® 2019-20 MEN’S GATA21 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1939, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1988, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2019 2019-20 SCHEDULE GAME 32 - #2 UTAH STATE (23-8, 12-6 MW) VS #7/#10 (MW QUARTERFINALS) ALL: 23-8 | H: 15-1 | A: 4-6 | N: 4-1 | MW: 12-6 MARCH 5 | LAS VEGAS, NEV. (THOMAS & MACK CENTER) | AGGIE SPORTS NETWORK | CBSSN Rank: AP Top 25/USA Today Coaches’ Poll LAST GAME’S STARTERS MW TOURNAMENT BRACKET OCTOBER 2020 MOUNTAIN WEST 30 -/- -/- COLLEGE OF IDAHO# W, 103-66 6-5 • 205 • GUARD • SENIOR MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 5 BOUNTIFUL, UTAH | BOUNTIFUL HS WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 4-7 THOMAS & MACK CENTER 18.8 ppg |4.1 rpg | 4.0 apg | 0.8 spg LAS VEGAS, NEVADA NOVEMBER (7-1) FG% .447 (166-of-371) | 3PT% .408 (78-of-191) | FT% .901 (136-of-151) WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 5 17/19 -/- MONTANA STATE W, 81-73 MARCH 4 MARCH 5 MARCH 6 MARCH 7 ABEL PORTER No. 1 San Diego State 8 17/19 -/- WEBER STATE W, 89-34 6-3 • 200 • GUARD • JUNIOR No. 8 Fresno State Game 4 Game 4 Winner 12 17/19 -/- DENVER W, 97-56 15 FARMINGTON, UTAH | DAVIS HS 11:30 a.m. 6.1 ppg |2.5 rpg | 3.4 apg | 0.6 spg Game 1 Game 1 Winner 15 17/19 -/- NORTH CAROLINA A&T^ W, 81-54 FG% .381 (56-of-147) | 3PT% .306 (22-of-72) | FT% .761 (54-of-71) Noon

Game 8 Game 8 Winner 18 15/16 -/- UTSA W, 82-50 No. 9 Air Force 6 p.m. NEEMIAS QUETA No. 4 UNLV 22 15/16 -/- vs LSU^ W, 80-78 7-0 • 245 • CENTER • SOPHOMORE

Game 5 Game 5 Winner 24 15/16 -/- vs North Texas^ W, 68-59 23 BARREIRO, PORTUGAL | BENFICA SL B 2 p.m.** 12.7 ppg | 7.9 rpg | 1.9 apg | 1.5 bpg No. 5 Boise State 29 15/15 RV/RV at Saint Mary’s L, 73-81 FG% .623 (91-of-146) | 3PT% 1.000 (1-of-1) | FT% .711 (59-of-83) No. 2 Utah State Game 10 2:30 p.m. 2020 CHAMPION

DIOGO BRITO Game 6 Winner No. 7 New Mexico Game 6 DECEMBER (6-1) 6-6 • 205 • GUARD • SENIOR 6 p.m.**

4 25/RV -/- at San José State* W, 71-59 24 POVOA DE VARZIM, PORTUGAL | MOUNTAIN MISSION SCHOOL (VA.) Game 2 Game 2 Winner 2:30 p.m.** 8.5 ppg | 4.5 rpg | 2.8 apg | 1.5 spg 7 25/RV -/- FRESNO STATE* W, 77-70 OT Game 9 Game 9 Winner FG% .384 (88-of-229) | 3PT% .275 (33-of-120) | FT% .841 (53-of-63) No. 10 San José State 8:30 p.m.** 10 RV/RV -/- SAINT KATHERINE W, 94-49 No. 3 Nevada JUSTIN BEAN 14 RV/RV -/- vs BYU (Salt Lake City, Utah) L, 64-68 No. 6 Colorado State Game 7 Game 7 Winner 6-7 • 210 • FORWARD • SOPHOMORE 8:30 p.m.** 18 RV/RV -/- vs South Florida (Houston, Texas) W, 76-74 OT MOORE, OKLA. | SOUTHMOORE HS 34 Game 3 Game 3 Winner 5 p.m.** 12.3 ppg | 10.3 rpg | 2.1 apg | 1.5 spg | 0.8 bpg All times Pacific and subject to change. 21 RV/RV RV/- vs Florida (Sunrise, Fla.) W, 65-62 ** There will be a minimum of 24 minutes between games, should the first FG% .529 (148-of-280) | 3PT% .320 (8-of-25) | FT% .813 (78-of-96) No. 11 Wyoming game go into overtime or run more than 2 hours. 28 RV/RV -/- EASTERN OREGON W, 129-61 OPENING TIPS JANUARY (4-4) • Utah State, the returning Mountain West Tournament Champion, • Merrill is second all-time in career assists (469) in Utah State histo- 1 RV/RV -/- at UNLV* L, 53-70 will look to defend its title when the Aggies open the MW Tourna- ry and is both the USU and MW-record holder in career 4 RV/RV 13/12 SAN DIEGO STATE* L, 68-77 ment on Thursday, March 5. percentage, converting 89.3 percent (434-of-486) at the line. 7 -/- -/- at Air Force* L, 60-79 • The Aggies will be looking for their first back-to-back tournament • Merrill is one of only two players in Utah State history to play in 11 -/- -/- NEVADA* W, 80-70 championships since the 1999-2000 and 2000-01 seasons, when more than 4,000 minutes in his career. 18 -/- -/- at Boise State* L, 83-88 OT USU posted back-to-back tournament championships in the Big 21 -/- -/- AIR FORCE* W, 72-47 • Since coming off of the bench over the last two games, soph- West. omore guard Brock Miller is shooting 80.0 percent (4-of-5) from 25 -/- -/- COLORADO STATE* W, 77-61 behind the 3-point line. 28 -/- -/- at Wyoming* W, 68-45 • Utah State is 46-32 all-time in conference tournaments, including an 8-5 mark in the Mountain West. The Aggies are 16-4 overall in • Sophomore center Neemias Queta recorded his 100th career FEBRUARY (6-2) conference tournaments as the No. 2 seed. against UNLV, becoming the fifth Aggie in school history to 1 -/- 4/4 at San Diego State* L, 68-80 • All-time, the second seed has the best winning percentage in record 100 or more blocks in a career. Queta needs four more 5 -/- -/- UNLV* W, 69-54 the history of the Mountain West Tournament, as the No. 2 seed blocks to move into a tie for fourth all-time. Queta leads the MW with 1.7 blocks per game in league play. 8 -/- -/- BOISE STATE* W, 70-61 has compiled an overall mark of 39-10. 11 -/- -/- at Colorado State* W, 75-72 • Queta has recorded double-doubles in each of the last two • Utah State, ranked No. 38 in the latest NET ratings, has recorded games and has pulled down double-digit rebounds in four of the 15 -/- -/- at Fresno State* W, 71-59 more victories away from home than 17 teams ranked above it. last five. 19 RV/- -/- WYOMING* W, 78-58 The Aggies have won the second-most contests away from home 25 RV/- -/- SAN JOSÉ STATE* W, 94-56 in the Mountain West this season. • Senior guard Diogo Brito has surpassed 100 career steals this 29 RV/- -/- at New Mexico* L, 64-66 year, totaling 116 during his career to rank 10th in school history. • Utah State is fifth in the nation in total assists this season with 516 Brito is tied for second in the MW with 1.5 steals per game. MARCH (0-0) and is ninth in the nation with 16.6 assists per game. The Aggies are ninth in the nation in assisted baskets as 61.5 percent of their • Brito has averaged more than five points, five rebounds and five 5 -/- -/- MWT Quarterfinals 7 p.m. made field goals come via dimes. assists in each of the last two games. 6 -/- -/- MWT Semifinals 9:30 p.m. • Sophomore forward Justin Bean, a former walk-on, is one of only 7 -/- -/- MWT Championship 3:30 p.m. • Utah State has recorded more than 2,300 points and 1,200 three players in the MW averaging a double-double, turning in rebounds for the second consecutive year and for the first time 12.3 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. Bean is 16th in the na- since the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons. * - Denotes Mountain West game tion with 15 double-doubles this season, matching the most by # - Exhibition • Senior guard Sam Merrill became the fourth Aggie in school his- an Aggie since Eric Franson logged 15 double-doubles during the ^ - Jersey Mike’s Jamaica Classic (Montego Bay, Jamaica) tory and just the sixth player in MW history to surpass 2,000 career 1994-95 season. HOME GAMES IN CAPS points. Merrill currently has 2,114 points to rank No. 3 all-time in USU • Bean ranks 12th in the nation in total rebounds this season, All times Mountain history and needs 14 more points to finish second. pulling down 319 on the year. The total is the most by an Aggie since Cornell Green pulled down 322 rebounds during the 1961- Utah State Athletic Media Relations • Merrill is also moving up the all-time scoring records in MW his- 62 season. 7400 Old Main Hill • Logan, Utah 84322-7400 tory, as he is currently ranked fourth and needs 55 points to move Kyle Cottam, Assistant AD for Media Relations to third. • Bean has recorded double-digit rebounds in three of the last (435) 817-7702 • [email protected] four games and in five of the last seven. UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL Utah State vs New Mexico Game-By-Game (Last 10) Date 1st 2nd OT Score Mar Tot FG FG Pct 3-PT 3FG FT FT Pct Reb Mar Asst TO B S FL Feb. 9, 2016 (H) 40/32 40/40 - 80-72 +8 25-51/27-59 .490/.458 9-25/7-19 .360/.368 21-28/11-16 .750/.688 33/31 +2 15/15 11/11 6/2 7/4 16/22 Jan. 4, 2017 (H) 37/38 42/37 - 79-75 +4 25-53/28-53 .472/.528 10-22/4-12 .455/.333 19-28/15-20 .679/.750 31/29 +2 19/16 13/15 1/1 9/6 20/20 Jan. 24, 2017 (A) 29/32 32/42 - 61-74 -13 23-51/27-54 .451/.500 6-17/3-12 .353/.250 9-17/17-17 .529/1.000 28/33 -5 9/17 12/10 4/5 4/4 19/19 Jan. 31, 2018 (H) 39/35 50/45 - 89-80 +9 31-55/29-60 .564/.483 13-24/13-28 .542/.464 14-17/9-10 .824/.900 32/25 +7 15/18 13/10 3/3 7/4 12/16 Feb. 14, 2018 (A) 34/36 29/42 - 63-78 -15 20-39/30-65 .513/.462 10-20/11-28 .500/.393 13-17/7-9 .765/.778 29/28 +1 10/18 23/9 2/3 3/12 16/18 March 9, 2018 (N) 25/37 43/46 - 68-83 -15 24-57/28-54 .421/.519 7-24/7-24 .292/.292 13-16/20-25 .813/.800 28/30 -2 13/13 14/13 1/3 4/7 24/17 Jan. 26, 2019 (A) 36/27 32/39 - 68-66 +2 27-55/23-59 .491/.390 9-18/8-24 .500/.333 5-11/12-15 .455/.800 37/32 +5 16/11 13/11 4/5 4/3 17/15 Feb. 20, 2019 (H) 35/32 36/23 - 71-55 +16 26-70/20-50 .371/.400 7-27/7-23 .259/.304 12-17/8-12 .706/.667 42/38 +4 21/10 8/18 6/4 13/5 13/19 March 14, 2019 (N) 39/39 52/44 - 91-83 +8 25-47/28-72 .532/.389 6-13/10-29 .462/.345 35-45/17-21 .778/.810 46/28 +18 19/18 24/10 7/0 6/12 19/29 Feb. 29, 2020 (A) 32/33 32/33 - 64-66 -2 25-53/26-58 .472/.448 7-19/10-24 .368/.417 7-9/4-8 .778/.500 37/27 +10 17/19 17/11 5/3 7/10 13/13

