UCI gets whipping in Logan

UC Irvine junior point guard Aaron Fitzgerald scored 17 first-half

points to post the lone highlight for the visiting Anteaters, who

dropped a Big West Conference men’s basketball game at Utah State,

87-49, Saturday.

Fitzgerald was held scoreless after intermission as the visitors

managed just 19 second-half points to fall to 13-12, 6-10 in

conference.

Utah State (21-7, 12-5) got 22 points from freshman guard Jaycee

Carroll and 21 from senior forward Spencer Nelson before 10,270.

UCI senior Greg Ethington was the only other Anteater in double

figures with 10 points, as UCI made just 18 of 50 field-goal tries

(36%), and continued its recent slump from three-point range. UCI

made just 3 of 17 three-point tries.

UCI can clinch a berth in the conference tournament with a win or

a UC Riverside loss in the final two games.

UCI hosts UC Santa Barbara (Thursday) and last-place Cal Poly San

Luis Obispo (Saturday).

Big West Conference

Utah State 87, UC Irvine 49

UC Irvine -- Gloger 4, Campbell 2, Ethington 10, Fitzgerald 17,

Schraeder 8, Metelski 3, Sanders 2, Baker 2, Bruckner 1.

3-pt. goals -- Schraeder 2, Fitzgerald 1.

Fouled out -- Fells.

Technicals -- Fitzgerald 1.

Utah State -- Harris 9, Nelson 21, Matheus 6, Carroll 22, Pak 9,

Niel 5, J. Williams 4, Edwards 3, Huber 3, T. Williams 3, Brown 2.

3-pt. goals -- Carroll 6, Huber 1, T. Williams 1, Neil 1, Edwards

1.

Fouled out -- None.

Technicals -- Nelson 1.