I’m going to chalk up his lack of rebounds to the reality that, for most of his time on the floor, he was forced to defend a guy who was taller and much bigger than him. I give him credit for playing really well defensively. My only gripe with Cam’s play was that there were a couple of times where he attacked the rim on offense trying to go through two defenders.
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Process wise, this game was a lot better than the last three tirefires. I loved seeing fiery Herb after the no goaltend, was lowkey banking on an ejection there just for the experience. The change from Benjamin to Knapper was sorely needed and I think you give it until Yale if you decide to go back on that. Not winning after Osobor having such a bad game is rough but that’s what happens when you give up 17 o boards and let Martinez and Brown II go on heaters
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Osobor had a bad game because our bigs guys did a good job battling him. Caffaro, Cam, and Tilly all kept him out of his game. I’m more concerned with our perimeter defense and TO - those, to me, are our biggest problems.
Excerpt from KSL.com
Utah State’s scoring looked much different against Santa Clara than it has in past contests. Rather than the team’s typical scoring-by-committee approach — and perhaps because of the team’s widespread challenges shooting the ball Wednesday evening — Utah State was led in scoring by Darius Brown II and Ian Martinez, with 23 and 28 points, respectively. The two guards also combined for eight rebounds, nine assists, and seven steals.
Martinez’s 28 points were a career-high.
“They’re both electric with the ball in their hands. They can create their own shot,” Sprinkle said of Brown and Martinez. “Some of the shots they made tonight were tough. You don’t want to have to rely on those, but Santa Clara was packing the paint and making it really hard for us to get to the rim, and sometimes it comes down to guys (have) got to make those plays.”
Great Osobor and Mason Falslev, who have dominated on the offensive side of the ball this season, both struggled, scoring just 12 combined points. Osobor, specifically, shot just 3-of-15 from the field, though he did lead his team in rebounds with 10.
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