UTAH STATE HIGHS VS UNM (MW ERA) OVERALL STATS FOR CURRENT USU PLAYERS AGAINST NEW MEXICO POINTS No. Name G/GS FG FG% 3FG 3FG% FT FT% Reb/Avg A B S Pts/Avg Sam Merrill 33 Feb. 14, 2018 2 Sean Bairstow 1/0 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1/1.0 1 0 0 4/4.0 5 Sam Merrill 9/9 53-123 .431 28-66 .424 28-31 .903 23/2.6 38 3 12 162/18.0 POINTS (TEAM) 10 Alphonso Anderson 1/0 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1/1.0 1 0 0 6/6.0 91 March 14, 2019 15 Abel Porter 7/4 4-13 .308 3-6 .500 6-9 .667 15/2.1 15 0 6 17/2.4 22 Brock Miller 4/3 10-26 .385 9-22 .409 2-2 1.000 5/1.3 3 0 2 31/7.8 PERCENTAGE 23 Neemias Queta 4/4 27-42 .643 0-0 .000 11-20 .550 42/10.5 9 14 2 65/16.3 .564 31-of-55 Jan. 31, 2018 24 Diogo Brito 8/2 16-39 .410 8-17 .471 13-16 .813 30/3.8 20 3 6 53/6.6 34 Justin Bean 4/1 11-24 .458 0-1 .000 8-10 .800 29/7.3 6 4 7 30/7.5 3-POINT FIELD GOALS Koby McEwen 6-of-8 Jan. 31, 2018 DID YOU KNOW? • Utah State leads the all-time series against the Lobos 26-12, including a 1-1 mark at the MW 3-POINT FIELD GOALS (TEAM) Tournament. A meeting between the two teams would mark the second-straight contest 13 13-of-24 Jan. 31, 2018 in the MW Tournament quarterfinals and the third consecutive year that the teams would have met in the MW Tournament. 3-POINT FIELD GOALS PERCENTAGE .542 13-of-24 Jan. 31, 2018 • The Aggies and Lobos faced each other for 11 straight years from 1951-62. The teams met a single time in Albuquerque during the 1979-80 season, before squaring off in each of the FREE THROWS last seven seasons as members of the Mountain West. Sam Merrill 11-of-12 March 14, 2019 • The team with the lead at the half has gone on to win the game 12 of the last 15 times. FREE THROWS (TEAM) 35-of-45 March 14, 2019 • Senior guard Sam Merrill has scored 30 points seven times in his career, with all of the games happening on the road. Merrill logged 33 points against New Mexico on Valentine’s FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Day in 2018. .867 13-of-15 Jan. 28, 2014 • Merrill tied his career high with seven 3-point buckets against New Mexico on Feb. 14, REBOUNDS 2018. Dwayne Brown Jr. 15 March 14, 2019 • Merrill made his first career start against the Lobos during the 2016-17 season, turning in 13 ASSISTS points, eight assists and three steals. Sam Merrill 9 March 14, 2019 Preston Medlin 9 Jan. 28, 2014 • Sophomore forward Justin Bean recorded the first double-double of his career against New Mexico, logging 14 points and 15 rebounds against the Lobos in the quarterfinals of the STEALS Mountain West Tournament. Diogo Brito 4 Feb. 20, 2019 Grayson Moore 4 Jan. 9, 2016 • Utah State scored a Mountain West series-record 91 points in the second-to-last meeting between the two teams, a 91-83 victory in the Mountain West Tournament Quarterfinals last BLOCKS season. Neemias Queta 6 March 14, 2019

