Nevada beat Utah State, 83-57, on Saturday night at Lawlor Events Center to improve to 16-3 overall and 5-0 in the Mountain West. Chris Murray/RGJ
Be careful what you said to the media.
That’s the lesson Utah State coach Tim Duryea learned from his team’s game at Nevada on Saturday night.
Before the Nevada-Utah State tilt, Duryea was quoted in the local papers with what seemed like an innocuous quote. Duryea said his team’s past close games at Lawlor Events Center were a “source of confidence,” adding Nevada always has a talented team and a tough home-court environment, but the Aggies have risen to the occasion in Reno before and typically had a chance to win in the end.