help Idaho (10-9, 3-2 WAC) erase a nine-point deficit.

Djim Bandoumel came off the bench and led Idaho with 16 points and Deremy Geiger added 12 points. Bandoumel scored 11 points in the second half to help the Vandals in the win. Idaho's bench scored 25 points.

Idaho forced 16 Aggie turnovers and had eight steals in the contest.

LOGAN -- The Utah State Aggies continue Western Athletic Conference play at home against Nevada (11-3, 1-0) on Saturday, Jan. 7 atat 7 p.m. tonight at the Smith Spectrum.

BOISE, Idaho -- Tyler Tettleton's fourth-down, 14-yard pass to LaVon Brazill was a touchdown, giving Ohio their first lead of the game with just 37 seconds left to play in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

No, wait: Brazill's knee was down two feet short of the goal line.

Then the version was that Brazill fumbled his own reception before recovering for the score.

LOGAN -- Like any good coach, Stew Morrill never wants to give up on the game, or the season.

But with the prospect of not having star big man Brady Jardine for the rest of the season, Morrill is realistic.

The Aggies host Utah Valley at the Smith Spectrum this evening. USU has lost a pair of games, at home vs. Denver followed by a loss at Pacific.

STOCKTON, Calif. -- Ross Rivera scored a career-high 15 points, and Pacific made Bob Thomason the most successful coach in Big West Conference history with a 65-57 victory over Utah State on Saturday night.

Thomason, in his 24th season coaching his alma mater, recorded his 406th win at Pacific, one more than Jerry Tarkanian had at UNLV and Long Beach State. Thomason and Tarkanian are the only Big West coaches with more than 300 victories.

The Tigers (3-3) recorded their first win this season over a Division I opponent. Pacific, which returned no starters from last year, used its sixth different starting lineup in six games.

POCATELLO, Idaho -- Preston Medlin scored 26 points, hitting 8 of 11 from behind the arc, to lead Utah State to a 75-62 win over Idaho State on Saturday night.

Adam Thoseby added four 3-pointers and 16 points for the Aggies (3-2), who were a combined 13 of 19 (68 percent) from long range. Idaho State (1-4) hit just three of its 18 3-point attempts.

Melvin Morgan led Idaho State with 24 points and was 10 of 12 from the free-throw line. Chase Grabau scored 12 points.