SCORING MARGIN +16 71-55 Feb. 20, 2019

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LAST TIME AGAINST NEW MEXICO LAST TIME VS UNM IN MW TOURANMENT NEW MEXICO HEAD-TO-HEAD New Mexico (26-12) Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Utah State vs New Mexico New Mexico vs Utah State 02/29/20 8:00 pm at Albuquerque, NM (Dreamstyle Arena) 03/14/19 6:00 PM at Las Vegas, Nevada (Thomas & Mack Center) H 15-2; A 10-9; N 1-1 New Mexico 83 • 14-18 Utah State 64 • 23-8, 12-6 MW 1951-1952 W 68-51 1960-1961 H W 108-78 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 35 Carlton Bragg f 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 5 4 1 2 0 0 13 1951-1952 W 62-58 1961-1962 H W 76-64 34 f BEAN, Justin 3-6 0-1 0-0 2 4 6 2 6 3 3 1 3 30 02 Vance Jackson g 9-18 4-8 3-4 0 4 4 5 25 5 3 0 2 35 23 QUETA, Neemias c 8-12 0-0 2-3 5 9 14 3 18 1 8 2 0 35 10 Makuach Maluach g 1-9 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 3 2 3 1 0 2 29 1952-1953 W 76-70 1961-1962 A W 88-77 05 MERRILL, Sam g 6-16 4-12 2-2 011318201235 14 Dane Kuiper g 2-7 1-5 2-2 2 2 4 1 7 1 0 0 0 24 15 PORTER, Abel g 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 2 3 0 2 27 32 Anthony Mathis g 4-13 3-10 3-3 000314300537 24 BRITO, Diogo g 1-7 1-3 3-4 0 5 5 2 6 7 3 1 0 37 01 Corey Manigault 4-11 0-0 8-9 2 3 5 4 16 1 0 0 0 21 1952-1953 L 91-99 12/29/79 A W 117-83 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 6 03 Keith McGee 2-6 1-3 0-0 2352 5220314 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 3-4 0-0 0-0 0111 61000 9 04 Tavian Percy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 1953-1954 L 74-97 01/28/14 H L 78-65 22 MILLER, Brock 2-4 2-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 21 15 Vladimir Pinchuk 1-1 0-0 0-1 0112 2100010 Team 4 0 4 22 DRINNON, Drue 3-4 1-1 1-2 0 2 2 2 8 1 2 0 0 17 1953-1954 W 65-55 02/25/14 A L 67-58 Totals 25-53 7-19 7-9 12 25 37 13 64 17 17 5 7 200 Team 4041 Totals 28-72 10-29 17-21 11 17 28 29 83 18 10 0 12 200 FG % 1st Half: 14-28 50.0% 2nd half: 11-25 44.0% Game: 25-53 47.2% Deadball 1954-1955 W 89-63 01/10/15 H L 60-66 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 7-19 36.8% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 14-35 40.0% 2nd half: 14-37 37.8% Game: 28-72 38.9% Deadball Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0 2nd half: 5-7 71.4% Game: 7-9 77.8% 0,1 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd half: 7-17 41.2% Game: 10-29 34.5% FT % 1st Half: 8-11 72.7% 2nd half: 9-10 90.0% Game: 17-21 81.0% 2 1954-1955 W 79-68 02/07/15 A W 63-60 New Mexico 66 • 18-13, 7-11 MW Utah State 91 • 26-6 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 1955-1956 W 75-62 01/09/16 A L 59-77 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 Corey Manigault f 7-15 1-2 1-1 011416030124 10 TAYLOR, Quinn f 2-4 0-1 0-0 2 6 8 4 4 1 1 0 0 16 1955-1956 L 63-74 02/09/16 H W 80-72 02 Vance Jackson g 6-12 3-8 2-2 2 2 4 1 17 2 3 1 3 37 23 QUETA, Neemias c 5-9 0-0 6-11 1 5 6 4 16 2 2 6 1 35 05 Jaquan Lyle g 3-13 2-8 0-0 1343 81031240 05 MERRILL, Sam g 5-9 2-4 11-12 044423910135 10 Makuach Maluach g 3-7 3-4 1-3 1 4 5 1 10 3 0 1 1 31 15 PORTER, Abel g 1-2 0-1 6-7 0 3 3 3 8 4 6 0 1 37 1956-1957 W 84-73 01/04/17 H W 79-75 30 Kurt Wegscheider g 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 0 0 1 1 0 1 20 22 MILLER, Brock g 2-5 2-5 0-0 1 0 1 1 6 0 3 0 1 22 00 Zane Martin 5-9 0-1 0-2 1 2 3 4 10 2 1 0 2 30 02 BROWN JR., Dwayne 2-4 0-0 2-3 1 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 5 1956-1957 W 69-61 01/24/17 A L 61-74 03 Keith McGee 2-2 1-1 0-0 0000 5000011 12 BEAN, Justin 3-7 0-0 8-10 3 12 15 1 14 251122 14 Vante Hendrix 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 24 BRITO, Diogo 5-7 2-2 2-2 1 2 3 2 14 1 5 0 1 28 Team 3 2 5 1 1957-1958 H W 60-46 01/31/18 H W 89-80 33 Jordan Arroyo 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 00000 2 Team 3 2 5 Totals 25-47 6-13 35-45 12 34 46 19 91 19 24 7 6 200 Totals 26-58 10-24 4-8 9 18 27 13 66 19 11 3 10 200 FG % 1st Half: 11-23 47.8% 2nd half: 14-24 58.3% Game: 25-47 53.2% Deadball 1957-1958 A W 78-68 02/14/18 A L 63-78 3FG % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 6-13 46.2% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 2nd half: 13-29 44.8% Game: 26-58 44.8% Deadball FT % 1st Half: 15-19 78.9% 2nd half: 20-26 76.9% Game: 35-45 77.8% 3,1 3FG % 1st Half: 6-11 54.5% 2nd half: 4-13 30.8% Game: 10-24 41.7% Rebounds 1958-1959 A W 81-72 03/09/18 N L 68-83 FT % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd half: 3-4 75.0% Game: 4-8 50.0% 1 Officials: Eric Curry, Bob Staffen, Tom O'Neill Technical fouls: New Mexico-TEAM. Utah State-None. Officials: Shawn Lehigh,Mike Scyphers,David Hall Attendance: 1958-1959 H W 93-72 01/26/19 A W 68-66 Technical fouls: Utah State-None. New Mexico-None. 2019 Air Force Reserve Mountain West Men's Championships Attendance: 11215 Quarterfinal Game Three Winner advances to Friday's semifinal game at 8:30 pm 1959-1960 H W 86-59 02/20/19 H W 71-55 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Utah State 32 32 64 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench USU 32 16 11 6 16 New Mexico 39 44 83 1959-1960 A W 103-72 03/14/19 N W 91-83 New Mexico 33 33 66 NM 32 22 15 10 31 UNM 26 25 10 11 15 Utah State 39 52 91 USU 36 8 12 8 34

Last FG - USU 2nd-01:58, UNM 2nd-00:21. Score tied - 7 times. Last FG - NM 2nd-03:24, USU 2nd-00:52. Score tied - 16 times. 1960-1961 A L 68-75 02/29/20 A L 64-66 Largest lead - USU by 14 2nd-11:46, UNM by 5 1st-18:08. Lead changed - 10 times. Largest lead - NM by 8 2nd-15:10, USU by 8 2nd-00:37. Lead changed - 19 times. USU led for 27:28. UNM led for 10:13. Game was tied for 02:19. NM led for 18:57. USU led for 14:44. Game was tied for 06:19. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Utah State’s men’s basketball team LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Mountain West Player of the Year Sam Merrill re- TEAM COMPARISON closed out the regular season with a 66-64 loss to New Mexi- corded 23 points and nine assists, helping Utah State rally for a 91-83 co in front of a raucous crowd Saturday night at Dreamstyle victory over New Mexico in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Utah State New Mexico Arena - The Pit. Tournament on Thursday night at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center. 23-8, 12-6 MW 2019-20 Record 18-13, 7-11 MW 76.7 Points Scored 76.8 Despite the loss, the Aggies (23-8, 12-6 Mountain West) Freshman Neemias Queta added 16 points and six rebounds for the 63.6 Points Allowed 75.5 Aggies (26-6), who won for the 15th time in their last 16 outings. earned the No. 2 seed for the upcoming MW Champion- +13.1 Scoring Margin +1.3 ships, which will be held March 4-7 at the Thomas & Mack Utah State overcame a season-high 24 turnovers, which led to 22 .456 FG % .470 Center in Las Vegas, Nev. points by the Lobos (14-18). .393 Def FG % .450

