Game #8 - Utah State 7:00pm Tuesday 11/28 @ The ARC

[VULB#62]

Just setting up the place holder. 

[justducky]

Utah St sits at 4-3 (RPI 196) with no notable wins and losses at #224 Weber St, at #73 Gonzaga, and at #72 Portland St.

I haven't watched a second of their play and know nothing about them. Despite my ignorance or maybe because of it I am expecting a home win. Anybody want to challenge my thinking?   

[VUCPB alum]

You mean you haven't watched every second of film on Utah State that has ever existed in their history? You need to find a way to break the space time continuum to make an informed decision. I expected better of you man 

[valpotx]

Valpo 77
Utah State 60

[talksalot]

More on the Aggies:

11/10/17 atWeber State  Ogden, Utah L, 65-59   
11/13/17 vs.Montana State Logan, Utah W, 81-73
11/15/17 vs.Mississippi Valley State Logan, Utah W, 83-47 
11/18/17 atGonzaga Spokane, Wash. L, 79-66
11/20/17 atPortland State Portland, Ore. L, 83-79

and these two games in Nashville not called the Music City tournament...
11/24/17 vs.Northeastern Nashville, Tenn. W, 71-67
11/25/17 vs.New Hampshire Nashville, Tenn. W, 77-63

Stats from the UNH game:

Bold Face are Starters

              pts PF  FG   3FG FT  O R T Ast TO Bl Min
00  Isby, Deangelo  16 0 5-14 1-7 5-6 0 7 7 5 1 0 0 26

02  Stall, Klay  2 0 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 10
03  Merrill, Sam g 20 0 7-11 3-7 3-3 0 4 4 1 0 0 1 32
04  Ainge, Crew  0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
10  Taylor, Quinn  3 2 1-3 0-1 1-2 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 21
11  Dargenton, Alex f 8 3 3-3 0-0 2-3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 11
23  Henson, Daron  5 3 2-8 0-0 1-1 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 17
24  Brito, Diogo g 12 1 5-6 1-2 1-1 2 2 4 3 2 0 3 27
25  Brown, Dwayne f 7 2 2-6 1-2 2-2 1 3 4 2 1 0 0 19
30  Porter, Abel g 4 2 1-3 1-2 1-2 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 27


Team %:   46,6% FG, 33% 3FG (7-21) and 16-20 from the line

Season Stats:


                                       |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---|               |----REBOUNDS----|
## Player              GP-GS  Min--Avg  FG-FGA   Pct 3FG-FGA   Pct  FT-FTA   Pct  Off Def  Tot  Avg  PF FO   A  TO Blk Stl  Pts  Avg
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03 Merrill, Sam.......  7-7   238 34.0  37-73   .507  15-38   .395  16-21   .762    1  21   22  3.1  11  1  25  12   1   6  105 15.0
00 Isby, DeAngelo.....  7-5   163 23.3  26-63   .413  12-30   .400  25-29   .862    4  20   24  3.4   8  0  14  11   0   6   89 12.7
01 McEwen, Koby.......  4-4   100 25.0  16-36   .444   7-19   .368  10-13   .769    1  12   13  3.3   8  0  10   7   0   1   49 12.3
11 Dargenton, Alex....  7-7   144 20.6  18-35   .514   0-1    .000  26-39   .667   14  14   28  4.0  18  0   5  11   1   5   62  8.9
25 Brown Jr., Dwayne..  7-7   178 25.4  20-45   .444   5-14   .357   9-12   .750   14  34   48  6.9  17  1   6  15   1   3   54  7.7
22 Miller, Brock......  5-0    83 16.6  12-26   .462   9-19   .474   1-1   1.000    2   5    7  1.4  12  0   1   6   0   1   34  6.8
24 Brito, Diogo.......  7-2   135 19.3  19-35   .543   4-15   .267   5-12   .417    5  16   21  3.0   7  0   7  10   0   6   47  6.7
10 Taylor, Quinn......  7-0   122 17.4  12-21   .571   1-3    .333   6-15   .400   10  14   24  3.4  10  0   8   5   0   2   31  4.4
23 Henson, Daron......  7-0    81 11.6   6-23   .261   4-11   .364   5-9    .556    6  10   16  2.3   8  0   1   5   0   1   21  3.0
30 Porter, Abel.......  7-3    84 12.0   4-10   .400   2-5    .400   4-9    .444    0   5    5  0.7  13  0   7   5   1   4   14  2.0
02 Stall, Klay........  6-0    39  6.5   4-7    .571   0-0    .000   0-0    .000    2  10   12  2.0   6  0   2   3   2   1    8  1.3
04 Ainge, Crew........  5-0    33  6.6   1-5    .200   0-3    .000   0-0    .000    2   2    4  0.8   4  0   1   3   0   1    2  0.4
   TEAM...............                                                              6  20   26  3.7   0          2            0
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   Total..............  7    1400      175-379  .462  59-158  .373 107-160  .669   67 183  250 35.7 122  2  87  95   6  37  516 73.7
   Opponents..........  7    1400      165-390  .423  54-153  .353  93-124  .750   61 167  228 32.6 151  -  95  95  19  51  477 68.1

