SAN DIEGO-Saturday, Utah State men’s basketball (17-6, 6-4 in Mountain West play) visits San Diego State (22-0, 11-0 in Mountain West play) as the Aggies seek to hand the vaunted Aztecs their first loss of the season.

The resurgent Aggies are currently on a 3-game winning streak. Head coach Craig Smith (45-13, .776 at Utah State; 124-68, .646 as a collegiate head coach) continues to excel in his second season at Logan.

The Aggies’ resurgence has stemmed from Utah State leading for all but 15:17 of game time over the course of the last five games and holding opponents to 36.7 percent shooting from the field.

The Aggies are the top rebounding team in the nation, having netted 945 rebounds. Sophomore forward Justin Bean has 238 rebounds (10.3 boards per game), ranking him ninth nationally.

Utah State is tied for fifth nationally in assists with Green Bay. Both the Aggies and Phoenix have 379 assists.

The Aggies score 77.7 points per game, tying them for 37th nationally in scoring offense with Furman.

Senior guard Sam Merrill scores 17.9 points per game for Utah State, making him the Aggies’ leading scorer.

Bean also scores 12.9 points per contest and has a team-best 21 blocked shots.

Sophomore center, Portuguese national Neemias Queta (11.1 points, 6.5 rebounds per game) also scores in double figures on-average for Utah State.

Fellow Portuguese national, senior guard Diogo Brito has a team-best 39 steals and junior guard Abel Porter leads the squad with 84 assists.

The Aggies surrender 63.7 points per game, ranking Utah State 52nd nationally in scoring defense.

San Diego State is coached by third-year head coach Brian Dutcher (65-24, .730) who has the Aztecs as the only undefeated team in the country.

San Diego State scores 75 points per game as they are tied for 92nd in scoring offense nationally with Florida State.

Junior guard Malachi Flynn leads the Aztecs in scoring (16.5 points per game), assists (110) and steals (38).

Senior forward, New Zealander Yanni Wetzell (12 points per game, a team-best 6.4 rebounds per game) and junior forward Matt Mitchell (11.2 points per game) also score in double figures on-average for San Diego State.

Ghanaian national, sophomore forward Nathan Mensah is injured but he leads the squad in blocked shots with 22.

San Diego State’s defense is among the best in the nation as they surrender 57.1 points per game, ranking them fourth nationally in scoring defense.

The Aztecs also rank sixth nationally in field goal percentage defense. San Diego State only allows opponents to shoot 36.9 percent from the field.

San Diego State leads Utah State 12-5 all-time and 6-1 at San Diego.