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No. 17 Utah State routs College of Idaho 103-66 in basketball exhibition

Utah State's Diogo Brito (24), show during the Mountain West Conference tournament in March in Las Vegas, scored a game-high 19 points as the Aggies routed College of Idaho 103-66 in an exhibition game Wednesday night.

Senior guard Diogo Brito scored a game-high 19 points off the bench and sophomore forward Justin Bean added 18 points and seven rebounds as the No. 17 Utah State men’s basketball team rolled to a 103-66 exhibition victory over the College of Idaho on Wednesday night at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan.

Brito led five Aggies in double-figure scoring. Freshman guard Sean Bairstow added 11 points, to go along with a game-best seven assists and six rebounds. Sophomore guard Brock Miller and redshirt freshman center Trevin Dorius chipped in 10 points apiece.

Utah State shot 61.0 percent from the field on the night (36 of 59). The Yotes, who led 6-2 early on, shot 30.9 percent (21 of 68).

Nate Bruneel led the College of Idaho with 12 points.

The Aggies open the regular season at home against Montana State on Tuesday night.

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