Freshman guard Koby McEwen scored 24 second-half points en route to a 28-point day to lead Utah State past UNLV 79-63 at the the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan on Saturday afternoon.
Utah State (8-7, 2-2 Mountain West) used a 13-for-21 effort on 3-point shooting to win its second straight conference game following a victory over New Mexico on Wednesday.
After the Rebels cut the Aggies lead to 57-52 with 7:49 to play, Utah States next six made field goals were 3-pointers. The first three came from McEwen, who finished 3 of 5 from 3-point range and added seven rebounds, six assists and two blocks.