A strong second half (and Tai Wesley) lead Utah State

Utah State slumbered through the first 20 minutes but woke up and took down in-state rival Weber State. Here are two reports:

Utah State basketball: Aggies storm back with big 2nd half to rout Weber
Jared Eborn
Deseret News
November 26, 2008

LOGAN — Stew Morrill didn't hold back on his assessment of Utah State's first half performance.

"We looked inept in the first half," the veteran Aggie coach said.

That was far from the case in the second half, however, as USU stormed back from a seven-point hole to crush a road-weary Weber State team 75-46...

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Ags roll in 2nd half
Shawn Harrison
The Herald Journal
November 26, 2008

Pardon the cliche, but it was certainly a tale of two halves Tuesday night at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.

Utah State struggled mightily over the first 20 minutes, while visiting in-state rival Weber State looked primed to pull off an upset. But oh how the tables were turned in the second half.

The Aggies came out firing after halftime and never seemed to cool off. The Wildcats, on the other hand, didn’t score a field goal over the final 16:20. The end result was a USU blowout victory, 75-49, in front of 7,693 fans. The margin of victory tied the largest in the history of the series, as the Aggies also won by 26 back on Jan. 22, 1975.

“Our coach told us to go out and have fun, and that is what we did the entire second half,” said Aggie forward Tai Wesley, who was just an assist short of a triple-double.

The sophomore certainly did enjoy himself, finishing with 14 points and game-bests in rebounds (10), assists (nine), blocks (four) and steals (two). Teammate Jared Quayle also had two steals, while scoring 10 points and grabbing six rebounds in his first start of the season...

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