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TORONTO - If you had been up early to watch the Canadian mens hockey team win gold Sunday morning, the Raptors first-half lullaby likely put you back to sleep. "I think we set basketball back probably 15 years in the first half," Dwane Casey admitted, speaking of his teams lackadaisical effort at the outset of a 105-90 win over the lowly Orlando Magic. Slow starts have become a troublesome trend for the Raptors, who scored 44 points on 42 per cent shooting in the opening 24 minutes Sunday, but theyve also developed a fondness for the second-half explosion, which seems to bail them out more often than not. Whatever Casey is saying or doing in the locker room at intermission, its been working. Once considered to be one of the worst third-quarter teams in the association, the Raptors looked like an inspired team coming out of the halftime break. "Like I told our guys, were going to have a lot of games where were going to have to grind it out," Casey said. "For whatever reason we struggle in the first half [and] come through, turn it on [in the second half], but I think thats also a little bit of growth on our part. Ive seen times when it had been a struggle for close to 40 minutes." The Raptors have indeed turned a corner in that regard, establishing themselves as a lethal second-half club. Toronto has outscored, or tied, its opponent in the second half in 13 straight contests, holding teams to 39 per cent shooting and besting them by 91 total points during that stretch. Since the season-altering trade of Rudy Gay, the Raptors lead the NBA in second-half point differential, outscoring foes by 216 points, 47 more than the second-ranked Indiana Pacers. Led by its dynamic backcourt, Toronto missed just two of its 14 field goal attempts in the third, besting the Magic 36-24 and turning a three-point halftime lead into a 15-point advantage going into the fourth. Neither guard, Kyle Lowry or DeMar DeRozan, missed a shot in the frame. The two combined for 26 of Torontos 36 points. Lowry, who shot just 1-of-7 in the first half, was in the zone. As the clock ticked down to end the period, the Raptors point guard pulled up from 25-feet and drained his fourth three-pointer, putting the finishing touch on a perfect (5-for-5 from the field, 4-for-4 from three, 3-for-3 from the line) 17-point quarter. Although the Raptors have outscored the Magic and Cavaliers 73-45, shooting 76 per cent from the floor in their last two third quarters - en route to a pair of home victories - Lowry and his teammates are wisely concerned about their customary slow starts. "Were not that good of a team to just ease our way into the game," said Lowry, who finished with 28 points on Sunday. "Weve got to come out and play with [that] intensity from the start." Whats behind the teams late wake-up calls? "I cant really put a finger on it," DeRozan said after scoring 17 of his 24 in the second half. "Maybe we just like a challenge sometimes. [We] put ourselves in a tough situation so we can fight ourselves out, but weve got to stop that and understand weve got to come out of the gate so we dont make the game that hard on us." Fortunately, the Raptors were playing host to the leagues worst road team. The Magic, riding a 15-game losing streak away from home, were missing leading scorer Arron Afflalo, absent as a result of an ankle injury. They scored just 14 points in the opening quarter and didnt put up much resistance when the Raptors guards seized control of the game. Toronto managed to seal a double-digit victory despite committing a season-high 24 turnovers, 18 of them coming from Lowry, DeRozan and Jonas Valanciunas. While six of Torontos next seven games come against losing teams, this is not a habit that will be kind to the playoff-bound Raptors as they approach the stretch run. 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Ajayi finished with 229 yards on 27 carries, and Grant Hedrick threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns on 18-of-24 passing for the Broncos (10-2, 7-1 MWC), who won their final seven games to claim the Mountain Division. We knew we had to come out and start fast on the offensive side. We executed well, guys did their jobs, Boise State head coach Bryan Harsin said. Jay ran the ball very effectively and physical. I thought Grant played very efficient tonight, there were a lot of guys that touched the ball and made plays, did a lot of really great things. Alec Dhaenens and Thomas Sperbeck each caught a Hedrick touchdown pass in the win. Kent Myers completed 16-of-28 passes for 159 yards with an interception and ran for a score, and Daniel Gray returned a fumble for a 50-yard touchdown for the Aggies (9-4, 6-2), who ended their season on a sour note after winning their previous five games. Obviously number one very, very disappointing loss. (Our performance) was very uncharacteristic of us, Utah State head coach Matt Wells said. We didnt have the answers and that starts with me. We didnt execute well enough and didnt play physical enough. The Broncos, who have defeated the Aggies in 12 straight games, will take on Fresno State in the title game on Saturday. Utah State received the ball to start the game and LaJaun Hunt made an immediate impact as he raced 55 yards down to the Broncos 20. The run was a wasted effort, however, as Nick Diaz missed a 39-yard field goal. The Broncos took over at their own 21 and used back-to-back 17-yard catches from Jake Roh and Sperbeck to move deep into Aggies territory. Two plays later, Ajayi ran the ball in from nine yards out for an early lead. Myers was picked off by Darian Thompson on Utah States very next play, giving Boise State prime field position at the Aggies 45. Grant hauled in a 24-yard pass to help set up Dhaenens 2-yard TD catch for a 14-0 game midway through the opening stanza. Ronald Butler made a big ccatch for 38 yards and Myers made it a 14-7 game with a 9-yard keeper.dddddddddddd Ajayi bounced off a tackle and backtracked to his right, reaching the end zone on a 19-yard run. Dan Goodale, however, blocked the extra point and Jalen Davis raced down the other way to give the Aggies two points for a 20-9 game with 2:05 to play in the first. Boise State continued its potent offensive attack with two scores early in the second quarter. Ajayi hustled into the end zone on an 8-yard run for his third score of the day on just the third play of the stanza and after the Aggies fumbled the ensuing kickoff, Sperbecks 24-yard grab made it a 34-9 contest just over three minutes into the second. Diaz booted a 46-yarder to make it 34-12 game with under five minutes to play in the half. After a scoreless third quarter, Ajayi found the end zone on the first play of the final stanza with a 62-yard run. On the Aggies ensuing drive, Beau Martin sacked Myers and recovered the loose ball to give the Broncos possession at midfield. Ajayi rattled off three straight runs for 35 yards and then capped the 8-play, 50-yard trek by plunging in from a yard out for a 48-12 advantage with 9:21 to play. Sean Wales 54-yard punt pinned Utah State at its 1-yard line. The Aggies moved the chains on Sharps 8-yard catch, but Hunt was tackled for a loss of six yards and Myers was sacked in the end zone for a safety. Gray returned a fumble 50 yards for Utah State with under four minutes to play to account for the final score. Game Notes Jon Helmandollar (2004, vs. Louisiana Tech) and Ian Johnson (2006, vs. Oregon State) also ran for five touchdowns in a single game for the Broncos ... Ajayi also set the Boise State single-season record for all-purpose yardage with 2,155 ... Ajayi is now second all-time in Boise State history with three 200- yard rushing games. Cedric Minter (1977-80) is the leader with four ... Boise State won its 13th straight home game and owns a 91-4 record on the blue turf since the beginning of the 2000 season ... Utah States last win in the series was a 24-20 victory on Nov. 1, 1997 ... The Broncos outgained the Aggies 498-268 yards. 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