LOGAN, Utah (AP) -- Spencer Nelson scored 17 points and had six assists to lead Utah State past UC Riverside 77-52 Saturday night.
Jaycee Carroll also scored 11 for Aggies (13-5, 4-3 Big West) and Nate Harris pulled down nine rebounds for Utah State.
UC Riverside (6-10, 2-5) was led in scoring by Rickey Porter with 19 and Larry Cunningham came off the Highlander bench to score 10.
Falling behind by as many as 31 points in the second half, UC Riverside attempted 23 3-point shots, making only 10. UC Riverside shot 28.6 percent from the field in the game, while Utah State shot 51 percent.
In the first half, Aggie defenders limited UC Riverside to seven field goals. Utah State had five blocks and five steals in the half.
