Utah St. 68, Wichita St. 58

Published Feb. 21, 2010 2:25 a.m. ET

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Tai Wesley scored 13 points as Utah State defeated Wichita State 68-58 in a BracketBuster game Saturday night.

Nate Bendall added 12 points for the Aggies (22-6) and Brady Jardine had 11.

J.T. Durley led the Shockers (22-7) with 12 points and David Kyles added 11.

Wichita State hit consecutive 3-pointers to pull to within 56-49 with less than 4 minutes to play, but the Shockers were unable to get any closer.

Utah State pulled away in the first half with a 10-0 run for a 26-13 lead and went into halftime up 30-20.

The Aggies outscored the Shockers in the paint 32-18 and outshot them 51 percent-40 percent.