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STORYLINES

• The game with BYU will mark the 231st meeting between the two schools and marks the oldest rivalry for Utah State, dating back to 1905-06.

• Utah State trails BYU 92-138 in the all-time series with the Cougars riding a two-game winning streak against the Aggies.

• The game in Logan is the first since the 2011 season where Utah State came away with a 69-62 victory.

• In all, Utah State is 60-51 (.541) at home against BYU and have won the last six games in Logan against the Cougars.

• Utah State has won 38 of its last 48 overall games against in-state opponents and is 46-14 (.767) against the state of Utah in the last 15 years. During that time period, USU is 7-7 against BYU, 7-4 against Utah, 15-3 against Weber State, 9-0 against Utah Valley and 8-0 against Southern Utah. Overall, USU is 46-19 against teams from the state of Utah under head coach Stew Morrill.

• Utah State has already faced an in-state opponent this season, posting a 72-61 victory in the season opener against Weber State on November 14 in Logan.

• Utah State has an overall record of 1,521-1,048 (.592) in its 2,569 games played.

• Utah State is 239-27 (.898) at home under head coach Stew Morrill, including a 120-10 (.923) home record in non-conference games.

• Utah State is in the top 30 nationally in three statistical categories. The Aggies are 19th in the nation in fewest turnovers (47), 8th in the nation in turnovers per game (9.4) and 26th in the nation in 3-point field goal defense (.260).

THIS WEEK

Utah State men's basketball (3-2, 0-0 MW) will open the month of December against its oldest rival when the Aggies host BYU (5-2, 0-0 WCC) in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,240) on Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m.

COMING UP

Utah State will travel to Los Angeles, Calif. and face the USC Trojans on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 3 p.m. The game is scheduled to be broadcast on the PAC 12 Network. Fans can also listen to the game on the Aggie Sports Network with Al Lewis on the call.

Stew Morrill COACH'S SHOW

Utah State head coach Stew Morrill will sit down with Al Lewis each Monday night from 6:05 to 7 p.m. beginning Nov. 24 for the Stew Morrill Coach's Show. The upcoming show on Dec. 1 will be held at Apple Spice, 1545 North Main, in Logan.

ON THE AIRWAVES

Utah State basketball games are broadcast on the Aggie Sports Network on KVNU (610 AM/102.1 FM) and KLZX (95.9 FM) in Logan, on KZNS (1280 AM) in Salt Lake City, KVEL (920 AM) in Vernal, KRPX (95.3 FM) in Price and KLZX (105.3 FM) in Montpelier, Idaho as well as on the Internet at www.utahstateaggies.com. Al Lewis serves as the play-by-play announcer while former USU head coach and athletics director Rod Tueller serves as the analyst during home games and select road games.

LISTEN LIVE ON THE INTERNET

Fans can also listen to all Utah State men's basketball games on the Internet by clicking on the "Listen Live" link at www.utahstateaggies.com, the official website of USU athletics.

ON TV

The game on Tuesday night can be seen on the CBS Sports Network with Rich Waltz as play-by-play and Pete Gillen as the analyst.

LIVE VIDEO ON THE INTERNET

Select Utah State home games and road games, where available, are streamed on the internet by clicking on the "Watch Live" link at www.utahstateaggies.com, the official web site of USU athletics.

LIVE STATS

Live stats for all USU home games are available via "GameTracker" links at www.utahstateaggies.com, the official web site of USU Athletics. Road games will be under "live stats" links at www.utahstateaggies.com, which will redirect fans to the home team's stat system.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Utah State men's basketball news and information is available on Twitter @Aggiehoops. Fans can also get USU men's basketball highlights on YouTube at youtube.com/UtahStateAthletics. Aggie fans can follow the Utah State athletic program at Twitter @USUAthletics, on Facebook at facebook.com/USUAthletics, or on Instagram @USUAthletics.