.332 3-pt % .331 Utah State will play the winner of the seventh-seeded Lo- Junior guard Diogo Brioto and redshirt freshman forward Justin Bean bos (18-13, 7-11 MW) and 10th-seeded San Jose State in the .311 Def. 3-pt % .351 each added 14 points off the bench for the Aggies, who shot 53.2 .773 Free Throw % .716 quarterfinals of the tourney on Thursday, at 7 p.m. (MT). percent from the field (25-of-47), including 46.2 percent from 3-point 11.1 Off. Rebs 9.4 range (6-of-13), and 77.8 percent from the free throw line (35-of-45). Senior guard Sam Merrill and sophomore center Neemias 40.9 Total Rebs. 35.0 Queta scored 18 points apiece to lead Utah State against New Mexico led 78-76 with 3:24 to go after Anthony Mathis hit a +9.5 Reb. Margin -0.8 New Mexico on Saturday. Queta finished with a double-dou- 3-pointer, but sophomore guard Abel Porter gave the Aggies the 16.6 Assists 15.0 ble as he also grabbed a game-best 14 rebounds. lead for good when he converted an old fashioned three-point play 12.4 Turnovers 14.4 with 3:14 to go. 6.3 Steals 8.0 The Aggies led 52-38 with 11:46 to go in the second half, but 3.2 Blocks 2.9 the Lobos ended the contest on a 28-12 run. Vance Jackson Porter ignited a game-changing 12-2 run for the Aggies. 15.8 Fouls 15.4 led the hosts on Senior Night with 17 points, while Corey Man- igualt added 16 points. New Mexico got 25 points from Vance Jackson, 16 from Corey Man- igualt and 14 from Anthony Mathis. The Lobos shot just 38.9 percent INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Senior guard Diogo Brito scored four straight points for the from the field (28-of-72), including 34.5 percent from 3-point range Sam Merrill (18.8) Pts JaQuan Lyle (15.0) visitors to put the Aggies up 63-59 with less than two minutes (10-of-29), and 81.0 percent from the free throw line (17-of-21). to go. Brito finished with six points and handed out a game- Justin Bean (10.3) Rebs Carlton Bragg (10.3) The Aggies dominated the boards, outrebounding New Mexico best seven assists. Sam Merrill (4.0) Asst JJ Caldwell (5.7) 46-28. Bean grabbed a career-high 15 boards, while senior forward Diogo Brito (1.5) Stl JJ Caldwell (2.2) Quinn Taylor pulled down eight. A 7-0 run by New Mexico gave the hosts the lead back for Justin Bean (1.5) good. Utah State improved to 21-20 all-time in first-round/quarterfinal Neemias Queta (1.5) Blk Carlton Bragg (1.5) games and 44-32 all-time in conference tournament games. Utah State committed 17 turnovers, which New Mexico USU VS THE MOUNTAIN WEST turned into 23 points on the other end. The Lobos led 33-32 USU enjoyed a 36-32 advantage in points in the paint and tallied a Air Force 19-6 (.760) at halftime. total of seven blocks, marking the 15th time this season the Aggies have blocked at least five shots in a game. Boise State 34-16 (.681) USU shot 47.2 percent from the field (25-of-53), including 36.8 Colorado State 62-39 (.598) percent from 3-point range (7-of-19). The Aggies, who outre- Fresno State 38-25 (.593) bounded the Lobos 37-27, shot 77.8 percent from the charity Nevada 37-23 (.616) stripe (7-of-9). New Mexico 26-12 (.707) San Diego State 5-17 (.294) New Mexico shot 44.8 percent from the field (26-of-58), in- San José State 64-22 (.732) cluding 41.7 percent from downtown (10-of-24), and 50.0 UNLV 9-33 (.195) percent from the free throw line (4-of-8). Wyoming 31-51 (.346) Total 325-239 (.576)

Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 • 3 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL Utah State vs San José State Game-By-Game (Last 10) Date 1st 2nd OT Score Mar Tot FG FG Pct 3-PT 3FG FT FT Pct Reb Mar Asst TO B S FL Dec. 30, 2015 (A) 45/31 35/40 - 80-71 +9 26-55/24-57 .473/.421 11-20/9-23 .550/.391 17-25/14-23 .680/.609 34/39 -5 20/18 8/11 5/4 6/2 21/19 Feb. 27, 2016 (H) 43/36 45/34 - 88-70 +18 27-49/23-58 .551/.397 10-17/7-25 .588/.280 24-39/17-28 .615/.607 42/31 +11 20/15 17/15 1/4 11/11 25/25 Feb. 22, 2017 (A) 43/35 38/40 - 81-75 +6 28-51/28-61 .549/.459 6-17/12-21 .353/.571 19-20/7-10 .950/.700 31/26 +5 17/21 13/11 1/3 6/8 14/16 Mar. 8, 2017 (N) 31/31 59/33 - 90-64 +26 33-58/18-52 .569/.346 10-17/7-19 .588/.368 14-20/21-27 .700/.778 34/33 +1 22/11 11/14 1/4 7/5 21/21 Dec. 27, 2017 (H) 44/28 42/44 - 86-72 +14 33-70/25-50 .471/.500 12-33/11-19 .364/.579 8-10/11-13 .800/.846 23/40 -17 23/16 4/23 4/3 13/0 17/13 Feb. 28, 2018 (A) 37/37 25/27 - 62-64 -2 23-63/25-54 .365/.463 12-43/5-14 .279/.357 4-5/9-15 .800/.600 32/37 -5 15/9 8/10 5/4 3/3 16/13 Jan. 16, 2019 (A) 41/35 40/28 - 81-63 +18 28-62/21-47 .452/.447 11-27/12-24 .407/.500 14-15/9-18 .933/.500 33/31 +2 17/15 9/22 1/2 13/3 14/15 Jan. 30, 2019 (H) 51/33 52/40 - 103-73 +30 35-72/25-55 .486/.455 11-37/5-14 .297/.357 22-24/18-27 .917/.667 38/35 +3 28/16 8/17 6/1 8/4 22/21 Dec. 4, 2019 (A) 36/33 35/26 - 71-59 +12 28-66/21-49 .424/.429 4-17/8-21 .235/.381 11-20/9-15 .550/.600 42/34 +8 9/14 7/15 3/9 10/2 17/16 Feb. 25, 2020 (H) 51/14 43/42 - 94-56 +38 35-72/19-67 .486/.284 10-21/12-39 .476/.308 14-21/6-8 .667/.750 58/31 +17 22/10 13/15 1/1 7/7 10/14

UTAH STATE HIGHS VS SJSU (MW ERA) OVERALL STATS FOR CURRENT USU PLAYERS AGAINST SAN JOSÉ STATE POINTS No. Name G-GS FG FG% 3FG 3FG% FT FT% Reb/Avg A B S Pts/Avg Sam Merrill 29 Jan. 30, 2019 2 Sean Bairstow 2-0 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 1/0.5 4 0 0 3/1.5 5 Sam Merrill 8-8 54-100 .540 26-57 .456 18-22 .819 27/3.4 47 0 18 150/18.8 POINTS (TEAM) 10 Alphonso Anderson 2-0 9-20 .450 3-5 .600 2-7 .286 10/5.0 1 0 1 23/11.5 103 Jan. 30, 2019 15 Abel Porter 5-3 3-12 .250 2-7 .286 12-16 .750 13/2.6 10 0 5 20/4.0 22 Brock Miller 4-3 14-38 .368 9-30 .300 3-3 1.000 14/3.5 6 1 2 40/10.0 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 23 Neemias Queta 3-3 19-36 .528 0-0 .000 10-11 .909 30/10.0 4 4 3 48/16.0 .569 33-of-58 March 8, 2017 24 Diogo Brito 8-2 21-47 .447 9-26 .346 8-11 .727 25/3.1 24 0 12 59/7.4 32 Trevin Dorius 2-1 4-6 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 4/2.0 0 1 0 8/4.0 3-POINT FIELD GOALS 34 Justin Bean 4-2 19-33 .576 0-2 .000 4-5 .800 34/8.5 5 3 9 42/10.5 Sam Merrill 7-of-12 Feb. 28, 2018 52 Kuba Karwowski 1-0 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 1/1.0 0 0 1 2/2.0

