{"id":107405,"date":"2024-03-23T06:44:14","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T06:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/?p=22129024"},"modified":"2024-03-23T06:44:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T06:44:14","slug":"aggies-stomp-the-horned-frogs-in-their-first-ncaa-tournament-win-since-2001","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/23\/aggies-stomp-the-horned-frogs-in-their-first-ncaa-tournament-win-since-2001\/","title":{"rendered":"Aggies stomp the Horned Frogs in their first NCAA Tournament win since 2001"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">INDIANAPOLIS \u2013 After coming off a tough loss against San Diego State, the Aggies pulled out a first-round win against the Horned Frogs in Indianapolis Friday night, 88-72, and achieved their first NCAA tournament win in 23 years.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI think playing San Diego State last Friday prepared us for this win,\u201d said head coach Danny Sprinkle.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">USU started Ian Martinez, Darius Brown II, Mason Falslev, Great Osobor and Isaac Johnson. TCU started Micah Peavy, Jameer Nelson Jr., Emanuel Miller, Chuck O\u2019Bannon Jr. and Ernest Udeh Jr.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Aggies started the game off a little slow, down to Texas Christian University until 7:31 left in the first half where they got their first lead of the game. Utah State also had more fouls but were getting better looks at the basket. It wasn\u2019t until later in the first half those shots started falling.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"c8H3ftyL9u\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/aggies-beat-tcu-to-advance-in-the-ncaa-tournament\/\">Aggies beat TCU to advance in the NCAA tournament<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"&#8220;Aggies beat TCU to advance in the NCAA tournament&#8221; &#8212; The Utah Statesman\" src=\"https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/aggies-beat-tcu-to-advance-in-the-ncaa-tournament\/embed\/#?secret=m7KL77REeV%23?secret=c8H3ftyL9u\" data-secret=\"c8H3ftyL9u\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Osobor got two and-one plays in a row. He was shaping up to be the player TCU was worried about before the game.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Aggies tied it up with a two pass play coast-to-coast that led to an alley-oop from Osobor to Khalifa Sakho. The duo did it again the very next play.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI told our guys, \u2018We have to skip the ball to relieve that pressure and make them have some long close-outs,\u2019\u201d Sprinkle said. \u201cThen, we either have shots or we got to attack, then we got to play the backside again.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The day before the game, TCU emphasized they would lookout for cross-court passes in the press conference \u2014 but whatever their strategy, it didn\u2019t seem to work.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">USU kept themselves in the game, having made one three-pointer to TCU\u2019s four. The halftime score was 43-47 in favor of the Aggies.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Johnson hit two threes in a row for the Aggies then two free throws to keep a steep lead. He ended the game with second-most points at 19.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cCoach came to me before the game and said, \u2018Shoot the ball and be confident.\u2019 So, I took his advice,\u201d Johnson said.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Johnson struggled with his confidence this year; he was in and out of the starting lineup.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cJust my mindset and believing in myself \u2014 that\u2019s something I\u2019ve really been working on,\u201d Johnson said.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Aggies kept their lead the entire second half, not letting up to the Horned Frogs. They scored another seven threes, three of which came from Martinez, who score the most for the team at 21.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cCoach always tells us to keep shooting the ball and be confident in ourselves, and between the players, you know, we always try to keep each other up,\u201d Martinez said.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The second half continued to roll in favor of the Aggies with an active crowd led by athletics executive director Tate Bennett.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The game ended with the Aggies dribbling the ball, waiting for the timeclock to expire. The final scoreline was 88-72.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On Sunday, the Aggies will take on Purdue \u2014 one of the best teams in the country, and who stomped Grambling State 78-50 just before the Aggies played.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Johnson is looking to be the main competitor against Zach Edey.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIt\u2019s hard to compete with him up high, so you got to compete with him down low as best as you can,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cHe\u2019s not just a big body; he\u2019s a really good player.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span 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