Opening Tips
• Utah State leads the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (.415) and is 13th in 3-pointers made per game (9.91).
• Junior guard
Steven Ashworth is third in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (.475), and leads the Mountain West and ranks 11th in the nation in 3s made per game (3.30). Grad forward
Taylor Funk is second in the MW and 46th in the nation in 3-point FG percentage (.400), and is second in the conference and 67th in the nation in 3-pointers made per game (2.64).
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Ashworth is the only player in the nation to make at least 75 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 10 teams in the nation with five players averaging double figures in
Ashworth (15.4 ppg),
Funk (14.0 ppg), grad forward
Dan Akin (12.6 ppg), junior guard
Max Shulga (11.4 ppg) and senior guard
Sean Bairstow (11.1 ppg).
• Utah State's bench leads the Mountain West and is 23rd in the nation in points per game (27.91). Utah State is 15-2 this season and 24-8 all-time under head coach
Ryan Odom when the Aggie reserves outscore their opponents. Utah State's bench has outscored its opponents 642-423 (27.9 to 18.4) this season as its reserves have accounted for 34.9 percent of USU's points.
• Utah State has recorded all but four of its victories under
Odom (32-8) when winning the battle of the boards. USU has won the rebounding battle in all but six games this season. In total, Utah State has outrebounded opponents 819-712 this season.
• An Aggie has logged a double-double in 10 games this season as
Akin has posted six double-doubles (10p/11r vs. Bradley; 21p/15r at San Diego; 12p/10r vs. Weber State; 11p/13r vs. Fresno State; 16p15r vs Wyoming; 15p/10r at San Diego State), and
Shulga has had three (10p/10r vs. Oral Roberts; 10p/10a vs. Utah Tech; 12p/10r vs Seattle U) and
Funk has posted three (18p/14r vs. UVU; 22p/12r vs. Santa Clara; 15/10 at Nevada).
Akin leads the nation in double-doubles off the bench with six.
• Utah State has scored at least 80 points in 11 of its 23 games, including a season-high 106 points against Westminster. USU is a perfect 23-0 under
Odom when scoring at least 80 points, while Utah State is 35-10 under
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 is second in the MW and 13th in the nation with 17.13 assists per game.
Ashworth is fourth in the MW in assists per game (4.57), while
Shulga is sixth (4.04).
• Utah State is 31st in the NCAA net rankings (as of Feb. 2) and is ranked 40th by KenPom. Overall, USU is 0-3 in Quad 1 games, 6-0 in Quad 2, 8-0 in Quad 3 and 3-2 in Quad 4.
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