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LOGAN - A mere two weeks after losing to UNLV, Utah State got its chance to avenge what remains just the second loss of the season. Back on Jan. 15,

UNLV Men’s Basketball suffered a tough 76-71 road loss to Utah State on Tuesday night, marking their third consecutive defeat in Mountain West play.

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The Aggies have gone 10-1 in home games. Utah State scores 82.7 points and has outscored opponents by 15.2 points per game. The Rebels are 5-4 in MWC play. UNLV ranks ninth in the MWC with 30.7 rebounds per game led by Jeremiah Cherry averaging 5.5.

Logan, Utah; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Utah State will try to keep its three-game home win streak intact when the Aggies play UNLV. The Aggies are 10-1 in home games.

Karson Templin grabbed offensive rebound and scored to give USU a 69-59 lead with 1:48 left on the clock. The Aggies could have iced it, but over the final 90 seconds made just 7 of 14 free throws, while the Rebels scored 12 points.

That came after the Rebels had a breakout week by stacking a pair of upsets against Utah State (65-62), which was then ranked No. 22 in the country, and at San Diego State (76-68).

USU is as healthy as it has been in a month. After the setback, the Aggies had a week before playing again. They returned with a vengeance, blowing out Nevada (90-69) and most recently Air Force (87-58) on Saturday in Colorado.

The UNLV Runnin' Rebels lost 76-71 to Utah State at the Spectrum in Logan, Utah, marking their eighth consecutive defeat to the Aggies and ninth in the last 10 games.

The Mountain West has been rebuilding since Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State, Colorado State and Utah State agreed to join the Pac-12.