Mensah hits career high when Aztecs fall in Provo

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11/18/2021 | 7:30 p.m. PT

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PROVO, Utah – Aztec senior Nathan Mensah hit a career high of 18 points and eight rebounds, and classmate Trey Pulliam added 12 points and four assists, but it wasn’t enough when Brigham Young beat San Diego State 66-60 on Friday night .

In a highly competitive game in which neither team led by more than six points, second Keith Dinwiddie Jr. scored a 54-53 lead for the Aztecs 6:19 with a three-point field goal. It was the last San Diego State tour that evening.

Brigham Young responded with an 8-2 run. Alex Barcello, who scored 17 points on the team, scored six points during that sprint that put the Cougars in the lead with 61:56.

Twice the Aztecs reduced the gap to three points, but did not come any closer.

NATHAN CANNOT MISS

As mentioned earlier, Nathan Mensah hit a career high of 18 points due to the strength of 6-out-of-7 shooting from the field. The senior is now 10-11 off the ground in his two games this season. At the season opener against UC Riverside, he went 4-for-4 from the field.

DEFENSE RULES

San Diego State limited Brigham Young to 38.6 percent field goal shooting. It was only the second time in the last 43 games (41-2) that the Aztecs lost when they limited the opponent to 40 percent less from the field.

NEXT:

The state of San Diego returns against the state of Arizona on Thursday night at the Viejas Arena.
Brigham Young will play 13th Oregon on Tuesday night.

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