Senior forward Quinn Taylor paced four Aggies in double-figure scoring with 21 points and freshman center Neemias Queta recorded the first double-double of his career as Utah State cruised to an 89-65 win over UC Irvine on Saturday night at the Bren Events Center.
Queta finished with 11 points and an eye-popping 19 rebounds for the Aggies (7-1), who dealt the Anteaters (7-2) their first home loss of the season. For Queta, it marked the first time he grabbed more than nine boards in a game.
The 6-foot-11, 225-pound Queta nearly outrebounded UC Irvine all by himself as the Anteaters pulled down just 27 boards as a team – 14 fewer than the Aggies, who have yet to lose a rebounding battle this season.