LOOKING AT UTAH STATE

Utah State opened the season with three straight come-from-behind victories before suffering back-to-back losses at Mississippi State (71-63) and at UC Davis (77-70). USU trailed at the half in each of its victories and has led at the break in each of its two defeats.

The Aggies have been led offensively by sophomore wing Jalen Moore with 14.6 points per game and a team-best 6.2 rebounds per game. Moore has scored in double figures in four of Utah State's five games this season, leading the Aggies with 15 against Santa Clara and 17 at UC Davis. He is followed by redshirt freshman forward David Collette with 12.2 points per game. Collette led the Aggies in scoring in the first and second games of the season with 22 and 20, but has cooled off slightly, scoring less than 10 points per game over the last three.

Junior guards Darius Perkins and Chris Smith are also averaging in double figures, turning in 11.2 and 10.8 points per game, respectively. Perkins is first on the team with 3.8 assists per game and Smith leads the team in 3-point field goal percentage, connecting on 45.5 percent (10-of-22) from deep.

As a team, Utah State is shooting 41.9 percent from the field (111-of-265), 36.3 percent (37-of-102) from behind the 3-point line and 66.7 percent (66-of-99) from the free throw line.

SCOUTING BYU

BYU will enter the game on Tuesday night 5-2 on the year and playing their fifth game in eight days. The Cougars two losses on the year came in overtime at the EA Sports Maui Invitational, 92-87 to San Diego State and 87-85 to Purdue. The victories have come against Long Beach State (95-90), Arkansas Little-Rock (91-62), Southern Virginia (101-48), Chaminade (121-85) and Eastern Kentucky (90-76). The game in Logan will mark BYU's first official road game of the 2014-15 season.

BYU is shooting 50.4 percent (232-of-460) from the floor this year, including a 43.4 percent (75-of-173) clip from behind the 3-point line. Senior guard Tyler Haws leads the team in scoring with 22.1 points per game and is joined in double digits by junior guard Chase Fischer (16.3 ppg), senior guard Anson Winder (14.3 ppg) and junior guard Kyle Collinsworth (11.0 ppg). Fischer leads the Cougars with 27 3-point field goals this season, Collinsworth leads the team with 32 assists and 17 steals and is second on the team with 5.5 rebounds per game. Senior forward Nate Austin leads BYU on the glass with 6.1 rebounds per game.

As a team, BYU is scoring an NCAA-best 95.7 points per game and is holding opponents to 77.1 points per game. Opponents have shot 42.3 percent (182-of-430) from the floor and 35.7 percent (55-of-154) from behind the 3-point line. The Cougars are also out rebounding the opposition 40.6 to 34.3 boards per game.

Head coach Dave Rose is 232-78 all-time at BYU and in his 10th season at the helm in Provo.

PRESEASON POLL

Utah State men's basketball team has been selected 10th in the 2014-15 Mountain West Preseason Media Poll.

Defending 2013-14 champion San Diego State was a near unanimous pick to win the conference after garnering 34 of 35 first-place votes and 383 points. Boise State followed with one first-place vote and 275 points, picked just ahead of New Mexico and UNLV with 270 and 269 points, respectively.

Colorado State, Wyoming and Fresno State made up the middle of the group after being picked fifth, sixth and seventh with 258, 256 and 232 points, respectively. Nevada (126) and Air Force (102) were picked ahead of the Aggies (98) in eighth and ninth and San José State rounded out the poll in 11th with 41 points.

CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN WEST

Utah State leads the Mountain West in defensive 3-point field goal percentage (.260) and is in the top five of several other statistics among conference schools. The Aggies are 5th in defensive field goal percentage (.395), 5th in 3-point field goal percentage (.363), 4th in assists (13.0 per game), 5th in steals (5.6 per game), 2nd in turnover margin (+2.20), 3rd in assist/turnover ratio (1.4) and 4th in 3-point field goals made (7.4 per game).

