Utah State cooks nets in road win over Saint Mary’s | Sports
Falling from the ranks of the undefeated didn’t seem to phase Utah State all that much. The loss to UC San Diego on Wednesday sent the Aggies tumbling down rankings like the NET and KenPom (and probably axed hopes of being ranked in the AP Poll for a couple more weeks), but didn’t apparently have much of an impact on USU’s approach. The very same approach that led to the historic 10-0 start. “Our guys, for two days, did not let the outcome of the UC San Diego game affect our prep,” USU head coach Jerrod Calhoun said. “In fact, I thought it motivated us. There was also a lot of chatter back at Logan about we haven’t played anybody our schedule. A lot of doubt. I felt it and our team did not, which was great.” Well, that process certainly isn’t broken as it handed the Aggies their 11th, and perhaps most impressive, victory of the season: a 75-68 result at Saint Mary’s. The Gaels entered the game ranked 51st in the NET ranking, one spot behind another of USU’s opponents, Iowa, but this being the first true road game created a new challenge. Utah State had won on
