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LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Utah State (27-6) will make its first appearance in the Mountain West Tournament Title game since joining the league, facing San Diego State (21-12) on Saturday, March 16, at 4 p.m. (MT). Fans can watch the game live on CBS.

UTAH STATE IN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Utah State is 8-6 all-time in conference tournament title games, last appearing in the Western Athletic Conference Championship in 2011 and posting a 77-69 victory over Boise State.

USU AS THE NO. 2 SEED IN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
Utah State is 15-4 all-time in conference tournaments as the No. 2 seed, including a 3-2 record in championship games.

STREAKING AT THE RIGHT TIME
Utah State has now won nine-straight games and 16 of its last 17 overall. The nine-game winning streak is the longest for the Aggies since the 2012-13 seasons.

GET THAT OUT OF HERE
Freshman center Neemias Queta recorded a career-high-tying six blocks against New Mexico in the quarterfinals, marking the third-most in a single game in Utah State history. The total is also the third-most in a game, the most by a freshman in a single game and the most in a quarterfinal game in Mountain West Tournament history.

GET THAT OUT OF HERE - PART II
Queta's six blocks also marked a Utah State single-game tournament record, passing the previous record of three blocks that was hit four times.

GET THAT OUT OF HERE - PART III
Queta increased his season total to 80 blocks with a rejection against Fresno State in the semifinals. The total is just 10 blocks shy of breaking into the top-five of the Utah State career blocks record.

RECORD-BREAKING QUARTERFINAL
Utah State set several single-game tournament records in its 91-83 victory over New Mexico in the Mountain West Tournament quarterfinals, including free throws made (35) and attempted (45), turnovers (24) and tied the school record with seven blocked shots. Furthermore, Utah State's 91 points are the most scored by the Aggies in a Mountain West Tournament game since joining the league.

RECORD-BREAKING QUARTERFINAL - PART II
Utah State's 52 points in the second half against New Mexico marked the fourth-most points in a half in Mountain West Tournament history.

THE UTAH STATE/SAN DIEGO STATE SERIES
San Diego State leads the all-time series against Utah State, 11-4, and had won 11 straight before the Aggies snapped the streak with a 70-54 victory against the Aztecs on Feb. 26, in Logan, Utah.

WE DON'T SEE YOU VERY OFTEN
Utah State has faced San Diego State fewer than any other Mountain West opponent in program history.

USU/SDSU IN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
Utah State and San Diego State will be meeting for the third time in Mountain West Tournament history with the Aztecs posting victories in each of the previous two meetings.

2013-14 - San Diego State 73, Utah State 39 (Mountain West Tournament Quarterfinals)
2015-16 - San Diego State 71, Utah State 65 (Mountain West Tournament Quarterfinals)

700 CLUB
Junior guard Sam Merrill is on the brink of becoming just the fifth Aggie to score 700 points in a single season, having totaled 697 points this year. Merrill is just 21 points away from moving into fifth place on the single-season scoring list.

HOP ON MY BACK
Over the course of the last three games, Merrill has led the Aggies in points, assists and steals in each contest. In the season finale at Colorado State, Merrill led the Aggies in every statistic, including points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks.

DIOGO-ING TO WIN
Utah State junior guard Diogo Brito has scored in double figures in each of the last five games. On the year, USU is undefeated (13-0) when Brito scores in double figures.

DIOGO-ING TO WIN - PART II
Over the course of the last five games, Brito is second on the team with 14.2 points per game and shooting 51.1 percent (23-of-45) from the floor and 47.4 percent (9-of-19) from behind the 3-point line.

OVER THE LAST FIVE
As a team, Utah State is shooting 50.2 percent (147-of-293) from the floor over the course of the last five games. The Aggies are also outrebounding the competition 42.0 to 32.2 per game.

OVER THE LAST FIVE - PART II
Four different Aggies are shooting better than 50 percent from the floor over the last five games, including redshirt freshman forward Justin Bean (.607), Queta (.571), senior forward Quinn Taylor (.545) and Brito (.511). Merrill is just behind, shooting 48.8 percent (42-of-86) from the floor, and leads the team at the charity stripe, shooting 92.3 percent (36-of-39).

CENTURY FORWARD
With two games under his belt at the Mountain West Tournament, Taylor has now moved to No. 5 on the all-time games played list in Utah State history with 127 games played in his career.