LAST TIME OUT

Utah State men's basketball had a three-point lead with 3.8 seconds remaining in regulation at UC Davis on Wednesday night, but a last-second, 25-foot jumper by Davis' Tyler Les sent the game into overtime. The shot seemed to take the wind out of USU's sails as UC Davis opened the extra period on a 9-0 run and went on to take the 77-70 victory.

The loss is the second straight for Utah State and drops USU to 3-2 on the season while UC Davis moved to 4-0 for the first time since the 1999-2000 season.

Utah State trailed most of the second half after UC Davis opened the final 20 minutes on a 15-2 run to take an 11-point lead, 42-31, with 15:34 showing on the clock. The opening run was countered by a 14-4 run by Utah State over the next five minutes that was started by a jumper by senior forward Sean Harris and ended by a jumper by redshirt freshman David Collette. The surge cut the UCD lead to just one, 46-45, with 10:06 left to play.

UC Davis clung to the narrow advantage until back-to-back 3-point shots by sophomore guard JoJo McGlaston and junior guard Darius Perkins tied the game at 59-59 with 4:15 to play. Another layup by McGlaston with under one minute to play gave USU its first lead of the second half, 62-61 with 58 seconds on the clock. The margin grew to three, 64-61, when sophomore wing Jalen Moore tipped in an offensive rebound with five seconds left in the game.

UC Davis brought the ball up the court and called a timeout with 3.8 seconds on the clock. UCD came out of the break and tossed the ball to Les on the inbound pass and the son of the head coach showed why he is regarded as a 3-point specialist, making a contested 25-foot jump shot at the buzzer.

The shot seemed to pull all the momentum to the side of UC Davis as UCD scored the first nine points during overtime and coasted to the 77-70 win.

The teams opened the game much like a 3-point shoot out as Utah State hit its first three from deep as Collette, junior guard Chris Smith and Perkins each hit the long-range shots. The start gave USU the 9-3 lead as Davis senior forward Josh Ritchart also hit a 3-point shot for the home side's first points of the game.

UC Davis came back to tie the game at 12-12 as the teams battled through two more ties and six lead changes as the half continued. The fifth 3-point basket by Utah State and second by Perkins in the half gave USU the 29-27 lead going into the break, marking the second consecutive game the Aggies led going into halftime. However the half time lead was also the second time this season that Utah State has suffered defeat after leading at the intermission.

Moore led Utah State in scoring for the second time this season putting in 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the floor and a team-best 4-for-5 shooting from the free throw line. Perkins and Smith followed with 13 points apiece and McGlaston rounded out the double-digit scorers with a career-high 11 points. As a team, Utah State shot 41.5 percent (27-of-65) on the night, including 39.1 percent (9-of-23) from deep, and added a 70-percent (7-of-10) clip from the free throw line.

UC Davis was led by junior forward Josh Fox with a career-high 23 points, the most points scored by an individual against Utah State this season. He was followed by Ritchart with 14, junior forward J.T. Adenrele with 12 and senior guard Corey Hawkins, who had been averaging more than 20 per game, with 10. UCD finished the game shooting 44.4 percent (28-of-63) from the floor, 29.2 percent (7-of-24) from behind the 3-point line and 87.5 percent (14-of-16) from the free throw line.

Utah State had one of its better rebounding nights, finishing minus-4 in rebounding margin as UC Davis collected 40 to USU's 36. Freshman forward Elston Jones pulled down a career-high nine rebounds during the contest in a career-high 27 minutes.

UC DAVIS NOTABLES

• Utah State used the same starting lineup for the fifth straight game - David Collette, Jalen Moore, Chris Smith, JoJo McGlaston, Darius Perkins.

• Utah State took a lead (29-27) into halftime for the second straight contest.

• The overtime game was Utah State's first of the season with the Aggies now 55-43 all-time in overtime games. USU has only lost four of its last 12 overtime contests.

• UC Davis picked up its first victory of the series with Utah State. Utah State had won the previous meetings 81-55 (2004-05) and 73-61 (2012-13).

