FILE — Utah State’s Justin Bean plays against New Mexico during the first half of a Mountain West Conference tournament NCAA college basketball game Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Las Vegas. | Isaac Brekken, AP

By Joe Coles

Utah State is on the board.

The Aggies notched their first win of the season, beating Northern Iowa 82-71 in the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic in Sioux Falls, S.D. Friday afternoon.

Junior guard Marco Anthony led the way with a 22-point outing, setting a career high. Freshman guard Rollie Worster added 17 points and big men Justin Bean and Neemias Queta contributed identical double-doubles, scoring 15 points apiece and grabbing 10 rebounds.

AJ Green scored 24 points to pace Northern Iowa, which fell to 0-3 on the year.

Utah State trailed 40-39 at halftime but outscored the Panthers 43-31 in the second period.

With the game tied at 57 with about 10 minutes left, the Aggies went on a 10-2 run over the next three minutes to pull away. Bean scored four points and Anthony and Queta each scored three during the run.

Next up, Utah State hosts BYU at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Dec. 5