Emptying the Notebook: Lobos look helpless when they can’t FT battle

The Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on the campus of Utah State University in Logan, Utah, on Feb. 1, 2023. (Geoff Grammer/Albuquerque Journal)LOGAN, Utah — Here are some extra notes, quotes, stats and whatever else I could empty out of the old notebook after Wednesday’s late 84-73 Lobos road loss at Utah State:

A number to know: 16

The Utah State Aggies outscored the Lobos by 16 points at the free throw line on Wednesday night — hitting a 27-of-31 (87.1%) at the line compared to just 11-of-16 (68.8%) for the Lobos.

I know, starting off ETN with a bunch of free throw talk may not be the most exciting nugget, but if you look at what it has meant to the Lobos this season and last, you’ll see there…