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Top seed Utah State knocks out Nevada 79-66 in Mountain West Conference Tournament semifinal

By The Associated Press

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Adlan Elamin had 15 points and top seed Utah State beat Nevada 79-66 on Friday night in the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference Tournament.

Utah State (27-6) will play for the championship on Saturday against the winner of the second semifinal between No. 2 seed San Diego State and third-seeded New Mexico with a berth in the NCAA Tournament on the line.

Elamin added six rebounds for the Aggies. Drake Allen totaled 12 points, nine rebounds, six assists, and four steals. Michael Collins Jr. also scored 12.

Vaughn Weems finished with 17 points and nine rebounds to lead the fifth-seeded Wolf Pack (22-12). Chuck Bailey III added 10 points and Corey Camper Jr. scored nine.

Karson Templin had nine points in the first half to help Utah State take a 39-32 lead into the break. Allen had nine points in the second half to propel the Wolverines to the victory.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Star freshmen Darryn Peterson at Kansas, Cameron Boozer at Duke declare for NBA draft

By The Associated Press
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson declared for the NBA draft on Friday, just as nearly everyone had expected he would ever since his arrival on campus, and the high-scoring guard figures to be among the first three players selected in June. That top freshman trio includes Duke's Cameron Boozer, The Associated Press national player of the year who joined the list Friday evening; and BYU’s A.J. Dybantsa, who announced Thursday he was officially part of this deep and touted draft class. The 6-foot-6 Peterson showed flashes of brilliance with the Jayhawks, but he also caused a lot of headaches for the team. He dealt with a severe full-body cramping issue that required hospitalization before the season, and additional injuries and illnesses caused him to miss 11 games, hurting his ability to build any continuity with the rest of his teammates. Peterson wound up averaging 20.2 points and 4.2 rebounds while shooting 38.2% from beyond the arc in 24 games.
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