Utah State Aggies at Arizona Wildcats

· NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - West Region - 2nd Round

Utah State Aggies

29-6, 7-5 Away

Arizona Wildcats

33-2, 16-1 Home

Arizona and Utah State square off in second round of NCAA Tournament

Game Preview

Utah State Aggies (29-6, 18-5 MWC) vs. Arizona Wildcats (33-2, 19-2 Big 12)

San Diego; Sunday, 7:50 p.m. EDT

Wildcats -11.5; over/under is 156.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 2 Arizona plays Utah State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Wildcats have gone 19-2 against Big 12 teams, with a 14-0 record in non-conference play. Arizona leads the Big 12 with 28.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Tobe Awaka averaging 5.8.

The Aggies are 18-5 against MWC opponents. Utah State has a 3-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

Arizona's average of 5.9 made 3-pointers per game is 1.9 fewer made shots on average than the 7.8 per game Utah State gives up. Utah State has shot at a 50.0% rate from the field this season, 11.0 percentage points higher than the 39.0% shooting opponents of Arizona have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brayden Burries is averaging 16 points and 1.5 steals for the Wildcats. Anthony Dell'Orso is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Michael Collins Jr. is scoring 17.7 points per game with 2.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists for the Aggies. Mason Falslev is averaging 16.1 points, six rebounds and 3.9 assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 10-0, averaging 81.5 points, 37.9 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 6.1 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 49.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.2 points per game.

Aggies: 7-3, averaging 77.5 points, 29.1 rebounds, 16.4 assists, 7.7 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.0 points.

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Arizona: 82.9%

Utah State: 17.1%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

USU		ARIZ
W5	Streak	W10
70.5	Points Against	68.5
82.6	Points Per Game	86.3
50	Field Goal %	50
35	Three Point %	36
34.7	Rebounds Per Game	42.8
17.7	Assists Per Game	16.9
2.8	Blocks Per Game	4.4
8.7	Steals Per Game	7.7
0.5	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.3
11.0	Total Turnovers Per Game	11.1

Game Information

Viejas Arena

Location: San Diego, CA
Capacity:

2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Utah State	15-5	-	29-6
San Diego State	14-6	1	22-11
New Mexico	13-7	2	24-10
Grand Canyon	13-7	2	20-12
Nevada	12-8	3	23-12
Boise State	12-8	3	20-12
Colorado State	11-9	4	21-13
UNLV	11-9	4	18-16
Wyoming	9-11	6	18-15
Fresno State	7-13	8	13-19
San José State	3-17	12	9-24
Air Force	0-20	15	3-29

2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Arizona	16-2	-	33-2
Houston	14-4	2	29-6
Iowa State	12-6	4	28-7
Kansas	12-6	4	24-10
Texas Tech	12-6	4	23-10
TCU	11-7	5	23-11
BYU	9-9	7	23-12
UCF	9-9	7	21-12
West Virginia	9-9	7	18-14
Cincinnati	9-9	7	18-15
Colorado	7-11	9	17-15
Arizona State	7-11	9	17-16
Oklahoma State	6-12	10	20-14
Baylor	6-12	10	16-16
Kansas State	3-15	13	12-20
Utah	2-16	14	10-22