In the second half of Utah State’s 83-60 victory over Marshall in the first round of the Cayman Islands Classic, the Aggies faced multiple pushes by the Thundering Herd as the Sun Belt team tried to overcome the 15-point lead USU built early in the second half. But Utah State weathered them all and delivered a knock-out blow in the closing minutes of the game to earn its largest margin of victory against a Division I team this season. The first half of the game was pretty much all Aggies, with a double-digit, or near double-digit lead being present for much of the 20 minutes. Utah State shot 51.9 percent from the field and Marshall shot just 28.1 percent. That defensive efficiency was a welcome sight to Danny Sprinkle after an underwhelming performance by his team on that end against Southern Utah. “Our guys did a much better job guarding the dribble than we did last Tuesday against Southern Utah,” Sprinkle said. “We had a film session that wasn’t pretty and I thought our guys really responded today and really defended well.” Great Osobor continued his dominance in the paint this season, posting a first-half double-double with 10 points and