Utah State upset for second time this week, loses to SMU – Cache Valley Daily
HONOLULU – Utah State was the second victim of SMU’s upset-fest in the Hawaii Airlines Diamond Head Classic. The Aggies fell 77-74 to the Mustangs who also upset a then-top 50 NET team Iona on Thursday. On Thursday, USU seemed to work out the kinks that led to its upset loss to Weber State on Monday by working over Seattle to the tune of a 28-point win. The Aggies shot 50.8 percent from the field in that win but that shooting was conspicuously absent by the next day. Utah State shot just 37.5 percent overall this time out and the Aggies were 10-for-36 from three. Had Sean Bairstow not hit a last-second and ultimately meaningless three, it would have been the worst 3-point shooting night of the year. SMU, on the other hand, started out the game shooting very hot, making 12 of its first 18 field goal attempts. That hot shooting produced a 27-15 lead for SMU with 8:13 to play in the first half. The Mustangs got quite a few of those early points off of turnovers, and for the game they had a 22-2 advantage in that category. USU head coach Ryan Odom said it was the
