‘I like where we’re at’: What we learned about the Aggies through the exhibition season

A split second after snagging a long offensive rebound just beyond the free-throw line in the second half of last Saturday’s exhibition game against Santa Clara, Utah State forward Connor Turnbull realized that no one stood between him and the basket.

That’s when Turnbull turned into a bull, charging down the lane and attacking the rim with every bit of his 6-foot-11, 225-pound frame.

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But before he could throw down what seemed destined to be a spectacular slam, SCU center Sidi Gueye managed to slide over, get a piece of the ball and deny Turnbull of a highlight-worthy dunk. Still, the ball ended up in the hands of USU guard Brayden Boe, and moments later Gueye fouled Turnbull, leading to two made free throws by the transfer from Evansville.

“Yeah, that one hurts a little bit,” Turnbull said after Utah State’s 101-79 defeat of the Broncos in the Aggies’ final exhibition game of the season at the Spectrum. “I wish I would have made it, but you know, at least I got the foul.”

That doesn’t mean the moment was forgotten — at least by Mason Falslev. For the rest of the game, whenever the senior guard was on the bench at the same time as Turnbull, Falslev made sure to get a good-natured jab in at the expense of the Aggies’ new big man.

Utah State senior guard Mason Falslev, right, shares a laugh on the Aggie bench with teammates Connor Turnbull, left, and Dallin Hall during last Saturday’s exhibition game against Santa Clara at the Spectrum in Logan. | Jeff Hunter

“Mason tends to tease a lot when guys mess up,” Turnbull noted with a hint of a smile. “He’s the first guy to mess with you, but he’s always got your back, too.”

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Certainly, no one was more pleased with Turnbull’s strong performance against Santa Clara than Falslev, who led Utah State with 25 points after missing an earlier Aggies’ exhibition game with a “lower-body injury.”

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