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Fort Collins, Colo. • Utah State defeated Colorado State on Saturday, but the Aggies might have lost the services of senior forward Grayson Moore.
After playing nine minutes in an eventual 96-92 victory at Moby Arena, Moore left the game. He remained on the bench but did not play again. Afterward, coach Tim Duryea said Moore might have "re-broken" his foot.
He broke his foot last season, when he was redshirting.
"… He's got a hump in the middle of his foot, which he had before," Duryea said. "It's the same foot [and] the same spot. We're keeping our fingers crossed, but I'm not holding out much hope there."
Moore had established himself as part of Duryea's regular rotation. He averaged 27 minutes in the previous three games.
His start Saturday against Colorado State was his third in a row.
Evans provides a boost
Utah State got a huge lift from Lew Evans, who missed Tuesday's 79-60 win over Air Force because of concussion symptoms.
Against Colorado State, Evans finished with 12 points, including 10 in the second half. He scored eight points during a four-possession stretch when Utah State built a 71-60 lead with 9:20 remaining.
Evans admitted he "didn't have much" when he returned to practice Friday. But his down-time might have helped him in the fast-paced game at Colorado State.
"Missing all those days gave me some fresh legs," he said. "I got out there and was able run with those guys."
Duryea started Quinn Taylor at center. The plan was to get Evans some time behind back-up Elston Jones. But he ended up playing 19 minutes, including 14 in the second half.
"I figured to play him third at that position and evaluate who was doing well," Duryea explained. "… [Evans] got a couple of cheap fouls the first half, but I was proud the way he came back and played in the second half. He overcame some stuff. He played a lot smarter and he let things come to him. He did a good job for us."
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