Date: December 22, 2023

Time: 9:00 PM

Opponent: Utah State (11-1, 0-0 Mountain West)

Place: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,270)

Television: none

Webcast: Mountain West TV (Free)

Radio online: 640WXSM.com

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#62 in KenPom (Butler is 63). Very good team. 5500 foot elevation. Will be a big challenge.

Bet MGM has the Bucs as a 17.5 point underdog at the moment.

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If we keep this within 10ish points I'll be very proud. Our long scoring droughts may dig us into a big whole again, much like the Butler game

Utah State message board moderator asked fans to predict the score. 29 replies. The most generous (from the Buc's perspective) was an 11 point win by Utah State. The majority of guesses were in the upper 20's to low 30's as a margin of victory with the Bucs scoring in the 60's.

I don't know if this will actually work, but there is a streaming link listed for the game https://utahstateaggies.com/watch/

Go Bucs! Let’s steal a HUGE win!

(12-22-2023 05:05 PM)Buced_Up Wrote:  I don't know if this will actually work, but there is a streaming link listed for the game https://utahstateaggies.com/watch/

I went to my ROKU account and logged in and added the Mountain West Network as a channel. Hopefully I can watch it on my tv through Roku at game time.

Woeful shooting per usual in the first half. 4/13 from the charity stripe. Lets hope we see the 2nd half we are used to seeing. Could get ugly, we could keep it close, who knows

Has to be one of the worst officiated games I’ve ever seen - both sides.
There’s no chance to get into any rhythm. Half our team may be fouled out my the end. Horrible game.

In a game where ETSU was called for 27 fouls, Justice Smith does not see the court. Unless there is an injury that we don't know about, it is clear that Savage has no trust in him at this point. Justice hasn't looked good at all this season, it's just unusual to see a player regress so much from one year to the next.

(12-23-2023 06:01 AM)etsubuc Wrote:  In a game where ETSU was called for 27 fouls, Justice Smith does not see the court. Unless there is an injury that we don't know about, it is clear that Savage has no trust in him at this point. Justice hasn't looked good at all this season, it's just unusual to see a player regress so much from one year to the next.

I didn’t think he had a good year last year. He had a couple of decent games, but the bad almost outweighs the good he does. He’s got to get that stuff cleaned up to play at this level, just a simple fact. I don’t think there’s been much regression at all, this is how it’s been, up and down.

(12-23-2023 07:58 AM)Efan Wrote:  

(12-23-2023 06:01 AM)etsubuc Wrote:  In a game where ETSU was called for 27 fouls, Justice Smith does not see the court. Unless there is an injury that we don't know about, it is clear that Savage has no trust in him at this point. Justice hasn't looked good at all this season, it's just unusual to see a player regress so much from one year to the next.

I didn’t think he had a good year last year. He had a couple of decent games, but the bad almost outweighs the good he does. He’s got to get that stuff cleaned up to play at this level, just a simple fact. I don’t think there’s been much regression at all, this is how it’s been, up and down.

Agree with you EFAN. Justice has a D1 body, but his game is more D2 - D3 and has been since he got here. Doesn't seem to have as much competitiveness in him as you need to play at this level unless you are uber talented.

This particular brand of Aggies just lost another game (to New Mexico), only their second overall, after running off 15 straight wins, including the Bucs.