Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas
The Utah State Aggies (13-2, 2-0 MWC) are on the road Saturday with a visit to Boise, Idaho and ExtraMile Arena to play against the Boise State Broncos (11-4, 1-1 MWC) in a Mountain West Conference game. Utah State defeated Air Force on Tuesday 77-65 which was the third straight victory for the Aggies, who are a half-game behind first place Nevada in the MWC standings. Boise State defeated the San Jose State Spartans 67-64 on Tuesday. The victory for the Broncos snapped a two-game losing streak. Mason Falslev is out for Utah State. RJ Keene is out for Boise State, while Sadraque NgaNga is questionable
Utah State has the best 3-point shooting percentage in the nation at 43.4% and the 16th best field goal shooting percentage at 49.6%. It is therefore not surprising that the Aggies are 14th in scoring with an average of 83.3 points per game. Steven Ashworth is the leading scorer for Utah State with an average of 16.9 points per game. Ashworth is shooting 52.9% overall and 53.8% from three-point land. Taylor Funk is the second leading scorer with an average of 13.6 points per game and is shooting 42.4% overall and 37.2% from long distance. Each of Utah State's next three scorers are averaging in double-figures and are shooting between 44.9% and 62.6%. Max Shulga is the leader in assists with an average of 4.3 dishes per contest. Utah State averages 12.3 turnovers per game.
Utah State is allowing an average of only 69. 9 points per game, while holding opponents to a field goal shooting percentage of 41.2% and three-point shooting percentage of 34.6%. Utah State is averaging 36.7 rebounds per game and allowing an average of 28.0 boards per contest. Dan Akin is the king of the boards for Utah State with an average of 7.1 rebounds per game. Ashworth is the leader in steals with an average of 0.9 per game and Trevin Dorius is the leader in blocked shots with an average of 0.8 swats per contest.