Utah State crushes South Dakota Mines by 53 points – Cache Valley Daily
LOGAN — All games need to be played to the finish but for some the result can be seen from far off. Such was Utah State’s 101-48 win over South Dakota Mines in the Aggies season/home opener Monday evening. The first couple of possessions were the best the Hardrockers had it all night. Their 6-foot-8 forward won the tip against 7-foot Isaac Johnson and then Alejandro Rama drilled a mid-range jumper for the visitors. South Dakota Mines even responded to USU’s 3-pointer on the other end with a pair of baskets to go up 6-3. Cue the dominance of Utah State in this one. The Aggies exploded for a 16-0 run, propelling them to a double-digit lead that never came back to single digits. Great Osobor, playing for the first time in an Aggie uniform after missing the team’s exhibition last Friday, factored heavily into that run. He scored the first seven points of that 16-point run, making a turnstile of the South Dakota Mines’ post defenders to create open shots at the rim nearly at will. At other times Osobor took rebounds or steals and dribbled the ball up the court himself, even going one-on-one with guys on the