Opening Tips
• Utah State will retire two-time All-American and all-time leading scorer
Jaycee Carroll's No. 20 jersey in the halftime ceremony of its home game against Nevada on Saturday, Feb. 18.
• Utah State leads the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (.411) and is 11th in 3-pointers made per game (9.85). Utah State is third in the MW and 29th in the nation in field goal percentage, shooting 48.1 percent (732-of-1,523) from the field this season.
• Junior guard
Steven Ashworth is fourth in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (.471) and ninth in 3s made per game (3.30).
Ashworth is the only player in the nation to make at least 85 3-pointers while shooting better than 45.0 percent from the field, 45.0 percent from deep and 80.0 percent at the free throw line.
• Utah State is one of nine teams in the nation with five players averaging double figures in
Ashworth (15.6 ppg), grad forward
Taylor Funk (13.3 ppg), grad forward
Dan Akin (12.1 ppg), junior guard
Max Shulga (11.0 ppg) and senior guard
Sean Bairstow (11.0 ppg).
• Utah State is 18-1 this season and 34-3 under head coach
Ryan Odom when scoring least 75 points. USU is 11-0 this season and 19-0 under
Odom when scoring at least 75 points at home.
• Utah State has scored at least 80 points in 13 of its 27 games, including a season-high 106 points against Westminster. Utah State is 37-10 under
Odom when scoring at least 70 points. USU is a perfect 25-0 under
Odom when scoring at least 80 points.
• Utah State has recorded all but four of its victories under
Odom (34-8) when winning the battle of the boards. USU has won the rebounding battle in all but eight games this season. In total, Utah State has outrebounded opponents 949-843 this season.
• Utah State is second in the MW and 11th in the nation with 17.04 assists per game.
Ashworth is fourth in the MW in assists per game (4.52), while
Shulga is sixth (4.00).
• Utah State is 36th in the NCAA NET rankings (as of Feb. 16) and is ranked 39th by KenPom. Overall, USU is 0-4 in Quad 1 games, 6-1 in Quad 2, 10-0 in Quad 3 and 3-2 in Quad 4.
• Utah State has been without its starting point guard in senior
Rylan Jones for 11-straight games after he left the game at Boise State on Jan. 7, due to an injury.
Jones had also missed three games earlier in the season due to an injury. Despite appearing in only half of the games this season,
Jones is still third on the team in assists per game (3.3) and fifth in total assists (43). He has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.69 and leads Utah State in charges drawn (14).
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