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HOUSTON (AP) — Alperin Sengun scored 43 points and pulled down 12 rebounds as the Houston Rockets held off Utah 125-118 in NBA Cup play Friday night, handing the Jazz their 11th consecutive loss. It was Sengun’s second career 40-point game, and he did it on an efficient 17 of 24 from the floor. The Rockets (10-3) needed the boost with Kevin Durant — 22 points on 5 of 14 from the field — having a tough shooting night. Sengun’s other 40-point game came in 2024 when he posted a career-high 45 against the San Antonio Spurs. The teams were tied at 27 after the first quarter, but Sengun’s nine points in the second helped the Rockets take a 63-53 lead into halftime. The Jazz (1-12) made a dent in the deficit, with Keyonte George scoring 10 of his 27 points in the third quarter to cut Houston’s advantage to 92-89 after three. Utah was able to keep it close the rest of the way, getting within two possessions in the final minute, but Durant iced the game with a pair of free throws in the closing seconds. Darryn Peterson led the Jazz with 28 points and Ace Bailey added
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LOGAN – Everything went right for Utah State men’s basketball on Friday night as they took down UC San Diego 120-82 for its fourth win of the young season. It was the prongs of the three-ball that drowned the Tritons in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, as USU connected on a program-record-tying 21 threes in the game. “I knew it was a matter of time,” senior guard Mason Falslev said on the offensive outburst. “Especially those guys who are shooting it well right now, they’re in here every day, and we’re just working on our craft, trying to get better…Great players, and just stepped up to the plate and made some big-time shots.” The barrage started right from the jump, as Falslev opened the game with a triple just 12 seconds after the Aggies won the opening tip, starting what would be three straight possessions with a made three to open the game for USU. Falslev finished the win with a team-high 12 rebounds and 33 points on 12-16 shooting, a new career-high in points for the senior guard. “It’s just been a lot of fun this year. And we’re such a connected team that loves to pass the ball,