• Utah State dropped its second consecutive road game, falling to 111-95 all-time.

• Utah State is now 79-37 over the past 14 years following a loss

• Utah State has an overall record of 1,521-1,048 in 2,569 games played.

• Utah State had only allowed five second-half 3-pointers coming into the game, but allowed three in the final 20 minutes against UC Davis.

• Utah State shot a season-low 10 free throws, connecting a season-low seven.

• Utah State only had six turnovers, marking a new season low.

• UC Davis shot 87.5 percent from the free throw line, the highest percentage by an opposing team this season.

• UC Davis out rebounded Utah State by four (40-36), tying the lowest rebounding margin for USU this season.

• UC Davis' seven turnovers tied the fewest turnovers created by Utah State this season. The number tied the seven turnovers committed by the Redbirds at Illinois State.

• Junior guard Darius Perkins scored 13 points, marking the third time this season he has scored in double figures, playing in a career-high 33 minutes.

• Sophomore wing Jalen Moore led USU with 17 points, marking the fourth time this season and eighth time in his career he has scored in double digits.

• Sophomore guard JoJo McGlaston scored 11 points, marking the second time he has scored in double-digits this season, playing in a career-high 36 minutes.

• Junior guard Chris Smith scored 13 points, marking the third time he has scored in double figures this year. His five rebounds marked the third time that he has pulled down five or more rebounds this year. He also tied a career high with three assists and appeared in a career-high 42 minutes.

• Freshman guard Henry Bolton set multiple career highs with five points, two rebounds and 12 minutes of play.

• Freshman center Elston Jones also recorded multiple career highs with nine rebounds, two assists, one block and 27 minutes of play.

• Junior forward Josh Fox led UC Davis with 23 points, the most individual points given up by Utah State this season.

LAST TIME AGAINST BYU

Utah State was paced by a season-high 20 points from Spencer Butterfield and a double-double of 12 points and 13 rebounds from Jarred Shaw, but wasn't able to beat the Cougars, falling 85-74 at the Energy Solutions Arena on Nov. 30, 2013.

Utah State led at the half 44-39 after using a 7-2 run down the stretch. However, BYU came out of the break with a six-point run to take the lead, only to have Utah State battle back to tie the game at 58-58 with 11:02 to play. The Cougars then pulled away for the win after out shooting the Aggies 47.1 percent (16-of-34) to 35.3 percent (12-of-34) during the final 20 minutes.

Tyler Haws led BYU with 21 points in the game and Kyle Collinsworth recorded seven points, a team-best 13 rebounds and eight assists.

SHARING THE LOVE

Utah State has tallied 65 assists on 111 baskets this season with players creating opportunities for teammates 58.6 percent of the time.

AGGIE BLOCK PARTY

Utah State has come close to doubling up its competition on the block, recording 20 blocks this season to its opponents' 11.

60 IS A LUCKY NUMBER

Utah State is 2-0 this season and 194-16 (.924) overall under head coach Stew Morrill when holding opponents under 60 points. The Aggies have won 129 of their last 135 games when holding opponents under the 60-point threshold.

70 IS EVEN LUCKIER

Utah State has won 107 of its last 119 games (.914) when reaching 70 points and is now 249-37 (.876) all-time under head coach Stew Morrill when scoring 70 points in a game.

Jalen Moore NO. 17 ON SI'S PROJECTED LIST OF BREAKOUT PLAYERS IN 2014-15

Sophomore wing Jalen Moore has been picked No. 17 on Sports Illustrated's projected list of breakout players in 2014-15 as released in an article on Oct. 15. Said SI.com "Moore is the Aggies' only returning rotation player -- and thus it's hard to envision a scenario in which he doesn't become an important part of the offense".

LOSING THE BATTLE OF THE BOARDS

Utah State is currently minus-9.0 in rebounding, as opponents have averaged 40.8 boards to the Aggies' 31.8. The margin includes a 70-38 differential on the offensive glass.

