USU Aggies vs. BYU Cougars

Last Saturday, I went down to Salt Lake City to watch the biggest basketball game of the year (at least in my mind). Utah State played instate rival, Brigham Young University. Because the BYU basketball coach did not want to play at our school due to the level of noise and our fans, we met on neutral ground and played at the Energy Solutions Arena. That is home to the Utah Jazz. It was a pretty even game having both teams come in undefeated for the season. Sadly, my Utah State Aggies could not hold up to the BYU Cougars and lost with a final score of 68 to 63. I think we were ahead only a few times throughout the whole game. I am proud that we only lost by five compared to our football match-up earlier this year where we were crushed by BYU. I went to the game with Janet and some of her friends so I was the only USU student among a sea of BYU Cougar fans. It was still an enjoyable game despite that.
After the game, Janet and I went to Temple Square to see the lights. During the holiday season, Temple Square puts up a lot of Christmas lights and also nativity scenes. While it was packed with people, it was really neat to see the lights and all. Here are some pictures from it.

This week is full of studying and finals. I had my first final this morning and it went well. I had to present a final project and I got an A on it. I have four more tests this week but they are all on Tuesday or Wednesday. I come home this Saturday and will be there for three weeks. Even though I just went home I am still super excited to see everyone again!