Johnson, Babbitt lead UNR past Utah State
RENO -- Armon Johnson scored 28 points and Luke Babbitt 21 as UNR opened a 23-point lead in the first half Saturday and beat Utah State 84-71 in a Western Athletic Conference game.
Johnson made 11 of 18 shots from the field and Babbitt hit 10 of 11 free throws while pulling down nine rebounds for the Wolf Pack (17-11, 9-5).
Gary Wilkinson had a team-high 16 points and Tai Wesley 10 points and 10 rebounds for Utah State (26-4, 13-2), which already has clinched the WAC regular-season title.
UNR led 47-32 at the half thanks to making six of its first 10 shots from 3-point range -- two by Johnson and one each by Babbitt, Lyndale Burleson and Brandon Fields.
