San Diego State fell to Utah State 79-71 after playing most of the game without big man Gwath, who suffered a knee injury.

Utah State’s 79-71 victory in front of a sellout crowd of 10,270 at the Spectrum secured the regular-season sweep of the conference’s perennial powerhouse program.

Dexter Akanno had 26 points in Utah State’s 79-71 win against San Diego State on Saturday night. Akanno added five rebounds for the Aggies (24-4, 14-3 Mountain West Conference). Ian Martinez and Deyton Albury added 18 points apiece.

For just the second time first since joining the Mountain West Conference, Utah State sweeps San Diego State. Dexter Akanno scored a career-high 26 points, making 7-of-9 three-pointers to lead the Aggies to a 79-71 win over the Aztecs Saturday night at The Spectrum.

Magoon Gwath, SDSU’s 7-foot starting forward whom Utah State coach Jerrod Calhoun said “is playing as good as anybody in the country,” was sitting there with his right knee in a brace and crutches at his feet.