Rollie Worster’s Near Triple-Double Leads Utah State To Win Over UNLV

Jan 27, 2021, 11:12 PM

Utah State guard Rollie Worster (Courtesy of Utah State Athletics)

(Courtesy of Utah State Athletics)

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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Rollie Worster’s near triple-double helped lead the Utah State men’s basketball team to a win over the UNLV Rebels.

The Rebels hosted the Aggies at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Wednesday, January 27.

USU’s win avenged a loss to the Rebels on January 25 with an 83-74 win on Wednesday night.

Worster led the Aggies with an impressive performance that nearly ended with a triple-double stat line. The freshman guard scored 11 of his career-high 19 points in the second half and finished the contest 7-13 shooting. He added nine rebounds, nine assists, and three steals in the victory.

🎯 @rworster24 drills the bucket from deep for @USUBasketball pic.twitter.com/h9qinGXDkg

— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) January 28, 2021

After owning a three-point lead at halftime, Worster and the Aggies took control of the game early in the second half and played with a double-digit lead down the stretch.

"You know it's going in."@rworster24 #AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/sZEozDMAVY

— USU Men's Hoops (@USUBasketball) January 28, 2021

All five of Utah State’s starters scored in double figures.

In addition to Worster, Justin Been, Neemias Queta, Brock Miller, and Marco Anthony each scored at least 12 points.

USU shot 49.2 percent overall and 52.6 percent from downtown.

This is now a @MarcoJAnthony fan account. #AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/WQv3HPFBLL

— USU Men's Hoops (@USUBasketball) January 28, 2021

UNLV was limited to 40.4 percent from the field, including 35.7 percent from beyond the arc.

The Rebels were led by David Jenkins Jr.’s 29 points.

.@worldstardave eyes up the basket & shoots! #UNLVmbb #BEaREBEL pic.twitter.com/VjmKMX0Eak

— UNLV Men's Basketball (@TheRunninRebels) January 28, 2021

With the win, the Aggies improved to 13-5 on the season and 10-2 in Mountain West Conference play.

BACK ON TRACK‼️#AggiesAllTheWay pic.twitter.com/PHMS9bda3X

— USU Men's Hoops (@USUBasketball) January 28, 2021

Utah State’s next game is against the Fresno State Bulldogs on Thursday, February 4 at 7 p.m. (MDT).

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