Opening Tips
• Utah State has faced Air Force in its Mountain West road opener more than any other program in league competition, having taken on the Falcons in MW road openers in 2013-14, 2016-17, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23.
• Overall, USU is 4-5 in Mountain West road openers and has won two of its last three.
• Utah State is in the top 10 in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (.431, 1st), effective field goal percentage (.589, 4th), 3-pointers made per game (11.0, 6th), bench points per game (33.29, 8th) and assists per game (18.43, 10th).
• Junior guard
Steven Ashworth leads the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (.535), and leads the Mountain West and ranks fifth in the nation in 3s made per game (3.86).
• Utah State's bench leads the Mountain West and is eighth in the nation in points per game (33.29). An Aggie reserve has led the team in scoring in eight of the 14 games this season.
Ashworth has led the Aggies off the bench five times, grad forward
Dan Akin has led the Aggies twice and sophomore forward
Zee Hamoda led USU twice. Utah State is 11-1 this season and 20-7 all-time under head coach
Ryan Odom when the Aggie reserves outscore their opponents.
• Utah State has had at least four players score in double figures in all but three games this season as USU is 10-1 when at least four Aggies score 10 points or more. Utah State has had six players score in double figures twice this season (Westminster & Washington State).
• Utah State has scored at least 80 points in nine of its 14 games, including a season-high 106 points against Westminster. Utah State is 29-8 under head coach
Ryan Odom when scoring at least 70 points. The Aggies have won just one game under
Odom when scoring less than 70 points (Fresno State, 67-54 - Dec. 31, 2022).
• Utah State went 11-2 in non-conference play for its best non-conference record since the 2019-20 squad went 11-2. Utah State opened the season 9-0 for the best start in school history, along with the 1938-39 and 1917-18 teams.
• An Aggie has logged a double-double in all but three games this season as
Akin has posted four double-doubles (10p/11r vs. Bradley; 21p/15r at San Diego; 12p/10r vs. Weber State; 11p/13r vs. Fresno State), and junior guard
Max Shulga had three (10p/10r vs. Oral Roberts; 10p/10a vs. Utah Tech; 12p/10r vs Seattle U) and graduate forward
Taylor Funk posted two (18p/14r vs. UVU; 22p/12r vs. Santa Clara).
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