A key tonight definitely has to be free throws. Going 15-25 from the line in a tournament like this with good talented competition usually wouldn't end well
It is crazy to think, Jackson has been the kicker for only one game this season and it was the IU game. Wiley's line drive in OT last night would've gone through the uprights for a win
It took forever for UA to post it, but the attendance at the USM game was 2,432.
That is the highest attended home opener in Groce's tenure since 2017, which from what I read was a double header.
Winning and facing Utah State and maybe Drake in the finals would be huge. I hope the game in South Dakota got the team acclimated to long travel for these games
One more thought on these types of games. Yes they don’t help us rankings wise and there is always a risk of injury. But Enrique’s breakout game was against Malone in 2020. While I’m sure we still would have seen him as a regular in the lineup regardless of that performance, that game was a turning point for him. No I don’t think we saw a performance like that tonight from anyone. But there is always something good that can come from a game like this