SCALDING:
Nevada: They beat USC at Galen Pavilion by twelve points this past weekend, punctuated by a 24 point effort from Jordan Caroline. Only one team has shot over 40 percent from beyond the arc against the Wolfpack this season, and the trend continued as USC finished 5-21 from 3 point range. They have so many rangy defenders; it’s almost unfair. A solid stretch of Arizona State, Grand Canyon, and South Dakota State.
Last week: “Hotter than Fire”
HOTTER THAN FIRE:
Utah State: The Aggies absolutely hammered Northern Iowa at home and then closed the weekend out by hanging 89 points on UC Irvine, the preseason favorite in the Big West.