No. 25 Utah State Faces Huge Home Test Against Boise State
Jan 9, 2025, 4:49 PM
Utah State sophomore forward Tucker Anderson attempts a shot against the Fresno State Bulldogs on Saturday, January 4, 2024 at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. (USU Athletics, Triston Hartfiel)
(USU Athletics, Triston Hartfiel)
LOGAN, Utah – No. 25 Utah State is preparing for perhaps its most significant test at home when the Boise State Broncos travel to Logan this weekend.
USU (15-1, 5-0) puts its unblemished Mountain West record on the line against Boise State (12-4, 4-1) on Saturday, January 11, at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. MT. The game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
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➡️ 7:00 PM | The Spectrum
‼️ WEAR WHITE! pic.twitter.com/oj3VKIHT0f— USU Men's Hoops (@USUBasketball) January 8, 2025
The Aggies have won five straight after suffering their only loss of the season against UC San Diego. Tuesday’s seven-point win at San Jose State bumped USU to 4-0 in true road games and 7-0 in games away from the Spectrum.
USU’s 15 wins lead the country, and its five-game winning streak is tied for the longest current streak in the nation. This is the second time the Aggies have opened MW play 5-0 (2020-21). Utah State has opened conference play 5-0 14 times in program history.
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Tucker Anderson has settled in lately after coming off the bench in the first 14 games.
The 6’9 sophomore forward’s confidence has grown after hitting the game-winning three against No. 20 San Diego State. Anderson has reached double figures in three of the last four games, earning a starting spot in the past two. The 2023-24 ASUN Freshman of the Year has knocked down eight threes in the same stretch.
Boise State aims for road upset
Always one of the best-prepared teams in the Mountain West, the Broncos head into the weekend with the third-ranked offense and second-ranked defense in the league. USU is second and third league-wide in the same categories.
Familiar foe Tyson Degenhart leads the team with 17.7 points per game while pulling down 6.3 boards. The senior forward is shooting 52.3 percent from the field in nearly 33 minutes a night.
Degenhart is the third-leading scorer in the conference.
Make that 3⃣ 𝗗𝗢𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗘-𝗗𝗢𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗘𝗦 for Tyson Degenhart this season!#BleedBlue x #UnbreakableCulture pic.twitter.com/5u7Xas2jbT
— Boise State MBB (@BroncoSportsMBB) January 8, 2025
Former San Jose State point guard Alvaro Cardenas dishes out 6.8 assists per game, second-best in the Mountain West.
Utah State leads the all-time series 38-21. The Aggies are looking for their fifth straight win over the Broncos. Both programs have split the last ten matchups, winning five each.
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Utah State hosts Boise State at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Saturday, January 11. The game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network, with a 7 p.m. MT tip-off.
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