3-POINT FIELD GOALS (TEAM) DID YOU KNOW? 12 12-of-43 Feb. 28, 2018 • Utah State leads the all-time series against San José State 64-22, including a 1-0 mark at 12-of-33 Dec. 27, 2017 the MW Tournament. The two teams met in the opening round in 2017, where Utah State posted a 90-64 victory. 3-POINT FIELD GOALS PERCENTAGE .714 10-of-14 Jan. 4, 2014 • Utah State and San José State have met in a conference tournament 10 times in school history, with the Aggies carrying a 6-4 advantage. FREE THROWS Koby McEwen 10-of-11 Feb. 22, 2017 • Utah State has won all but one game against San José State since joining the Mountain West. FREE THROWS (TEAM) 24-of-39 Feb. 27, 2016 • In the last game between the two schools, Utah State opened on a 19-0 run, the largest such run since the Aggies opened with a 22-0 run against Fresno State on March 1, 2010. FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .950 19-of-20 Feb. 22, 2017 • In the game against the Spartans on Feb. 28, 2018, Utah State attempted a school- and Mountain West-record 43 3-point baskets. REBOUNDS Jarred Shaw 17 March 1, 2014 • Utah State has had at least one 20-point scorer in 12 of the last 14 contests. Sophomore center Neemias Queta is the latest Aggie to log 20 points, turning in a double-double effort ASSISTS of 23 points and 10 rebounds against the Spartans on Feb. 25, 2020. Sam Merrill 10 March 8, 2017 • Senior guard Sam Merrill has had three 20-point games against San José State, scoring 22 STEALS on Feb. 22, 2017, 26 on Feb. 28, 2018, and 29 on Jan. 30, 2019. Overall, Merrill is averaging Sam Merrill 5 Jan. 16, 2019 18.8 points per game against the Spartans during his career and averaging close to six as- Diogo Brito 5 Dec. 27, 2017 sists per game.

BLOCKS • Merrill recorded his first career double-double against San José State, posting 11 points Neemias Queta 3 Jan. 30, 2019 and 10 assists in the first round of the MW Tournament on March 8, 2017. Quinn Taylor 3 Feb. 28, 2018 Jalen Moore 3 Dec. 31, 2014

