RENO — The second half at Utah State on Tuesday was about to begin when UNLV associate head coach Stacey Augmon gave Stephen Zimmerman Jr. a pep talk.
Zimmerman had been aggressive the two previous basketball games, but in the first half against the Aggies, he reverted to his more passive ways, and the Rebels trailed by a point.
At the end of the one-way conversation, Augmon told the freshman, "Let's go."
And go he did. Zimmerman dominated inside, scoring eight points and grabbing 11 rebounds in the second half as the Rebels pulled away to win 80-68.