Utah St. 87, Utah Valley St. 56

Published Dec. 17, 2009 5:20 a.m. ET

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Pooh Williams led five Aggies in double figures with 15 points as Utah State ran past Utah Valley 87-56 Saturday night.

Jared Quayle and Brian Green scored 13, Nate Bendall 12, and Tyler Newbold added 11 for Utah State (5-3).

Corey Claitt scored a career-high 22 points for the Wolverines (4-5). He made nine of his 10 shots. Utah Valley's leading scorer for the season, Jordan Swarbrick, did not get his first field goal until 13:05 remained, and finished with six points. Swarbrick brought a 16.5-point average into Saturday's game.

Utah Valley ran off 16 straight points against the Aggies over two halves, but a pair of 3-point shots by Utah State early in the second half stopped the run. The Wolverines were never able to get closer than 48-31 in the second half.

Utah State shot 13-of-21 from 3-point range and converted 12-of-14 free throws.