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Aggies Set for Regular Season Road Finale at Colorado State on Saturday

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Men's Basketball 2/27/2025 5:35:00 PM

• At 24-5, Utah State is enjoying one of the best seasons in program history. The team's .857 winning percentage is on pace for its third best in the past century. The only Aggie teams that have finished with a better winning percentage during that span were 2010-11 (30-4, .882), 2003-04 (25-4, .862) and 2008-09 (.857, 30-5). 

• USU is one victory away from the 12th 25-win season in program history. The team's 10 25-win seasons since 2000 rank tied for 12th most in Division I basketball. 

• The Aggies rank fifth in the country in field goal percentage field goal percentage (.497) and are eighth in 2-point field goal percentage (.584).

• Graduate guard Dexter Akanno, in his fifth and final year of college basketball, is coming up on a major career milestone as he is just nine points away from career point number 1,000.

• Sophomore guard Mason Falslev is one of two players in the country this season to have totaled at least 68 steals and 177 rebounds. He is also one of just three players currently averaging at least 14 points, six rebounds, 3.5 assists and two steals per game.

• Falslev ranks first in the Mountain West and 15th in the nation with 2.34 steals per game.

• Fifth year guard Ian Martinez ranks in the top-10 in the Mountain West in scoring average, free throw percentage, free throws made, 3-point field goals made and field goal percentage. He also holds the third-longest streak of double-digit scoring games in the nation at 32.

• The Aggies currently rank sixth in the nation with 18.0 assists per game. The program record for a season is 18.0 in 2021-22. The team's assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.67 ranks seventh nationally. On the season, USU has 523 total assists with just 313 turnovers.

• USU is 10-3 away from home this year, including a 7-3 record in true road games. 

• Utah State's .857 winning percentage is the 10th best in Division I basketball this season.

• This will be the 108th all-time meeting between Utah State and Colorado State, a series which dates back to 1938. This is the fourth-most played series in USU program history. The Aggies lead the series 63-44, though the Rams hold a 30-21 advantage in games played in Fort Collins. USU has won 10 of the past 15 meetings overall, including a 93-85 win earlier this year in Logan. 

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Players Mentioned

Mason Falslev

#12 Mason Falslev

Guard
6' 3"
Sophomore
Ian Martinez

#4 Ian Martinez

Guard
6' 3"
Fifth Year
Dexter Akanno

#7 Dexter Akanno

Guard
6' 5"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Mason Falslev

#12 Mason Falslev

6' 3"
Sophomore
Guard
Ian Martinez

#4 Ian Martinez

6' 3"
Fifth Year
Guard
Dexter Akanno

#7 Dexter Akanno

6' 5"
Graduate Student
Guard
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