Utah State grounds Air Force 71-49 to end four-game skid

LOGAN — In a game threatened to be postponed by the recent government shutdown, the Aggie defense ended up completely shutting down the Air Force offense Wednesday night at the Spectrum.

“Our defense was really good this game,” sophomore guard Koby McEwen said after Utah State’s 71-49 rout of the Falcons. “We prepped their stuff really well. Our coaches know how to guard that Princeton system, we executed the defensive plan and it was hard for them to get buckets.”

Air Force (8-11 overall, 2-5 in the Mountain West) shot just 32.7 percent from the field against the Aggies (11-11, 4-5), including a woeful 3 for 22 performance from 3-point range. The Falcons, who had won their two previous games…