Full Roster

0 DeAngelo Isby  6-5 200 Guard  JR Chicago, Ill./Hillcrest HS
1  Koby McEwen  6-4 200 Guard  SO Toronto, Canada
2  Klay Stall  6-10 240 Center  RS FR Chandler, Ariz
3  Sam Merrill  6-5 210 Guard  SO Bountiful, Utah
4  Crew Ainge  5-11 180 Guard  FR Wellesley, Mass
5  Julion Pearre  6-3 205 Guard  SR McKinney, Texas
10  Quinn Taylor  6-8 240 Forward  JR Houston, Texas
11  Alex Dargenton  6-8 205 Forward  SR Fort-de-France, Martinique
12  Justin Bean  6-7 210 Forward  FR Moore, Okla.
13  Taylor Larson  6-4 210 Guard  SO Highland, Utah
15  Norbert Janicek  6-11 250 Center  JR Drazkovce, Slovakia
22  Brock Miller  6-6 200 Guard  FR Sandy, Utah
23  Daron Henson  6-7 205 Forward  RS FR Pasadena, Calif
24  Diogo Brito  6-5 205 Guard  SO Povoa de Varzim, Portugal
25  Dwayne Brown Jr.  6-6 220 Forward  JR Conyers, Ga
30  Abel Porter  6-3 195 Guard  RS FR Farmington, Utah




Their two big guys:  one played 10 minutes with 2 points; the other didn't play.
Once again, we will have a height advantage.

In their loss to Portland State, both Merrill and Brown fouled out, and Porter, Taylor Miller and Brito all finished with 4 fouls and they committed 21 turnovers.

Notes from their game with UNH...

•Following the game with New Hampshire, Utah State has now played teams from 48 of the 50 states, including the District of Columbia. The Aggies have yet to face teams from Maine and West Virginia.
•Utah State led 39-25 at the half, its largest lead at the intermission this season and only its second halftime lead this year. USU is 28-6 all-time under head coach Tim Duryea when leading at the half.
•With the win, Utah State is now 1-0 against New Hampshire and 225-110 against first-time opponents in program history.
•With the win, Utah State is now 109-39 all-time in regular season tournaments, including an overall mark of 55-37 in tournaments outside of Logan.
•Utah State shot a season-high 80.0 percent (16-of-20) at the free throw line.
•Utah State outscored New Hampshire 32-20 in the paint and has outscored six of its seven opponents in the paint this season.
•Utah State had three players score in double figures and has had at least three players score in double figures in the same game in all but one contest this season.
•Utah State is 32-8 all-time under head coach Tim Duryea when scoring 70 or more points in a game.
•Utah State held New Hampshire to 63 total points and is 22-6 all-time under head coach Tim Duryea when holding the opposition to less than 69 points.
•With the win, Utah State is now 26-8 all-time under head coach Tim Duryea when the Aggies log 15 or more assists in a game. USU finished the game with 16 assists.

Individual Notes

•Sophomore guard Sam Merrill scored in double figures for the fifth consecutive game, finishing with 20 points, his second 20-plus point game this season and third of his career. The performance marked the 19th game in his career with double-figure points. Merrill also tied his season high with four rebounds during the contest.
•Junior guard DeAngelo Isby scored in double figures for the sixth time in seven games, finishing with 16 points. Isby also logged a career-high seven rebounds, the second time this year he has pulled down five or more rebounds in a game, and a career-high five assists during the game.
•Sophomore guard Diogo Brito scored in double figures for the third time in four games, finishing with 12 points. Brito also recorded a career-high-tying three steals.
•Redshirt freshman center Klay Stall recorded his first career steal, playing in a career-high 10 minutes.
•Redshirt freshman forward Daron Henson played in a career-high-tying 17 minutes
•Redshirt freshman guard Abel Porter played in a career-high 27 minutes.

[EddieCabot]

•Following the game with New Hampshire, Utah State has now played teams from 48 of the 50 states, including the District of Columbia. The Aggies have yet to face teams from Maine and West Virginia.

When referring to states, you probably shouldn't include the District of Columbia.   

[VU2014]

I didn't see a thread created for the Valpo game yet on the USU forum but I saw a few USU fans talk about the Valpo matchup on twitter.
https://twitter.com/TheGrandDanny/status/934547587239047168
https://twitter.com/LCRasmus/status/934551971985465344
https://twitter.com/LCRasmus/status/934552238642495488
https://twitter.com/TheGrandDanny/status/934553186282565633
https://twitter.com/TheGrandDanny/status/934553654991896576

He must not watch a lot of CBB...
https://twitter.com/trevwell/status/934547918786240513

[agibson]

More on the Aggies:

They might have a deeper bench than some. Merrill getting 34 MPG eats up a lot of minutes, but they seem to get 10 guys legitimate minutes, and two others have had 10 minutes on at least one occasion.

I don't know if anybody in the country has 12 guys _averaging_ more than 10 MPG per game like we do (the suspensions help with that), or a leader with as few as Tevonn's 26.1 MPG.

[covufan]

Looking forward to watching this team develop over the next 6 OOC games, then the first year of MVC games.

