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Record: 24-8. Last 10: 7-3.

Location, conference: Logan, Utah; Big West.

Web site: www.utahstateaggies.com.

Conference finish: Third; won conference tournament.

NCAA tournament record: 6-16.

Last tournament appearance: 2001.

Coach: Stew Morrill (fifth season, 118-41).

Starters:
F D. Penigar, 6-7, Sr., 15.2 ppg., 6.6 rpg.
F Toraino Johnson, 6-4, Sr., 7.7 ppg., 3.6 rpg
C S. Nelson, 6-8, Soph., 10.2 ppg., 7.2 rpg.
G Cardell Butler, 6-4, Jr., 8.0 ppg.
G Mark Brown, 5-10, Jr., 8.7 ppg., 4.4 apg.

Key reserves: G Ronnie Ross, 6-1, Sr., 6.2 ppg.; F Nate Harris, 6-7, Fr., 5.6 ppg., 3.4 rpg.

Key statistics: PPG.: 66.5; OPPG.: 59.4; FG.: 45.2 percent; OFG.: 43.4 percent; 3-PT.: 33.2 percent; FT.: 71.1 percent.

Scouting report: The Aggies led the Big West by allowing just 59.4 points per game. ... Utah State committed only about 12.5 turnovers per game. ... A recipe for success: Utah State has averaged eight more rebounds per game than its opponents. ... The Aggies would be wise to feed the ball to Spencer Nelson, who hit 101 of 157 shots (64.3 percent) from the floor in the regular season. ... Ross is the team's best three-point shooter (34 for 91, 37.4 percent).

—Statistics through regular season.