IN PURSUIT OF 400 USU VICTORIES

Head coach Stew Morrill only needs 13 victories to hit the 400-win benchmark at Utah State, where he is entering his 17th season. Morrill recorded his 600th career victory in a 73-58 win over San José State last season, becoming just the 14th active coach to notch 600 wins in a career.

COUNTING COLLETTE

Forward David Collette's 22 points in the season opener against Weber state are the most points scored by a freshman in the opening game of the season in school history, topping the 19 points Jaycee Carroll scored against Georgia Southern to start his career in 2004. It is also the most points scored by an Aggie newcomer since Brockeith Pane scored 23 points at home against Weber State in his USU debut to start the 2010-11 season.

Former Aggie All-American Jaycee Carroll holds the single-game freshman record, scoring 28 points against UC Santa Barbara, Jan. 6, 2005.

POSTING VICTORIES

Utah State has collected all three of its victories this season when the Aggie frontcourt out scores the opposition's frontcourt. USU has also suffered both of its losses when its bigs score less points than the opponents' bigs.

NO THREES FOR YOU

Utah State is one of the best in the nation in defending the 3-point line, holding opponents to just 26 percent from behind the 3-point line. The mark is currently first in the Mountain West and 26th nationally.

I'll BE TAKING THAT

Utah State is currently plus-2.2 in turnover differential, creating 11.6 per game while only committing 9.4. The differential is currently second in the Mountain West.

LOCK DOWN D

Utah State has picked up its victories this season when keeping opponents under 40 percent this season, holding Weber State to 38.8 percent (19-of-49), Illinois State to 32.8 percent (22-of-67) and Santa Clara to 36.4 percent (20-of-55). The success has largely be found in the second half where the Aggies are holding opponents to 34.0 percent (50-of-147) from the floor and have surrendered only eight 3-point field goals.

GOING THE DISTANCE

Utah State's starting five has recorded more than 70 percent of minutes played, more than 85 percent of the team's points and more than 60 percent of the team's total rebounds this season. The starting lineup has been the same each of the first five games - David Collette, Jalen Moore, Chris Smith, JoJo McGlaston and Darius Perkins.

FAVORITES AS THE UNDERDOGS

Utah State has trailed at the half in each of its three victories this season, but came back in the second half in each game to pick up the wins. The Aggies out scored their opponents 117-65 and shot 53.5 percent (38-of-71), 43.4 percent (10-of-23) from three and 67.4 percent (31-of-46) from the free throw line over the final 20 minutes. The numbers extend to the defensive side of the ball where USU held opponents to 26.1 percent (23-of-88) from the floor, 12.5 percent (3-of-24) from deep and 51.6 percent (16-of-31) from the charity stripe.

The games also included double-digit deficits for the Aggies, trailing Weber State by 18, Illinois State by 12 and Santa Clara by 15 before coming back for the victory in each game.

UNEASY WITH PROSPERITY

On the flip side, Utah State is 0-2 this season when leading at the half. USU had halftime leads of 38-34 at Mississippi State and 29-27 at UC Davis before falling in the end in both contests.

ANOTHER OPENING

Utah State has debuted a total of eight players this season. The number represents 75 percent of the players to have suited up for the Aggies this season.

MW PLAYER OF THE WEEK (11/17)

Redshirt freshman forward David Collette was awarded Utah State's first ever Mountain West Player of the Week award on Nov. 17, following his showings in the opening games for the Aggies. Collette averaged 19.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.5 steals, 2.5 blocks and 1.0 assist in 28.0 minutes per game, while shooting 72.0 percent from the field (18-25) and 50.0 percent at the free throw line (3-6).

DOUBLE DOWN, NO PROBLEMS

Utah State has faced double-digit deficits this season, but have come back in all three games for the victory. USU was down 18 points to Weber State, down 12 at Illinois State and down 15 against Santa Clara.