Utah State rallies and outlasts Fresno State in uncomfortably close win | Sports
LOGAN – Utah State’s Saturday night win in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum was yet another lesson that wins in conference play hardly ever come easy. The Aggies trailed by as much as 17 points to visiting Fresno State before a middle-of-the-game surge by USU gave it the lead and enough of a cushion to outlast the Bulldogs for an 89-83 victory. The Bulldogs walked onto the court as 23-point underdogs and perhaps deservedly so, with their 4-10 record and some pretty shaky shooting numbers. Fresno State ranked 348th in field goal percentage (40%), 305th in 3-point percentage (31%) and 311th in free throw percentage (67%). But you wouldn’t have expected that by the way Fresno State shot the ball in the first half. At the break, the Bulldogs had made 52 percent of their shots overall, 46 percent of their 3-pointers and 75 percent of free throw attempts. “I was a little concerned with with this game,” USU head coach Jerrod Calhoun said. “Five days on the road, back-to-back-to-back wins on the road, a little fatigue. It was tough, but we found a way to win. Proud of the guys, but certainly wasn’t our best outing to say the