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Utah State will take its second road trip of the year and face defending national champion Duke on Sunday, Nov. 29 at 10:30 a.m. (MT). Fans can listen to the game on KVNU with Al Lewis providing play-by-play. Fans can also watch the game live on ESPNU (Comcast Ch. 400, Dish Ch. 141, DirecTV Ch. 208) with Mike Couzens providing play-by-play and Seth Greenberg providing color.

Game Day Headlines

• Duke is the third of five first-time opponents for Utah State this season. The Aggies posted victories over Adams State (83-68) and Union (Tenn.) (73-49) and will face Missouri State and North Dakota State on Dec. 1 and Dec. 23, respectively.

• The game with Duke marks the second time that the Aggies have faced the defending national champion, falling to UConn (75-67) in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament in 2000.

• Utah State is 2-7 all-time against the ACC, posting victories over Georgia Tech (67-62) and Pittsburgh (54-50) during the 1960-61 and 1949-50 seasons, respectively. Many of the losses have been close, falling in five games by three points or less.

• Utah State has had four coaches post five consecutive victories in their first year of coaching over their first five games, including E. Lowell Romney (5), D. D. Young (5), Ladell Anderson (8) and Stew Morrill (5).

• Ladell Anderson holds the longest winning streak among first-year head coaches in Utah State history, picking up victories in each of the first eight games of his inaugural season in 1961-62.

• Utah State's bench has recorded more points than its opponents' reserves in each game this season. The Aggies hold a 125 to 68 advantage in bench scoring after three games.

• Utah State's bench has recorded a larger percentage of rebounds that the USU starters this season. The Aggie reserves have recorded 87 rebounds (51.5%) to the starters' 82 rebounds (48.5) after four games.

• Utah State has outrebounded each of its opponents this season and holds a plus-11.5 advantage on the boards so far during the 2015-16 campaign.

• Utah State has posted 214 first-half points to the oppositions' 182 so far this season. The Aggies have outscored their opponent by an average of 15.0 points in the first half over the first four games of the season.

Scouting Duke

Duke is currently 4-1 on the year and will host Yale on Wednesday night. The Blue Devils' only loss this season came against Kentucky, 74-63.

Duke is averaging 86.6 points per game and is shooting 47.7 percent (142-of-298) from the floor, 38.1 percent (40-of-105) from behind the 3-point line and 69.0 percent (109-of-158) from the free throw line. Sophomore guard Grayson Allen paces the team in scoring, averaging 24.4 points per game and leading the team with 16 assists. He is followed by junior guard Matt Jones (13.2 ppg), senior forward Amile Jefferson (12.0 ppg) and freshman wing Brandon Ingram (10.6) all averaging double figures.

Jefferson also leads the Blue Devils on the glass, averaging 10.6 rebounds per game while the team is outrebounding the opposition, 39.2 to 33.0.

Defensively, Duke has allowed its opponents to score 75.6 points per game and shoot 46.9 percent (142-of-303) from the floor, 41.4 percent (36-of-87) from behind the 3-point line and 65.9 percent (58-of-88) from the free throw line.

Series History with Duke

Sunday's contest is the first time the teams have met on the basketball court.

Utah State vs the ACC

Utah State is 2-7 all-time against the ACC, posting victories over Georgia Tech (67-62) and Pittsburgh (54-50) during the 1960-61 and 1949-50 seasons, respectively. Many of the losses have been close, falling in five games by three points or less.

(1949-50) vs Pittsburgh W, 54-50

(1955-56) vs Pittsburgh L, 84-81

(1960-61) at Georgia Tech W, 67-62

(1964-65) vs Boston College L, 120-118 (OT)

(1967-68) Notre Dame, L 73-72

(1968-69) at Notre Dame, L 88-71

(1986-87) at North Carolina State L, 94-82

(1979-80) at Clemson L, 76-73

(1997-98) at Florida State L, 60-58