Utah State got a career night from Dallin Hall and a milestone for Ben Jacobson in the same game Tuesday night, rolling past Utah Tech 118-86 at the Spectrum. Hall scored 35 points, the most he has ever had in an Aggies uniform, and Utah State improved to 3-0.
The 35-point outburst was not just a personal best. It ranked seventh in Utah State history, which gives a clearer sense of how forceful Hall's night was. He finished 12 for 16 from the field and 7 of 9 from 3-point range, needed only 31 minutes, and added seven assists and five rebounds while making seven of his first eight attempts from deep.
That kind of scoring burst is the sort of thing that can carry a team through an early-season game, and Utah State had more than one scorer working. Mason Falslev added 24 points with seven rebounds and five assists, Solomon Callaghan scored 18 and made six 3-pointers, Kingston Tosi chipped in 15 off the bench and Will Hornseth added 10 while hitting all five of his shots. By halftime, the Aggies had already built a 53-35 lead, and the final margin matched how thoroughly they controlled the game.
Jacobson's team also reached a statistical mark that helps explain why the result was so lopsided. Utah State finished with just two turnovers, and Jacobson said that playing at the tempo and force he wants while turning it over only twice is a roster issue more than anything else. That is why the 118-point total mattered beyond the score line: it was the highest output of Jacobson's 21-year career.
Still, the clean box score had one messy moment. One of those two turnovers came after double technicals on Hall and Preston Vandermyde following a minor skirmish, a brief flare-up in a game Utah State otherwise controlled from the opening half. Hall later pointed to Ethan Potter, noting they had faced each other often in high school and that Potter, who finished with 19 points on 9 of 12 shooting, also had a strong night for Utah Tech. Aris Rodriguez matched Potter with 19 as Utah Tech got its best scoring from two players who knew Hall's background well.
For Utah State, the larger takeaway is already clear. Hall is only three games into his Aggies career, but his first signature performance has already put him in a select place in school history. The next question is whether this was the start of a larger pattern or simply the kind of one-night eruption that only shows up a few times in a season.
