LOGAN, Utah – Utah State men's basketball (3-0, 0-0 Pac-12) plays game four of its 2026-27 campaign this weekend as it welcomes the UC San Diego Tritons (2-0, 0-0 Big West) to the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Friday, Nov. 13. Game time is set for 8 p.m. The game will be broadcast nationally on The CW. 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: 8 p.m. (MT)
Broadcast Network: The CW
Broadcast Talent: Drew Goodman (play-by-play), Joe Cravens (analyst), Jason Armenio (producer)
Radio (Utah State Aggie Radio Network): 610 AM/ 102.1 FM (KVNU)
Radio Talent: Scott Garrard (play-by-play), Spencer Nelson (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
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The Aggies are off to a 3-0 start for the third-straight year and 48th time in program history. USU opened each of the past two seasons 7-0 or better.
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Head coach Ben Jacobson secured the 400th win of his coaching career against Utah Tech on Nov. 10. He is one of just 28 active head coaches to have 400 or more wins at the Division I level.
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Mason Falslev was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week for the first week of the season, after helping the Aggies to a 2-0 start while averaging 15.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.0 steals per outing.
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Falslev hit a major career milestone against Omaha on Nov. 7, scoring the 1,500th point of his career. He is just the 14th player in USU history to reach that mark.
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Dallin Hall also hit a major career milestone in the same game, scoring the 1,000th point of his career.
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Utah State currently ranks in the top 10 nationally in assist/turnover ratio (4th - 2.73), assists per game (7th - 23.7) and 3-point defense (7th - 21.7).
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This is just the third all-time meeting between USU and UC San Diego, each side winning one game in the series. Against the Big West, Utah State is 209-99.
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Against Utah Tech on Nov. 10, the Aggies scored 118 points, the seventh-most in school history and second-most since 1986.
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While scoring 118 points vs Utah Tech, USU committed just a single turnover. This is the lowest turnover total in a game by the Aggies since at least 2000.
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Dallin Hall shattered his career scoring high against Utah Tech with 35 points, shooting an extremely efficient 12-of-16 from the floor and 7-of-9 from deep, along with tallying five boards, seven assists and no turnovers.
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The Aggies have scored 90+ points in each of their first three games and currently rank 14th in the nation in scoring offense (100.7). This is the fourth time in program history USU has opened a year with three-straight 90+ point outings, along with 1963-64, 2018-19 and 2024-25.
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USU is on a 22-game winning streak in the month of November, with its last loss coming on Nov. 11, 2023.
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In the past five seasons combined, the Aggies hold a 34-2 record during the month of November.
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This is the first time since 2019-20 and just the second time since 1976-77 that the team has opened a season with five-straight games at home.
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The Aggies have dominated down low this year, winning the paint battle in all three games and outscoring opponents in the paint by a combined 166-88.
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Solomon Callaghan has scored in double-figures in all three games this season, currently averaging 16.0 points per outing.
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In his collegiate debut in Utah State's win over Idaho State, Kingston Tosi made his name known as he went for 26 points, five rebounds and three steals on 11-of-16 shooting. This was the highest scoring debut by any USU player since Jay Goodman (33 points) in 1990.
SERIES HISTORY
Utah State vs UC San Diego: 1-1
Home | Road | Neutral: 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0
Current Streak: USU L1
Last 10 Meetings: 1-1
First Meeting: W, 80-58 | Dec. 4, 1999 | Logan, Utah
Last Meeting: L, 73-75 | Dec. 17, 2024 | Logan, Utah
Utah State vs the Big West: 209-99
LAST TIME OUT
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Utah State improved to 3-0 on the year with a 118-86 victory over Utah Tech on Nov. 10. This was the 7th most points scored in a game in team history.
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Dallin Hall went off for a career-high 35 points, shooting 12-of-16 from the floor and 7-of-9 from deep. Mason Falslev finished with 24 points, seven boards and five assists while Solomon Callaghan had 18 points, shooting 6-of-9 from deep.
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The Aggies committed just a single turnover in the contest with 22 assists, and outrebounded the Trailblazers 44-37.
UP NEXT
Utah State will remain at home next week for a single game as it hosts in-state foe Weber State at The Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Wednesday, Nov. 183. The game will tip off at 7 p.m., and will be streamed free on the Pac-12's YouTube page.