McEwen, Merrill lift Utah State past San Jose State 81-75

Koby McEwen scored 23 points shooting 10 for 11 from the foul line and Sam Merrill finished with 22 on 9-for-12 shooting and Utah State held off San Jose State for an 81-75 win on Wednesday night. McEwen buried a 3 to extend the Utah State’s lead to 59-44 before San Jose State went on a 17-8 run to get within 67-61 on Isaac Thornton’s 3 with 5:19 to go.

Saints sign two players out of the CFL

After adding defensive backs Delvin Breaux and Erik Harris out of the CFL the last two seasons, the team went back North on Wednesday evening and signed linebacker Adam Bighill and defensive back Forrest Hightower out of the league. A five-time CFL All-Star, Bighill, 28, has recorded 489 tackles, 33 sacks, eight interceptions and eight forced fumbles over 99 games in the CFL.