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Feb 14, 2003

Questionable officiating? Ref controversy?

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LOGAN, Utah (AP) -- Mike Hood sank a pair of free throws with 1.3 seconds left to lift UC Irvine to a 59-58 victory Thursday night that snapped Utah State's undefeated home record this season.

With 3.9 seconds left in the game, Ronnie Ross hit two free throws to give Utah State (17-6, 8-4 Big West) a one-point lead, but just 2.6 seconds later, he fouled Hood.

The Irvine (14-7, 8-4) victory was just the third time in the last six years that a Big West opponent has beat USU at the Spectrum.

Adam Parada scored 15 points for Irvine and Jordan Harris added 13.

Desmond Penigar led USU with 21 points and Toraino Johnson had 13.

Irvine's offense pounded USU in the first half as the Anteaters built a 33-22 lead. Utah State's Spencer Nelson ran into foul trouble midway through the first half and spent much of the time on the bench. Nelson came into the game averaging 10 points.

Penigar scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half, including eight points with just a little over five minutes remaining.

    1 2 Total  
  CA Irvine 33 26 59   
  Utah St 22 36 58 Final 

 CA Irvine
 Player Min FG 3PT FT Off Reb Ast TO Stl Blk PF Pts 
 S Zuzak 29 3-10 1-2 0-0 2 4 0 2 0 0 4 7
 J Harris 34 6-12 0-1 1-2 1 6 3 2 2 1 1 13
 A Parada 29 7-9 0-0 1-2 0 2 0 4 1 1 3 15
 J Gloger 34 1-3 0-0 3-4 2 5 3 2 1 0 1 5
 M Hood 35 2-8 2-4 2-2 0 3 4 3 1 0 3 8
 R Schraeder 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
 A Baskauskas 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
 M Efevberha 9 3-5 1-2 0-0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 7
 M Okoro 10 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 1 3 0 0 4 2
 G Ethington 12 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2
 Totals 200 24-52 4-10 7-10 9 26 13 17 6 2 18 59
 Percentages: FG .462, FT .700, 3PT .400    Team Rebounds: 6
 Utah St
 Player Min FG 3PT FT Off Reb Ast TO Stl Blk PF Pts 
 D Penigar 33 10-15 0-1 1-1 2 8 1 5 1 0 3 21
 T Johnson 32 3-3 1-1 6-6 2 4 2 1 0 0 4 13
 S Nelson 13 2-2 0-0 2-2 1 4 0 4 0 0 4 6
 R Ross 26 2-10 0-4 2-2 1 3 4 1 1 0 2 6
 M Brown 35 2-8 1-4 2-2 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 7
 N Harris 29 1-2 0-0 2-2 1 3 0 3 4 1 3 4
 M Puzey 6 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
 C Butler 18 0-9 0-2 0-0 2 3 1 2 2 0 0 0
 C Evans 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Totals 200 20-49 2-12 16-17 9 26 10 18 11 2 17 58
 Percentages: FG .408, FT .941, 3PT .167    Team Rebounds: 2
 Game Info
Technical fouls: None.
Attendance: 8,041.
Officials: Bill Vinovich, Duane Allen, Jim Danner.




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