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LOGAN, Utah - Utah State faces former Western Athletic Conference-foe UT Arlington (1-4) on Saturday, Nov. 27, inside the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. The Aggies are 1-3 all-time against the Mavericks, including a 1-1 mark in Logan. The teams last played during the 2012-13 season, the final season for USU in the WAC.

Opening Tips
• Utah State is riding a four-game winning streak, shooting close to 50 percent from the floor (.498) and better than 40 percent from behind the 3-point line (.402) over that stretch.

• Senior forward Justin Bean was named the Mountain West Player of the Week for the second consecutive week after leading the Aggies to the title of the Myrtle Beach Invitational. Bean was named the tournament MVP after averaging 24.7 points and 14.3 rebounds per game in victories over Penn, New Mexico State and Oklahoma.

• Junior guard Rylan Jones joined Bean on the Myrtle Beach all-tournament team after averaging 15.3 points, 4.7 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game. Jones is currently fourth in the MW with 5.2 assists per game.

• Bean's 19 rebounds against Oklahoma marked the fourth-most by any player in the NCAA in a single game this season.

• Bean is currently second in the nation in total double-doubles (4) and rebounds per game (13.8) and fifth in the nation in scoring (24.0 ppg).

• Bean has totaled 30 double-doubles in his career and needs one more to move into a tie for fifth all-time in USU history, matching Bob Lauriski (1971-73) with 31 career double-doubles.

• Bean is the first player in the NCAA since 2007-08 to record 120 points and 69 rebounds over the first five games of the season. (Michael Beasley - Kansas State)

• Utah State's starting frontcourt of Bean and senior forward Brandon Horvath have scored in double figures in each of the Aggies' games this season. USU's starting frontcourt has outscored its counterparts in each contest this season.

• Bean is the only player in the MW averaging a double-double this season (24.0/13.8) and leads the league in field goal percentage, shooting 66.2 percent (45-of-68) from the floor. Horvath leads the MW from behind the 3-point line, connecting on 56.5 percent (13-of-23) from long range.

Solid Scoring
• Utah State has scored as many or more points in the second half than each of its opponents this season.

• The Aggies have scored more points in the paint than their opponents in all but one game this season.

Big Shooters
• Utah State's frontcourt combo of seniors Justin Bean and Brandon Horvath are shooting a combined 59.2 percent (71-of-120) from the floor and 57.9 percent (22-of-38) from behind the arc.

• Individually, Bean is shooting a MW-best 66.2 percent (45-of-68) from the floor and 60.0 percent (9-of-15) from behind the 3-point line.

• Horvath is shooting 50.0 percent (26-of-52) from the floor and a MW-best 56.5 percent (13-of-23) from behind the 3-point line.

Millennial Scorers
• Utah State entered the 2021-22 season with three players in pursuit of 1,000 points in their respective careers. Horvath passed the mark in the season opener, scoring a team-best 19 points to increase his career total to 1,005.

• Bean (973 points) only needs 27 more points to hit 1,000, while senior guard Brock Miller (889 points) is also closing in on 1,000.

Starting Scorers
Utah State's offense has been paced by its starters this season as the starting 5 have accounted for 85.4 percent of the points this season.