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LOGAN — Aubin Gateretse scored 24 points and Utah State won its season opener 101-46 over Alcorn State on Wednesday night.
"I thought it was a great team effort," Aggies head coach Jerrod Calhoun said. "I really credit our guys' attention to detail. I thought they were really locked in. We always talk about something with our team. You have to earn the right to win. Everybody wants to win and it's easy to want to win, but you have to pay the price, and you have to do that in practice."
Tucker Anderson scored 12 points, shooting 4 for 12, including 2 for 9 from beyond the arc for the Aggies. Ian Martinez shot 3 of 5 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line to finish with 12 points.
Keionte Cornelius led the way for the Braves (0-2) with 11 points and Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt added 10 points.
Utah State took the lead with 14:14 left in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 52-14 at halftime, with Martinez racking up 12 points. Utah State extended its lead to 61-14 during the second half, fueled by a 9-0 scoring run. Gateretse scored a team-high 14 points in the second half.
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
