SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Utah State coach Ryan Odom reminded media members and fans countless times this season that it is really, really hard to win college basketball games.
When your program is trying to win one in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2001 and break a lengthy losing skid in the Big Dance, it is almost impossible — particularly when you shoot 16.7% from 3-point range after beyond-the-arc marksmanship was your bread and butter all year long.
“Twenty-six of their 31 points in the first half were points in the paint. You gotta understand at that point that’s not how they want to score. That’s not how they want the entire game to go.” — Missouri coach Dennis Gates.
Despite their uncharacteristic shooting woes — 4 of 24 from deep — the 10th-seeded Aggies gave the SEC’s No….
