Opening Tips
• Utah State is 18-106 all-time against ranked opponents, including 8-32 at home. USU is 1-6 all-time against San Diego State when the Aztecs are ranked. The Aggies' last win against a ranked opponent was their 59-56 victory over then-No. 5 San Diego State in the Mountain West Tournament championship game on March 7, 2020.
• Utah State leads the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (.418) and is ninth in 3-pointers made per game (10.25).
• Junior guard
Steven Ashworth is third in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (.475), and leads the Mountain West and ranks seventh in the nation in 3s made per game (3.50). Grad forward
Taylor Funk is second in the MW and 37th in the nation in 3-point FG percentage (.409), and is second in the conference and 50th in the nation in 3-pointers made per game (2.74).
• Utah State is one of seven teams in the nation with five players averaging double figures in
Ashworth (15.9 ppg),
Funk (14.3 ppg), grad forward
Dan Akin (12.5 ppg), junior guard
Max Shulga (11.3 ppg) and senior guard
Sean Bairstow (11.1 ppg).
• Utah State has recorded all but four of its victories under head coach
Ryan Odom (33-8) 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 850-738 this season.
• An Aggie has logged a double-double in 11 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; 16p/15r vs Wyoming; 15p/10r at San Diego State),
Shulga has had three (10p/10r vs. Oral Roberts; 10p/10a vs. Utah Tech; 12p/10r vs Seattle U),
Funk has posted three (18p/14r vs. UVU; 22p/12r vs. Santa Clara; 15p/10r at Nevada) and
Bairstow has logged one (11p/10a at Colorado State).
Akin leads the nation in double-doubles off the bench with six.
• Utah State has scored at least 80 points in 12 of its 24 games, including a season-high 106 points against Westminster. Utah State is 36-10 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). USU is a perfect 24-0 under
Odom when scoring at least 80 points.
• Utah State is second in the MW and eighth in the nation with 17.42 assists per game.
Ashworth is fourth in the MW in assists per game (4.54), while
Shulga is sixth (4.13).
• Utah State is 32nd in the NCAA net rankings (as of Feb. 6) and is ranked 40th by KenPom. Overall, USU is 0-3 in Quad 1 games, 6-0 in Quad 2, 9-0 in Quad 3 and 3-2 in Quad 4.
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