• Utah State enters the weekend 20-3 and is 10-2 in Mountain West play. The team's .870 winning percentage is tied for the fourth-best in Division I basketball this season, behind only Auburn (.955 - 21-1), Drake (.913 - 21-2) and Duke (.909 - 20-2). Tied with USU at 20-3 are Saint Mary's, St. John's and UC Irvine. Just eight teams have 20 or more wins, and just nine teams have three or fewer losses.
• USU's 11-2 start to MW play is its best 12-game start since joining the league.
• The Aggies are currently second in the Mountain West standings, behind only New Mexico. Fresno State is currently 10th.
• Aggie head coach Jerrod Calhoun has won 20 of his first 23 games at the helm of the program. His 20 wins are the second-most most among first-year head coaches in Division I this season.
• Sophomore guard Mason Falslev is one of three players in the country this season to have totaled at least 54 steals and 144 rebounds. He is also one of just eight players in the nation who are 6-foot-3 or shorter averaging at least six rebounds per game.
• Fifth year guard Ian Martinez ranks in the top-10 in the Mountain West in scoring average, assist/turnover ratio, free throw percentage, free throws made and 3-point field goals made. He has scored in double-figures in all 23 games this year.
• In 19 of Utah State's 23 games this season, the Aggie bench has outscored that of its opponent for a combined total of 690-426. USU's 30.00 bench points rank 23rd in the nation.
• Utah State ranks seventh in the nation with 18.3 assists per game. The program record for a season is 18.0 in 2021-22. The team's assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.65 ranks 10th nationally. On the season, USU has 420 total assists with just 255 turnovers.
• The Aggies are 9-1 away from home this year, including a 6-1 record in true road games.
• This will be the 74th all-time meeting between Utah State and Fresno State, a series which began in 1963. The Aggies lead the series 47-26, though the Bulldogs hold an 18-14 advantage in games played in Fresno. USU has won 12 of the past 13 meetings, including an 89-83 win earlier this season in Logan.
