Second straight bad shooting night sends USU to second straight loss – Cache Valley Daily
Photo by Sean Greene LOGAN — Even Spectrum Magic couldn’t save Utah State from a woeful first half offensive performance, nor keep Nevada from hitting big shot after big shot in the second half. So despite the nearly full arena and waves of orange, yellow and tan-clad students, USU dropped its first home loss of the season, 77-63 to the Wolf Pack. Not only is it the first time the Aggies have lost at home this season, it’s the first time most of these players have experienced a loss in the Spectrum. “I hate losing at home,” USU guard Mason Falslev said. “All those people come out to support us and cheer for us, and they don’t — you know, they just — all of us feel bad. They take time out of their day to come support us. We’ve got to play harder for them, so we’ll do that.” The first half bore a remarkable resemblance to Utah State’s opening against San Diego State last Saturday. The Aggies held an early lead (15-8 tonight, 24-17 against SDSU) but then went ice-cold on offense. Over a roughly six-minute span, USU made just one field goal out of 10 attempts, a
