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Utah State’s season comes to close with hard-fought loss to Arizona | Sports

SAN DIEGO — On Sunday, the Utah State Aggies stood as the last bastion of hope for mid-majors and Cinderella’s in this year’s NCAA Tournament. The ninth-seeded squad from Logan planted their feet in front of the Goliath of one-seed Arizona, arguably the best college team in the entire country. For 40 minutes, Utah State refused to back down. Although they trailed by by eight points less than four minutes into the game, and by as many as 18 in the second half, Aggie Nation watched as their team fought to climb a mountain despite every disadvantage college basketball could throw at them. But in the end, dreams of glass slippers and “One Shining Moment” faded amid a chorus of “U of A” chants as Arizona fans celebrated their teams 78-66 victory over the upstart Aggies. “Hats off to Coach Lloyd and the Wildcats. Obviously we didn’t like our seed, whatever it was, a week and a half ago. I think we played certainly better than a 9 seed and didn’t deserve that,” USU head coach Jerrod Calhoun said. “But we didn’t pout. We didn’t sulk. We rolled up our sleeves. We had great prep. And these guys laid it all

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Emptying the Notebook on USU’s Saturday pre-Arizona Press Conference | Sports

SAN DIEGO — It’s been a rare pleasure for Utah State coaches to sit behind a microphone for a third time during the NCAA Tournament. Jerrod Calhoun arrived early to his Saturday-afternoon presser, briefly chatting with the attendees before heading up to officially begin the day’s festivities. The questions ranged from his coffee intake and his playing days at Cleveland State, Utah State’s increased NIL budget, the plight of mid-majors in the NCAA Tournament, and (obviously) Utah State’s meeting with one-seeded Arizona on Sunday. Here’s what Calhoun, and his players, had to say on a variety of topics. How the Aggies match up with Arizona You can find a more in-depth look at the story of Utah State taking on Arizona on this site, but here’s the short version with what Calhoun had to say. The Wildcats are one of the best teams in the country and Calhoun gave them their due credit for that. “They’ve got a lot of talent. They’ve got at least two to four NBA guys. They’ve got size at every position,” USU head coach Jerrod Calhoun said. “I would say the only other team right now in today’s college basketball is University of Michigan that looks anything

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