Aggies’ success pivots on defense
This is the first in a series of daily stories on UNLV’s Mountain West basketball opponents. The series is in reverse order of how the teams were picked to finish in the conference, as voted by the media. ■ Tuesday: San Jose State ■ Wednesday: Wyoming ■ Thursday: Air Force ■ Friday: Colorado State ■ Saturday: Utah State ■ Sunday: Boise State ■ Monday: Fresno State ■ Tuesday: New Mexico ■ Wednesday: UNR ■ Thursday: San Diego State of the eight victories over Mountain West opponents — including the conference tournament — Utah State allowed under that average. In eight of the 12 losses, the Aggies allowed more than that.
“So we’ve really emphasized that side of the ball early in practice because we have to get better,” Duryea said. “Our bigs are skilled. They’re not quite as athletic as you would like in a perfect world, but they are skilled.” Contact Mark Anderson at manderson@reviewjournal. com or 702-387-2914. Follow on @markanderson65 on Twitter.