LOGAN, Utah-Tuesday evening, No. 17 Utah State men’s basketball commences its 115th season by hosting Big Sky Conference foe Montana State at the Spectrum.

The Aggies are 84-30 (.737) all-time in season openers and have won 23 of their last 25 such games.

Dating back to the 1957-58 season, Utah State is 53-9 (.852) all-time in home openers.

In the last 10 meetings between the Aggies and the Bobcats, the team that has had a better shooting percentage has won the game.

Utah State will be led by reigning Mountain West Conference player of the year and Mountain West Conference MVP, senior guard Sam Merrill.

The former Bountiful High School star posted 20.9 points and 4.2 assists last season to lead the squad.

Portuguese national, sophomore center Neemias Queta, averaged 11.8 points and 8.9 rebounds last season for the Aggies.

The Bobcats come into Tuesday’s game, having routed Yellowstone Christian 94-43 at Worthington Arena of Bozeman, Mont.

Montana State’s leading returning scorer is senior guard Harald Fry. The Norwegian national averaged 17.2 points and 4.5 rebounds per game last season for the Bobcats.

The Aggies lead the Bobcats 78-40 all-time in a series dating back to the 1913-14 season.