For a second straight night, Utah State started off a game with a pretty abysmal stretch of offense. And yet for a second straight game the Aggies pulled off a second-half rally and closed it out to win. This time the final tally read 61-57 in favor of USU over North Texas. Utah Sate didn’t miss 18 straight field goals like it did against St. Bonaventure, but the Aggies did shoot 8 of 23 in the first half against North Texas in the title game of the two-game NIT Season Tip-Off tournament. Though in another similarity to the Thanksgiving Day game, Utah State kept the game close despite poor shooting. The Mean Green were themselves only 10 of 31 from the field and held only a 25-23 advantage at the break. As to why the Aggies have had back-to-back poor shooting starts, head coach Jerrod Calhoun said the shot selection hasn’t been the issue. “We’re getting open shots,” Calhoun said. “I’m not hitting the panic button. It’s nothing that we’re doing offensively. If you really watch the tape, the shots are wide open. So everybody’s going to go through a shooting slump or two throughout the season. Got to keep shooting