Utah State rallies from down 11, clutches out win vs SJSU – Cache Valley Daily
LOGAN – Utah State held the lead for only four minutes and 16 seconds against San Jose State, but that included the moment the second half clock hit zeros and so the Aggies walked off the court with a 75-74 victory and get on its first winning streak since December. To start off the game, Utah State struggled to get rebounds as the Spartans grabbed 10 offensive boards in the first half alone, scoring 16 second-chance points off of those. “Clearly there was a commitment on their player’s part and staff’s part of coming in and imposing their will from a rebounding perspective. And the first half was just not acceptable for us,” USU head coach Ryan Odom said. “We’ve got a very good rebounding team and when you get caught in scrambles like that, and we were caught in scrambles, you are susceptible to offensive rebounding.” Additionally, the Aggies had to deal with hot-shooting from guys that aren’t normally snipers from 3-point range. Alvaro Cardenas and Tibet Gorener at one point were a combined 9-for-10 on 3-point shots, this from a pair of players who have shot a combined 33 percent from deep this year. After tailing by as