As the Aggies advanced the ball up the court with 34 seconds to play in just their second game of the season, they were in near free-fall. Just three short minutes ago they led VCU by 13, a further eight minutes before that Utah State had been up 18. The good ‘ol fashioned ESPN odds of winning calculator was spitting out chances north of 99 percent for an Aggie victory. But as the clock ticked under a half-minute, the score sat tied 76-all. VCU had surged back, outscoring the Aggies 14-1 in the previous few minutes to turn a disaster of an outing for the Rams into a chance for what at one point seemed like impossible victory. USU head coach Jerrod Calhoun had called his final timeout of regulation in the moment before this play, and drew up a play looking for one of his best playmakers to go out there and make something happen. MJ Collins had eclipsed 20 points already by this stage, leading the way in scoring, with Mason Falslev only a few points behind him at 18. There were options for the Aggies on that play. “The initial plan was to get someone getting downhill,”

In what will be just the second game of the season, Utah State will have to take on one of its toughest non-conference tests in A-10 powerhouse VCU. The Rams were where former Utah State head coach Ryan Odom had found a new home, but Odom has since moved on to Virginia. As a result, VCU has quite a few new faces on the bench and on the court, much like the Aggies have plenty of new faces (though more on the court than on the bench). Here’s all of the necessary info ahead of this next game for Utah State. How to watch Tip-off: 6 p.m. (Mountain Time) Location: Comerica Center (Frisco, TX) TV Broadcast: Urban Edge Network (link to their free stream) Radio Broadcast: KVNU (102.1 FM, 610 AM) / kvnutalk.com / KVNU mobile app KVNU Aggie GameDay pregame show with Stockton Jewkes and J.D. Walker: 5 p.m. KVNU Aggie Call: Immediately after Coach Calhoun’s post-game comments Availability Report Utah State forward/center Zach Keller did not play in the Aggies’ opener due to a sprained ankle suffered during practice two days before the game. Calhoun opted to hold out the Utah transfer, though he noted that Keller could have played if necessary and