Tony Dejak, AP
The Utah State bench watches in the final minutes against Washington in the second half during a first round men's college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, March 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The team no one figured to be anywhere near a contender in the Mountain West during the 2018-19 season was eliminated from the NCAA Tournament much quicker than almost anyone figured.
That makes it understandable that there were a lot of long stares off into nowhere during the press conference following Utah State’s 78-61 loss to Washington Friday night at Nationwide Arena.