LOGAN, Utah – Utah State men's basketball (0-0, 0-0 Pac-12) officially opens its 2026-27 campaign this week as it welcomes the Idaho State Bengals (0-0, 0-0 Big Sky) to the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Monday, Nov. 2. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. The game will be streamed for free on the Pac-12's YouTube channel. Fans can also listen to Utah State's radio broadcast on 610 AM/102.1 FM in Logan and 1280 AM/97.5 FM in Salt Lake City.

 

GAME INFORMATION

Venue: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum

Capacity: 10,280

Tipoff Time: 7:30 p.m. (MT)

Broadcast Network: Pac-12 YouTube

Broadcast Talent: Scott Garrard (play-by-play), Spencer Nelson (analyst)

Radio (Utah State Aggie Radio Network): 610 AM/ 102.1 FM (KVNU)

Radio Talent: Al Lewis (play-by-play), Jaycee Carroll (analyst)

Live Stats: utahstate.statbroadcast.com

 

UTAH STATE TICKET INFORMATION

Season tickets for the 2026-27 Utah State men's basketball season are sold out. Fans interested in attending games can purchase a nonconference pass, which includes all home nonconference games, or single-game tickets, which are on sale now and available for purchase here.

 

OPENING TIPS

• Utah State begins its 122th season of men's basketball on Monday as it hosts Big Sky foe Idaho State. 

• USU hired coaching veteran Ben Jacobson as the 23rd head coach in program history on March 30, 2026. Jacobson joins the Aggies after 20 seasons as the head coach at Northern Iowa, a tenure which included two NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 runs.  

• Last season, Utah State went 29-7 overall and 15-5 in conference play.

• The Aggies won both the outright Mountain West regular season title, and the MW Tournament championship. This was the 19th conference title in team history, and the 11th tournament championship. 

• USU's 29 wins were the third-most in a season in program history. 

• Utah State qualified for its fifth NCAA Tournament in the past six years, where it defeated Villanova 86-76 in the opening round. 

• The Aggies return four players from last year's squad, including MW Player of the Year Mason Falslev and MW Sixth Man of the Year Karson Templin. 

• The team welcomes in 11 newcomers, including nine transfers and two freshmen. 

• This season will be Utah State's inaugural year as a member of the Pac-12 Conference, after spending the past 12 years in the Mountain West Conference.

• All-time in season-openers, Utah State is 90-32, including wins in four-straight and 28 of the past 32. 

• Dallin Hall enters the season just 14 points shy of 1,000 points in his career. 214 of his points came last year at Virginia, with the other 772 coming while he was at BYU. 

• Mason Falslev enters the year 31 points shy of 1,500 in his career, all of which have come at Utah State. Only 13 players in school history have hit that mark. 

 

SERIES HISTORY

Utah State vs Idaho State: 39-13

Home | Road | Neutral: 24-5 | 13-8 | 0-0

Current Streak: USU W17

Last 10 Meetings: 10-0

First Meeting: W, 85-81 | Nov. 19, 2016 | Logan, Utah

Last Meeting:  W, 66-41 | 1942-43 Season

Utah State vs the Big Sky: 262-116

 

LAST TIME OUT

• Utah State went 3-0 in exhibitions in the preseason, each against teams from the West Coast Conference

• The Aggies defeated Denver on Oct. 10 86-76. Utah State then faced a pair of 2026 NCAA Tournament teams, earning a 97-89 road win at Saint Mary's on Oct. 17, then closing out the preseason with a 101-79 home win over WCC preseason favorite Santa Clara on Oct. 24. 

 

UP NEXT

Utah State will welcome Summit League foe Omaha to the Spectrum next weekend on Saturday, Nov. 7. The game will tip off at 2 p.m., and will be broadcast free on the Pac-12's YouTube page.