Valpo  78
Utah St 63

[VUOR63]

I'm not too thrilled when it takes 30 points from our point guard to win.  Hopefully the friendly confines of the ARC will spur some good shooting by the guys who were quiet in Savannah!

[VULB#62]

Speaking of friendly confines, the students are back so I hope we get a real good turnout from them as well as our usual fan base for this 7-0 team.

[agibson]

Speaking of friendly confines, the students are back so I hope we get a real good turnout from them as well as our usual fan base for this 7-0 team.

I hate to say it, but it is a very busy week, academically, on campus! Just back from a week/nine days off for Thanksgiving. This is the last week for mid-term exams. And just these two weeks of classes left before finals.

[VUOR63]

Back in my day, going to a basketball game and a trip to Duffy's afterwards usually improved my mid-term performance.

[vu84v2]

Speaking of friendly confines, the students are back so I hope we get a real good turnout from them as well as our usual fan base for this 7-0 team.

I hate to say it, but it is a very busy week, academically, on campus! Just back from a week/nine days off for Thanksgiving. This is the last week for mid-term exams. And just these two weeks of classes left before finals.

Mid-term exams after Thanksgiving?

If students don't go to a game like this, I would suggest that the athletic department might want to ask why they don't go to the game. We all have our theories, but the truth may be something totally different.

[agibson]

Mid-term exams after Thanksgiving?

Mid-term in the sense of "third exam in a course that's going to give three exams and a final". It's a little late, but it may be better than cramming more into the week before Thanksgiving.

[valpopal]

Speaking of friendly confines, the students are back so I hope we get a real good turnout from them as well as our usual fan base for this 7-0 team.

I hate to say it, but it is a very busy week, academically, on campus! Just back from a week/nine days off for Thanksgiving. This is the last week for mid-term exams. And just these two weeks of classes left before finals.

Mid-term exams after Thanksgiving?

If students don't go to a game like this, I would suggest that the athletic department might want to ask why they don't go to the game. We all have our theories, but the truth may be something totally different.

Other quality universities have "midterms" but never seem to lack students at their games. I grow tired of excuses for absence of student support, especially when offered in advance of the game.

[a3uge]

Speaking of friendly confines, the students are back so I hope we get a real good turnout from them as well as our usual fan base for this 7-0 team.

I hate to say it, but it is a very busy week, academically, on campus! Just back from a week/nine days off for Thanksgiving. This is the last week for mid-term exams. And just these two weeks of classes left before finals.

Mid-term exams after Thanksgiving?

If students don't go to a game like this, I would suggest that the athletic department might want to ask why they don't go to the game. We all have our theories, but the truth may be something totally different.

Other quality universities have "midterms" but never seem to lack students at their games. I grow tired of excuses for absence of student support, especially when offered in advance of the game.

Like Loyola?

[VULB#62]

Aw, c'mon. Be nice. 

Yeah, I am still ticked about the first MVC selection, cuz we "coudah been a contendah" right out of the blocks but that's not LUC's problem — that's a MVC skeleton in the closet.

[valpo4life]

Back in my day, going to a basketball game and a trip to Duffy's afterwards usually improved my mid-term performance.

You spelled always* wrong

[wh]

The spread: Valpo -7.5

[VU2014]

Speaking of friendly confines, the students are back so I hope we get a real good turnout from them as well as our usual fan base for this 7-0 team.

I hate to say it, but it is a very busy week, academically, on campus! Just back from a week/nine days off for Thanksgiving. This is the last week for mid-term exams. And just these two weeks of classes left before finals.

I remember this week not to long ago. Brutal next couple weeks for students. It always felt like all my professors would crammed everything for during the last couple weeks. But it also could have been the fact that I while I was on break I would never pick up my textbooks again till that last weekend  .

These kids will miss being able to go to all basketball games. Enjoy it while you have the opportunity because you'll miss it when you're an alum.


Fingers crossed we have a good student turnout. It's the last home game for a while and it should be a good one. Next home game after this one is on NEW YEARS EVE DAY 12/31!

[wh]

Long road trip coming to an end for Aggies
By Shawn Harrison sports editor 

"When any team that has a defensive field goal percentage (34.6) like they do, as well as defends the 3-point line (24.5 percent) and rebounds (+11 per game), that gets your attention," Duryea said. "They are a very good team. They play a fast, up tempo style which is how they score. They also have a 7-footer on the floor all the time."

https://news.hjnews.com/logan_hj/long-road-trip-coming-to-an-end-for-aggies/article_0dd62764-be8c-5482-864d-80afd8f04f4e.html

[wh]

Junior college transfer Markus Golder beginning to take flight for Valparaiso

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/sports/ct-ptb-mens-basketball-valparaiso-markus-golder-st-1128-20171127-story.html

[valpotx]

Going to a basketball game for a 2-3 hour period should be a nice respite from exams.  I never struggled to get all homework and studying completed, while attending basketball games and many baseball practices each week during the Fall.  These excuses are ridiculous...

[VULB#62]

Here is the Lottich/Ickow look back at the Savannah Invitational and the preview of Utah State:

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