Utah State returned to the Spectrum on Saturday for the first time since Dec. 21, but lost 71-69 to a Wyoming team that hadn’t played a game since Christmas
Here are three keys to Utah State’s 71-69 loss.
- Utah State’s 3-point shooting woes in Mountain West play continued, with the Aggies missing their first nine attempts from long range. Utah State ended up going just 6 for 26 from 3-point range while shooting 40.6 percent from the field overall.
- Utah State struggled with defending Wyoming forward Graham Ike in the post (23 points, including the game-winner with 3.3 seconds left), while senior guard Hunter Maldonado took over down the stretch (21 points) for the Cowboys.
- Playing without senior guards RJ Eytle-Rock (COVID protocol) and Brock Miller (back), the Aggies did get 19 points and four 3-pointers from junior guard Rylan Jones. Senior forward Justin Bean also had 19 points, while junior guard Sean Bairstow added 15.