LOGAN — For Fresno State, Wednesday night’s game at the Spectrum will be remembered as an epic collapse in which the Bulldogs blew a 10-point lead over the final four minutes of regulation.
But while FSU head coach Rodney Terry could be heard tearing into his team in its locker room long after Utah State’s 81-79 overtime victory, the sounds coming from the other end of the hallway were far different.
“That’s as happy as a locker room as I’ve seen in quite a while after a regular-season win,” USU head coach Tim Duryea proclaimed.
Utah State (9-7 overall, 2-1 in the Mountain West) has struggled to finish out close games in recent seasons, but somehow the Aggies found a way to make key plays and get big defensive stops at the end of regulation and the overtime period against a good Fresno State team.