Utah State was determined to do more than just make another NCAA Tournament. This time, the Aggies wanted to stick around.Isaac Johnson made sure they would.Joh
Utah State was determined to do more than just make another NCAA Tournament. This time, the Aggies wanted to stick around.Johnson scored 19 points, including 12 straight early in the second half, and eighth-seeded Utah State shot 55% to pull away and beat No. 9 seed TCU 88-72 on Friday night and end a 10-game NCAA Tournament losing streak.
“Coach came to me before the game and said ‘Shoot the ball, and be confident,’ so I took his advice,” Johnson said.Ian Martinez scored 21 points to lead the Aggies, who will face top-seeded Purdue on Sunday in the second round of the Midwest Region. TCU led most of the first half before the Aggies took the lead for good at 37-35 on Martinez’s 3-pointer with 3:22 left before halftime. Leading 43-37 at the break, the 7-foot Johnson took charge from there, making two 3-pointers along with two other baskets and a pair of free throws for a double-digit lead the Aggies steadily increased.
“Tonight just wasn’t our night," TCU coach Jamie Dixon said. "We got off to a good start but still didn’t feel like we were doing what we need to do defensively. And as it went on, it’s continuing to get layups, continuing to out-execute us and simply put, we were outplayed.”
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