USAFA, Colorado - Utah State men's basketball held Air Force to 49 points, the fewest points by an opponent this season, but in turn scored a season-low 47 points in a 49-47 loss against the Falcons on Wednesday afternoon. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak against the academy and also put an end to a two-game winning streak in conference openers for the Aggies.

Senior forward Justin Bean led Utah State with a game-high 18 points and added 10 rebounds for his league-leading ninth double-double of the season. He was the lone Aggie to score in double figures as USU is winless this season when fewer than three players log double digits.

Graduate forward Brandon Horvath matched Bean's 10 rebounds, as Utah State posted a 38-33 advantage on the glass. The Aggies had been undefeated on the year (9-0) when outrebounding their opponent.

Utah State shot a season-low 32.7 percent (17-of-52) from the floor, including a season-low 5.3 percent (1-of-19) from behind the 3-point line. The showing was completely opposite from what the Aggies had been shooting going into the contest, averaging close to 50 percent from the floor and 40 percent from behind the arc.

Air Force was led by a pair of double-digit scorers in AJ Walker with 16 points and Jake Heidbreder with 14. Nikc Jackson led both teams on the glass with a game-high 12 rebounds.

Utah State is back in action on Tuesday, Jan. 4, hosting Boise State in its conference home opener. The Aggies' contest against San José State, which would have been the home opener, on Saturday, Jan. 1, has been postponed with a date yet to be determined. 

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