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OFFENSIVELY OFFENSIVE: Recapping the Utah Road Trip and Previewing Texas Tech

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BYU's AJ DeBansa nearly had a triple-double while shutting down Iowa State's leading scorer, showing why he's the best player in college basketball.
The episode opens with hosts Nate Schuster and Sean discussing Iowa State men's basketball's recent road trip to Utah, where they beat Utah but lost to BYU. They spend significant time breaking down the BYU loss, focusing on AJ DeBansa's near triple-double performance and his defensive assignment on Iowa State's Milan Momcilovic. The hosts read quotes from BYU coach Kevin Young and analyze how DeBansa's athleticism exposed Iowa State. They then shift to the Iowa State women's team, sharing critical notes from absent analyst David about their inability to guard the pick-and-roll and poor fourth-quarter execution in recent losses. Later, guest Tom Turner joins from Charlotte, and the group discusses the upcoming home game against Texas Tech, noting Tech's loss of star Pop Isaacs and how Iowa State might exploit that. The conversation previews the following game at Arizona, with hosts expressing concern about Arizona's size and recalling last year's painful loss to Caleb Love. Throughout, the hosts intersperse personal anecdotes about home repairs, dogs, and sports bar experiences, and debate college basketball announcers like Jay Bilas and Bill Walton. The episode concludes with thoughts on Iowa State's seeding prospects and the importance of rebounding in upcoming games.

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A Utah split becomes a sharp, unsettled look at BYU, defensive choices, and Iowa State's Texas Tech test.

A one-and-one trip to Utah gives Offensively Offensive a clear center: Iowa State has a recurring BYU problem, and the clean answers are hard to find.

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You want the BYU problem diagnosed before Texas Tech comes into the Hilton conversation.

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