• Utah State men's basketball wraps up a two-game road trip this weekend in Laramie, Wyoming, as it faces the Wyoming Cowboys on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 6 p.m.
• The Aggies sit atop the Mountain West standings after winning back-to-back battles for first place, defeating San Diego State and New Mexico in their last two outings.
• Utah State currently ranks No. 22 in the NET Rankings, and is No. 26 in KenPom. The Aggies are the highest-ranked team from the MW in the NET Rankings, and are one of seven squads from the league ranked in the top 100.
• USU has received votes or been ranked in 10 of the 12 AP Polls, and in 10 of 13 USA Today Coaches Polls this season. This week, the team received six votes in the AP Poll and two votes in the coaches poll.
• The Aggies dealt New Mexico its worst home loss since 2020 and snapped a 23-game home winning streak for the Lobos with an 86-66 win on Wednesday.
• Junior forward Karson Templin is playing his best basketball of the season, scoring in double-digits in five of the past six games and averaging 11.3 points and five rebounds during that span. He matched his scoring career high of 18 against San Diego State.
• Senior guard MJ Collins Jr. leads the league in scoring average at 18.4 points per game, scoring 20-plus points 10 times this year. The Aggies are a perfect 10-0 when he scores in double-figures.
• Freshman forward Adlan Elamin recorded his first-career double-double with 11 points and a career-best 10 rebounds against New Mexico.
• Junior guard Mason Falslev ranks 20th in the nation in steals per game with 2.32. As a team, the Aggies rank 15th in steals per game with 9.5.
• Saturday's game will be the 93rd all-time meeting between Utah State and Wyoming, the seventh most-played rivalry in program history. The Cowboys lead the all-time series 52-40, though USU has won seven-straight and 13 of the past 15 meetings. In Laramie, USU is 11-31 all-time against Wyoming.
