Aggies roll in exhibition hoops game against Weber State | Sports
Basketball unofficially began in Cache Valley with an exhibition charity match between Utah State and Weber State. A Friday-night crowd of 4,150 witnessed the Jerrod Calhoun era (kind of) begin with a 85-66 undressing of Weber State in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. The Aggies had some rough spots in the game, particularly the 9-5 lead the visiting Wildcats kicked off the game with. A trio of 3-pointers outdid the hybrid zone/man defense deployed by USU as its offense sputtered slightly. Rebounding also took a minute to get working as the Aggies only had one defensive rebound in the first few minutes of the game. But all those holdups were very much temporary. Three separate 7-0 runs combined to form a 21-4 stretch that gave USU a 13-point lead (26-13 at the 8:13 mark). Weber State made one major push to bring that back down late in the half, going on a 10-0 run to make it 33-28, but the Aggies closed the half on a 9-0 run to take a 14-point lead at the halftime break. Drake Allen stole the show on offense initially. The captain and starting point guard for the Aggies put up 12 first-half points on