SCORING MARGIN +38 94-56 Feb. 25, 2020

REBOUNDING MARGIN +27 58-31 Feb. 25, 2020 ®

4 • Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL LAST TIME AGAINST SAN JOSÉ STATE LAST TIME VS SJSU AT THE MW TOURNAMENT SAN JOSÉ STATE HEAD-TO-HEAD (LAST 40)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics San José State (64-22) San Jose State vs Utah State Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics 02/25/20 9 p.m. at Logan, Utah (Dee Glen Smith Spectrum) San Jose St. vs Utah State H 36-4; A 22-14; N: 6-4 01/30/19 7 p.m. at Logan, Utah (Dee Glen Smith Spectrum) San Jose State 56 • 7-22, 3-14 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds San Jose St. 73 • 3-17, 0-8 MW 01/05/94 H W 57-48 01/27/11 A W 84-65 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 12 LANE, Eduardo f 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 12 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02/24/94 A W 67-64 03/11/11 N W 58-54 02 IVEY, Brae g 2-5 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 2 5 2 0 0 0 23 11 ANIGWE, Christian f 3-6 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4 6 0 1 0 0 22 10 MOORE, Omari g 5-9 2-4 0-0 2 0 2 0 12 1 4 0 4 23 25 LeCESNE, Craig f 1-9 0-2 0-0 2 7 9 2 2 3 4 0 1 23 01/05/95 A W 71-62 01/28/12 H W 82-65 13 KNIGHT, Seneca g 3-13 3-9 4-5 0 6 6 1 13 5 2 0 1 39 41 CHASTAIN, Ashtin c 2-4 0-0 4-4 1 1 2 3 8 2 4 0 0 22 22 WASHINGTON, Richard g 4-15 4-11 0-0 2 5 7 2 12 1 4 1 1 30 20 BAUMANN, Noah g 4-8 2-3 5-7 0 3 3 2 15 2 2 0 1 27 03/02/95 H W 89-69 03/01/12 A W 71-61 01 SIMMONS, Caleb 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 23 KNIGHT, Seneca g 2-4 1-1 1-5 2 4 6 1 6 1 2 0 0 29 04 CHAPPELL, Zach 0-6 0-4 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 14 01 STEADMAN, Michael 9-15 0-2 2-3 2 4 6 2 20 2 1 1 1 36 11 ANIGWE, Christian 1-5 1-1 1-2 1 3 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 22 02 IVEY, Brae 2-6 1-4 4-6 0 1 1 4 9 5 0 0 0 22 01/15/96 H W 60-58* 01/11/13 H W 66-60 35 AGEE, Ralph 2-7 1-4 1-1 0 4 4 2 6 0 1 0 0 15 04 CHAPPELL, Zach 2-3 1-2 2-2 0 2 2 3 7 1 1 0 1 19 Team 4 1 5 2 44 SMITH, Trey 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 02/08/96 A L 65-68 02/08/13 A W 63-36 Team 1 2 3 Totals 25-55 5-14 18-27 11 24 35 21 73 16 17 1 4 200 Totals 19-67 12-39 6-8 7 24 31 14 56 10 15 1 7 200 FG % 1st Half: 11-27 40.7% 2nd half: 14-28 50.0% Game: 25-55 45.5% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 5-14 35.7% Rebounds 03/10/96 N L 75-76* 01/04/14 H W 86-67 FG % 1st Half: 5-29 17.2% 2nd half: 14-38 36.8% Game: 19-67 28.4% Deadball FT % 1st Half: 8-12 66.7% 2nd half: 10-15 66.7% Game: 18-27 66.7% 4 3FG % 1st Half: 3-20 15.0% 2nd half: 9-19 47.4% Game: 12-39 30.8% Rebounds 1 01/05/06 A W 67-56 03/01/14 A W 75-58 FT % 1st Half: 1-1 100.0 2nd half: 5-7 71.4% Game: 6-8 75.0% Utah State 103 • 16-5, 6-2 MW Utah State 94 • 23-7, 12-5 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 03/04/06 H W 61-58 12/31/14 H W 61-33 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 TAYLOR, Quinn f 3-4 0-1 2-2 4 4 8 4 8 9 1 2 1 25 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 QUETA, Neemias c 5-11 0-0 1-1 2 9 11 1 11 2 1 3 1 26 03/09/06 N W 76-69 02/18/15 A W 76-54 34 BEAN, Justin f 6-9 0-0 0-0 5 8 13 2 12 1 1 1 2 26 05 MERRILL, Sam g 8-13 5-9 8-9 0 2 2 3 29 8 1 0 2 30 23 QUETA, Neemias c 9-16 0-0 5-6 3 7 10 0 23 2 3 0 1 22 15 PORTER, Abel g 2-3 1-2 3-4 0 2 2 2 8 3 0 0 2 22 05 MERRILL, Sam g 5-12 4-10 4-4 0 1 1 2 18 7 1 0 0 28 01/20/07 A W 57-56 12/30/15 A W 80-71 22 MILLER, Brock g 4-15 3-14 3-3 2 1 3 2 14 2 2 1 0 27 15 PORTER, Abel g 1-3 1-3 3-4 0 6 6 2 6 2 0 0 0 20 01 KNIGHT, Tauriawn 4-7 0-1 3-3 1 0 1 3 11 2 1 0 0 18 24 BRITO, Diogo g 2-5 1-3 1-2 0 5 5 1 6 5 1 0 2 28 02 BROWN JR., Dwayne 1-1 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 8 02/03/07 H W 66-57 2/27/16 H W 88-70 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 1-4 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 4 3 0 0 15 12 BEAN, Justin 4-8 0-2 0-0 2 2 4 3 8 1 1 0 1 18 04 GROOTFAAM, Roche 2-7 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 4 0 1 0 1 10 21 FAKIRA, Ben 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 02/09/08 H W 78-73 02/22/17 A W 81-75 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 4-9 2-2 1-4 4 3 7 1 11 1 2 0 0 18 24 BRITO, Diogo 2-7 1-6 0-0 1 1 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 20 22 MILLER, Brock 2-3 2-2 0-0 0 6 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 23 30 JOHNSON, Alek 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 02/18/08 A L 70-67 03/08/17 N W 90-64 32 DORIUS, Trevin 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 4 Team 0 1 1 52 KARWOWSKI, Kuba 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 6 Totals 35-72 11-37 22-24 14 24 38 22 103 28 8 6 8 200 Team 2 2 4 03/13/08 N W 85-65 12/27/17 H W 86-72 Totals 35-72 10-21 14-21 16 42 58 10 94 22 13 1 7 200 FG % 1st Half: 20-36 55.6% 2nd half: 15-36 41.7% Game: 35-72 48.6% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 7-19 36.8% 2nd half: 4-18 22.2% Game: 11-37 29.7% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 18-36 50.0% 2nd half: 17-36 47.2% Game: 35-72 48.6% Deadball FT % 1st Half: 4-4 100.0 2nd half: 18-20 90.0% Game: 22-24 91.7% 1 01/22/09 A W 62-58 02/28/18 A L 62-64 3FG % 1st Half: 8-16 50.0% 2nd half: 2-5 40.0% Game: 10-21 47.6% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5% 2nd half: 7-13 53.8% Game: 14-21 66.7% 4 Officials: Gregory Nixon, Kelly Pfeifer, Chad Shepherd Technical fouls: San Jose St.-ANIGWE, Christian; CHASTAIN, Ashtin. Utah 03/07/09 H W 89-77 01/16/19 A W 81-63 Officials: Randy McCall, Verne Harris, Kevin Brill State-None. Technical fouls: San Jose State-None. Utah State-None. Attendance: 6599 Attendance: 8925 01/30/10 H W 77-58 01/30/19 H W 103-73 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast San Jose St. 33 40 73 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench SJSU 38 9 10 0 36 San Jose State 14 42 56 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Utah State 51 52 103 02/13/10 A W 81-65 12/04/19 A W 71-59 SJSU 12 7 2 7 12 USU 42 24 15 21 33 Utah State 51 43 94 USU 50 15 24 13 29 Last FG - SJSU 2nd-01:11, USU 2nd-00:15. Score tied - 2 times. 12/31/10 H W 80-71 02/25/20 H W 94-56 Last FG - SJSU 2nd-00:07, USU 2nd-00:52. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - SJSU by 3 1st-19:35, USU by 31 2nd-05:40. Lead changed - 5 times. Largest lead - SJSU None, USU by 43 2nd-01:45. Lead changed - 0 times. SJSU led for 01:39. USU led for 36:57. Game was tied for 01:12. SJSU led for 00:00. USU led for 39:39. Game was tied for 00:21. LOGAN, Utah – Utah State’s men’s basketball team stretched its win- LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Freshman guard Koby McEwen scored 22 of TEAM COMPARISON ning streak to six in a row as the Aggies rolled to a 94-56 Senior Night his team-best 27 points in the second half, powering Utah State victory over San José State on Tuesday inside the Dee Glen Smith to a 90-64 victory over San José State in the first round of the Utah State San José State Spectrum. Mountain West Championships on Wednesday. 23-8, 12-6 MW 2019-20 Record 7-23, 3-15 MW 76.7 Points Scored 70.0 Utah State (23-7, 12-5 Mountain West) honored its three seniors, McEwen added four rebounds and four assists and tied Aggie 63.6 Points Allowed 81.5 guards Sam Merrill and Diogo Brito, and forward Roche Grootfaam, All-American Jaycee Carroll with his seventh 20-plus point per- +13.1 Scoring Margin -11.4 along with junior guard Abel Porter, prior to the game. Those four Ag- formance of the season as a freshman. Senior wing followed .456 FG % .389 gies combined for 34 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists. with 19 points and added seven rebounds and four assists. .393 Def FG % .475 Freshman guard Sam Merrill and junior guard Julion Pearre .332 3-pt % .300 USU sophomore center Neemias Queta led all scorers in the game rounded out those in double figures for the Aggies with 11 with a season-high 23 points, to go along with 10 rebounds for his third apiece. Merrill led Utah State with eight assists and tied a career .311 Def. 3-pt % .360 double-double of the year. Sophomore forward Justin Bean notched high with three steals. .773 Free Throw % .717 his 15th double-double of the season with 12 points and 13 rebounds. 11.1 Off. Rebs 9.7 McEwen’s 27 points were the most by a Utah State player in 40.9 Total Rebs. 34.7 In the final home game of his illustrious Aggie career, Merrill had a postseason game since Tony Brown had 29 points against +9.5 Reb. Margin -5.9 18 points, seven assists and one . Porter had six points, six Pacific in the semifinals of the 2002 Big West Tournament. The 16.6 Assists 13.0 rebounds and two assists, while Brito chipped in six points, five re- total also surpassed Carroll’s freshman scoring mark of 22 in the 12.4 Turnovers 13.8 bounds, five assists and two steals. championship game of the 2005 Big West Tournament, also 6.3 Steals 6.2 against Pacific. 3.2 Blocks 3.3 The only other Aggie to score in double figures was junior forward 15.8 Fouls 18.5 Alphonso Anderson, who had 11 points and seven rebounds in 18 San José State was led in scoring by Ryan Welage with 14, fol- minutes off the bench. lowed by E.J. Boyce with 11. Brandon Clarke led the Spartans on the glass with 13 rebounds. INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Seneca Knight, coming off a career-high 37-point outing at Colorado Sam Merrill (18.8) Pts Seneca Knight (16.9) State last Saturday, was held to 13 points on Saturday against USU. Utah State finished the game shooting 55.9 percent (33-of-59) Omari Moore and Richard Washington chipped in 12 points apiece from the floor, 58.8 percent (10-of-17) from behind the 3-point Justin Bean (10.3) Rebs Seneca Knight (5.8) for the Spartans (7-22, 3-14 MW), who lost their seventh in a row. line and 70.0 percent (14-of-20) at the free throw line. San José Sam Merrill (4.0) Asst Brae Ivey (2.5) State shot 35.3 percent (18-of-51) from the floor, 36.8 percent (7- Diogo Brito (1.5) Stl Brae Ivey (1.2) The Aggies’ 19-0 start to the game was their best since March 1, 2010, of-19) from behind the 3-point line and 77.8 percent (21-of-27) Justin Bean (1.5) when they led 22-0 against Fresno State. at the free throw line. Neemias Queta (1.5) Blk Christian Anigwe (1.1)

Utah State, which led 51-14 at halftime, shot 48.6 percent from the USU VS THE MOUNTAIN WEST field (35-of-72), including 47.6 percent from 3-point range (10-of-21). The Aggies, who had 22 assists on 35 baskets, made 66.7 percent Air Force 19-6 (.760) of their free throws (14-of-21). SJSU was cold all night long, shooting Boise State 34-16 (.681) just 28.4 percent from the field (19-of-67), including 30.8 percent from Colorado State 62-39 (.598) beyond the arc (12-of-39). The Spartans made 75.0 percent of their Fresno State 38-25 (.593) foul shots (6-of-8). Nevada 37-23 (.616) New Mexico 26-12 (.707) Utah State owned the paint and the glass, outscoring San José State San Diego State 5-17 (.294) 50-12 down low, and nearly doubling the Spartans on the boards (58- San José State 64-22 (.732) 31). The Aggies, who led by as many as 43 on the night, also scored UNLV 9-33 (.195) 24 second-chance points. Wyoming 31-51 (.346) Total 325-239 (.576)

Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 • 5 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL OVERALL STATS FOR CURRENT USU PLAYERS IN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS No. Name G-GS FG FG% 3FG 3FG% FT FT% Reb/Avg A B S Pts/Avg 5 Sam Merrill 8-8 46-94 .489 19-49 .388 34-38 .895 36/4.5 40 0 9 145/18.1 15 Abel Porter 4-3 9-15 .600 5-8 .625 6-7 .857 5/1.3 9 0 3 29/7.3 22 Brock Miller 3-3 8-19 .421 6-15 .400 0-0 .000 4/1.3 3 0 3 22/7.3 23 Neemias Queta 3-3 14-26 .538 0-0 .000 15-22 .682 27/9.0 7 9 1 43/14.3 24 Diogo Brito 8-0 19-42 .452 7-15 .467 3-8 .375 20/2.5 10 2 3 48/6.0 34 Justin Bean 3-0 6-18 .333 0-2 .000 9-12 .750 22/7.3 5 1 4 21/7.0 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT NOTABLES • USU has been the No. 2 seed heading into a conference tournament eight times in school history and is 16-4 overall as the second seed.

