Spencer (Del Oro High, Yuba College) Butterfield liked being back in California to the tune of 22 points (6-8 from beyond the arc) and the season long Spartan problem in the middle also re-appeared in the form of Jarred Shaw's 19 points plus 17 rebounds as San Jose State University fell at home to Utah State 75-58.
Being topped in board play by 15 rebounds (granted the many Spartan misses contributed to the 46-31 differential) and connecting on a low percentage of attempts (30% overall, 23% on treys) are not the means to a victory. Just about half the SJSU aims and fires were of the long distance variety.
D.J. Brown produced a solid shooting game with 15 points and Chris Cunningham's 10 points plus nine rebounds and a pair of blocked shots were the highlights for the Washington Square-ites. Another plus was getting to the foul line for 31 opportunities.
It took SJSU close to five minutes to move their scoreboard number from zero as D.J. Brown's trey at the 15:17 mark broke the ice to make it 12-3.
The Spartans did make it 67-56 late in the game but could only put up two more points after that.
Something to look forward to is that 4/5 of the Aggies starting lineup
departs and the proverbial cupboard looks a bit bare for 2014-15.
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