LAS VEGAS — As the Mountain West tournament semifinal game between Utah State and Colorado State crossed under seven minutes to play, the HURD began a mid-game edition of its popular “I believe” chant. At the time, the Aggies were trailing the Rams big, having faced a deficit as large as 28 points. Whether out of misguided hope, or an attempt to manifest something in a game that had gone horribly wrong, the Spectrum on Wheels was trying to get its team to salvage something in the Thomas & Mack Center. The win, to the dismay of the hopeful fans, did not materialize. Colorado State would claim an 83-72 victory and a spot in the title game against Boise State. But in the defeat, the Aggies still salvaged some of their pride by cutting the nearly 30-point hole down to seven points in the final minutes of the game. Runs of 16-1 and 9-1 had the Aggie fans believing, it just didn’t end up being enough. “Every huddle, we just said, ‘We can do it, we got plenty of time,’” USU point guard Jordy Barnes said. “We were just trying to fight back and play as hard as we could, and