• Last season, Utah State captured the tournament title as the No. 2 seed, posting victories over New Mexico (91-83), Fresno State (85-60) and San Diego State (64-57).

• All-time, the second seed has the best winning percentage in the history of the Mountain West Tournament, as the No. 2 seed has compiled an overall mark of 39-10.

• The No. 2 seed has played in the championship game of the MW Tournament in five of the last six years, winning the tournament three times.

• In fact, the No. 2 seed has appeared in the championship game of the MW in 10 of the last 13 years, winning the title eight times.

• In last year’s tournament, senior guard Diogo Brito shot 55.6 percent (15-of-27) from the floor and 60.0 percent (6-of-10) from behind the 3-point l ine.

• Junior guard Abel Porter also had one of his best three-game stretches during the 2019 MW Tournament, shooting 60.0 percent (9-of-15) from the floor and 62.5 percent (5-of-8) from behind the 3-point line.

• Sophomore center Neemias Queta averaged a near double-double during the 2019 tournament, earning MW all-tournament team honors after scoring 14.3 points per game and pulling down 9.0 rebounds per game.

• Senior guard Sam Merrill was named the 2019 MW Tournament MVP after averaging 23.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game.

• Utah State will be looking for its first back-to-back tournament championships since the 1999-2000 and 2000-01 seasons. The Aggies will also be looking to become the first team in the MW to capture back-to-back tournament championships since New Mexico accomplished the feat in 2013 and 2014.

UTAH STATE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT HISTORY ALL-TIME RECORD IN MW TOURNAMENT (8-5) 2007 SF (#4) Nevada W 79-77 1996 SF (#4) Long Beach State W 86-73 2019 CG (#2) San Diego State W 64-57 2007 QF (#4) Hawai’i W 73-70 1996 QF (#4) Nevada W 70-65 2019 SF (#2) Fresno State W 85-60 2006 CG (#2) Nevada L-OT 63-70 1995 QF (#1) UC Irvine L 72-76 2019 QF (#2) New Mexico W 91-83 2006 SF (#2) Louisiana Tech W 68-64 1994 QF (#2) UC Irvine L 68-78 2018 SF (#7) New Mexico L 68-83 2006 QF (#2) San José State W 76-69 1993 QF (#7) UNLV L 86-104 2018 QF (#7) Boise State W 78-75 1992 QF (#5) Pacific L 69-86 2018 (#7) Colorado State W 76-65 ALL-TIME RECORD IN BIG WEST TOURNAMENT (26-21) 1991 QF (#4) UC Santa Barbara L 76-80 2017 QF (#8) Nevada L 69-83 2005 CG (#2) Pacific W 65-52 1990 QF (#5) Long Beach State L 68-86 2017 (#8) San José State W 90-64 2005 SF (#2) CS Fullerton W 84-77 1989 QF (#5) CS Fullerton L-OT 86-87 2016 QF (#9) San Diego State L 65-71 2004 SF (#1) CS Northridge L 62-63 1988 CG (#2) UC Irvine W 86-79 2016 (#9) Wyoming W 88-70 2003 CG (#3) Cal Poly W 57-54 1988 SF (#2) UC Santa Barbara W 73-66 2015 QF (#5) Wyoming L 65-67 2003 SF (#3) UC Irvine W 62-55 1988 QF (#2) San José State W 80-72 2014 QF (#8) San Diego St. L 39-73 2003 QF (#3) CS Fullerton W-OT 89-83 1987 QF (#7) UC Santa Barbara L 79-87 2014 (#8) Colorado State W 73-69 2002 CG (#1) UC Santa Barbara L 56-60 1986 QF (#6) New Mexico State L 71-74 2002 SF (#1) Pacific W 69-65 1985 QF (#4) San José State L 66-80 ALL-TIME RECORD IN WAC TOURNAMENT (12-6) 2002 QF (#1) Idaho W 61-41 1984 SF (#4) UNLV L 78-91 2013 QF (#5) UT Arlington L 78-83 2001 CG (#2) Pacific W 50-38 1984 QF (#4) New Mexico State W 79-77 2012 QF (#4) Louisiana Tech L 70-72 2001 SF (#2) Boise State W 67-48 1983 QF (#3) San José State L 66-80 2011 CG (#1) Boise State W 77-69 2001 QF (#2) CS Fullerton W 74-43 1982 QF (#7) UC Irvine L 64-90 2011 SF (#1) San José State W 58-54 2000 CG (#1) New Mexico St. W 71-66 1981 SF (#5) Fresno State L 57-71 2010 CG (#1) New Mexico State L 63-69 2000 SF (#1) Nevada W 69-64 1981 QF (#5) UC Irvine W 93-90 2010 SF (#1) Louisiana Tech W 85-55 2000 QF (#1) Pacific W 64-41 1980 QF (#1) San José State L 68-94 2010 QF (#1) Boise State W 84-60 1999 QF (#4) UC Santa Barbara L 74-75 1979 CG (#2) Pacific L 73-82 2009 CG (#1) Nevada W 72-62 1998 CG (#1) Pacific W 78-63 1979 SF (#2) Fresno State W 81-74 2009 SF (#1) New Mexico State W 71-70 1998 SF (#1) CS Fullerton W 65-56 1979 QF (#2) San José State W 85-78 2009 QF (#1) Fresno State W 85-68 1998 QF (#1) Long Beach State W 69-61 Overall: 46-32 2008 SF (#1) Boise State L 78-88 1997 SF (#2) Pacific L 54-71 2008 QF (#1) San José State W 81-65 1997 QF (#2) UC Santa Barbara W 81-66 2007 CG (#4) New Mexico State L 70-72 1996 CG (#4) San José State L 75-76

6 • Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL 2019 MW TOURNAMENT QF 2019 MW TOURNAMENT SF 2019 MW TOURNAMENT FINALS

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics New Mexico vs Utah State Fresno State vs Utah State San Diego State vs Utah State 03/14/19 6:00 PM at Las Vegas, Nevada (Thomas & Mack Center) 03/15/19 8:30 PM at Las Vegas, Nevada (Thomas & Mack Center) 03/16/19 3:00 PM at Las Vegas, Nevada (Thomas & Mack Center)

New Mexico 83 • 14-18 Fresno State 60 • 23-9 San Diego State 57 • 21-13 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 35 Carlton Bragg f 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 5 4 1 2 0 0 13 20 BITTNER, Sam f 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 2 3 1 1 0 1 29 05 MCDANIELS, Jalen f 4-12 0-1 0-0 1455 8112124 32 GRIMES, Nate f 8-9 0-0 5-7 1 5 6 3 21 0 1 3 1 28 02 Vance Jackson g 9-18 4-8 3-4 0 4 4 5 25 5 3 0 2 35 11 MITCHELL, Matt f 3-12 1-5 1-2 0 3 3 4 8 0 2 0 0 31 04 HUGGINS, Braxton g 5-15 1-6 0-0 044011020025 10 Makuach Maluach g 1-9 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 3 2 3 1 0 2 29 31 MENSAH, Nathan f 2-6 0-0 0-0 5 2 7 1 4 2 1 0 0 16 21 TAYLOR, Deshon g 2-13 0-6 2-2 0 3 3 3 6 5 4 0 0 31 14 Dane Kuiper g 2-7 1-5 2-2 2 2 4 1 7 1 0 0 0 24 00 WATSON, Devin g 5-14 5-12 3-4 1 2 3 1 18 3 2 0 0 35 55 BLACKWELL, Noah g 4-8 2-5 0-0 0 3 3 0 10 4 0 0 0 34 32 Anthony Mathis g 4-13 3-10 3-3 000314300537 42 g 00 WILLIAMS, New 1-5 0-4 0-0 1 3 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 25 HEMSLEY, Jeremy 3-7 1-5 0-1 0 5 5 5 7 3 1 1 2 36 01 Corey Manigault 4-11 0-0 8-9 2 3 5 4 16 1 0 0 0 21 11 GRAY, Christian 0-1 0-0 0-0 1010 00000 3 02 SEIKO, Adam 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 03 Keith McGee 2-6 1-3 0-0 2352 5220314 13 AGAU, Aguir 2-4 1-3 2-2 0 3 3 1 7 2 1 1 1 18 03 AROP, Aguek 2-5 0-1 2-2 1120 6011123 04 Tavian Percy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 35 ROJAS, Lazaro 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 00001 7 20 SCHAKEL, Jordan 0-4 0-4 2-2 2 0 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 22 15 Vladimir Pinchuk 1-1 0-0 0-1 0112 2100010 Team 2 0 2 24 NARAIN, Nolan 2-3 0-0 0-1 2243 4000010 22 DRINNON, Drue 3-4 1-1 1-2 0 2 2 2 8 1 2 0 0 17 Totals 23-57 5-26 9-11 6 23 29 10 60 12 10 5 4 200 Team 3 3 6 Team 4041 Totals 28-72 10-29 17-21 11 17 28 29 83 18 10 0 12 200 FG % 1st Half: 11-31 35.5% 2nd half: 12-26 46.2% Game: 23-57 40.4% Deadball Totals 21-63 7-28 8-12 15 22 37 23 57 10 9 4 5 200 3FG % 1st Half: 3-15 20.0% 2nd half: 2-11 18.2% Game: 5-26 19.2% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 11-26 42.3% 2nd half: 10-37 27.0% Game: 21-63 33.3% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 14-35 40.0% 2nd half: 14-37 37.8% Game: 28-72 38.9% Deadball FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0 2nd half: 7-9 77.8% Game: 9-11 81.8% 0 Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd half: 7-17 41.2% Game: 10-29 34.5% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd half: 3-17 17.6% Game: 7-28 25.0% 1 FT % 1st Half: 8-11 72.7% 2nd half: 9-10 90.0% Game: 17-21 81.0% 2 Utah State 85 • 27-6 FT % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7% 2nd half: 2-5 40.0% Game: 8-12 66.7% Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Utah State 91 • 26-6 Utah State 64 • 28-6 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 10 TAYLOR, Quinn f 2-4 1-2 0-0 3 4 7 2 5 3 1 0 1 24 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 QUETA, Neemias c 3-7 0-0 4-6 3 10 13 4 10 4 1 1 0 26 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 TAYLOR, Quinn f 2-4 0-1 0-0 2 6 8 4 4 1 1 0 0 16 05 MERRILL, Sam g 8-15 3-9 3-3 055022530236 10 TAYLOR, Quinn f 1-5 0-1 0-1 3 3 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 25 23 QUETA, Neemias c 5-9 0-0 6-11 1 5 6 4 16 2 2 6 1 35 15 PORTER, Abel g 4-7 3-5 0-0 1 1 2 4 11 2 1 0 0 16 23 QUETA, Neemias c 6-10 0-0 5-5 2 6 8 4 17 1 3 2 0 32 05 MERRILL, Sam g 5-9 2-4 11-12 044423910135 22 MILLER, Brock g 4-8 2-6 0-0 0 0 0 0 10 2 0 0 1 33 05 MERRILL, Sam g 6-16 1-9 11-12 156224110038 15 PORTER, Abel g 1-2 0-1 6-7 0 3 3 3 8 4 6 0 1 37 01 KNIGHT, Tauriawn 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 PORTER, Abel g 4-6 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 10 3 1 0 2 34 22 MILLER, Brock g 2-5 2-5 0-0 1 0 1 1 6 0 3 0 1 22 02 BROWN JR., Dwayne 0-2 0-2 0-0 0000 00000 3 22 MILLER, Brock g 2-6 2-4 0-0 1 2 3 2 6 1 1 0 1 24 02 BROWN JR., Dwayne 2-4 0-0 2-3 1 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 5 12 BEAN, Justin 3-7 0-1 1-2 3 2 5 3 7 3 1 0 1 25 02 BROWN JR., Dwayne 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 21 FAKIRA, Ben 0-0 0-0 0-0 0001 00000 3 12 BEAN, Justin 3-7 0-0 8-10 3 12 15 1 14 251122 12 BEAN, Justin 0-4 0-1 0-0 2023 0020217 24 BRITO, Diogo 8-15 4-6 0-0 2 5 7 2 20 4 1 1 0 28 24 BRITO, Diogo 5-7 2-2 2-2 1 2 3 2 14 1 5 0 1 28 24 BRITO, Diogo 2-5 0-2 1-6 0 5 5 2 5 2 2 0 1 27 30 JOHNSON, Alek 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 00000 3 Team 3 2 5 1 Team 2 6 8 Totals 25-47 6-13 35-45 12 34 46 19 91 19 24 7 6 200 Team 1 3 4 1 Totals 32-66 13-31 8-11 13 30 43 16 85 23 9 2 5 200 Totals 21-52 5-19 17-24 11 28 39 16 64 9 10 2 6 200 FG % 1st Half: 11-23 47.8% 2nd half: 14-24 58.3% Game: 25-47 53.2% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 12-29 41.4% 2nd half: 9-23 39.1% Game: 21-52 40.4% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 6-13 46.2% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 19-36 52.8% 2nd half: 13-30 43.3% Game: 32-66 48.5% Deadball Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 15-19 78.9% 2nd half: 20-26 76.9% Game: 35-45 77.8% 3,1 3FG % 1st Half: 8-18 44.4% 2nd half: 5-13 38.5% Game: 13-31 41.9% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 5-19 26.3% FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd half: 4-5 80.0% Game: 8-11 72.7% 1 FT % 1st Half: 8-10 80.0% 2nd half: 9-14 64.3% Game: 17-24 70.8% 5,2 Officials: Eric Curry, Bob Staffen, Tom O'Neill Technical fouls: New Mexico-TEAM. Utah State-None. Officials: Mike Reed, Eric Curry, Bob Staffen Officials: Verne Harris, Randy McCall, Eric Curry Attendance: Technical fouls: Fresno State-None. Utah State-None. Technical fouls: San Diego State-HEMSLEY, Jeremy. Utah State-BRITO, Diogo. Attendance: 8764 2019 Air Force Reserve Mountain West Men's Championships Attendance: 8969 2019 Air Force Reserve Mountain West Men's Championships Quarterfinal Game Three 2019 Air Force Reserve Mountain West Men's Championship Game Semifinal #2 Winner advances to Friday's semifinal game at 8:30 pm Winner receives the MW's autobid to the NCAA Tournament Winner advances to Saturday's championship game at 3 pm

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast 1st 2nd In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods Total Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench New Mexico 39 44 83 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench San Diego State 32 25 57 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench NM 32 22 15 10 31 Fresno State 27 33 60 SDSU 24 4 15 2 12 Utah State 39 52 91 FS268369 USU 36 8 12 8 34 Utah State 50 35 85 USU 34 18 15 8 27 Utah State 34 30 64 USU 26 11 13 6 5

Last FG - NM 2nd-03:24, USU 2nd-00:52. Score tied - 16 times. Last FG - FS 2nd-00:24, USU 2nd-02:48. Score tied - 0 times. Last FG - SDSU 2nd-00:00, USU 2nd-02:28. Score tied - 7 times. Largest lead - NM by 8 2nd-15:10, USU by 8 2nd-00:37. Lead changed - 19 times. Largest lead - FS None, USU by 35 2nd-02:48. Lead changed - 0 times. Largest lead - SDSU by 3 1st-10:28, USU by 15 2nd-15:27. Lead changed - 10 times. NM led for 18:57. USU led for 14:44. Game was tied for 06:19. FS led for 00:00. USU led for 39:45. Game was tied for 00:15. SDSU led for 03:18. USU led for 32:46. Game was tied for 03:56. LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Mountain West Player of the Year Sam Mer- LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Utah State men’s basketball (27-6, 15-3 Moun- LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Second-seeded Utah State men’s basketball rill recorded 23 points and nine assists, helping Utah State rally tain West) will play in the title game of the Mountain West Cham- (28-6, 15-3 Mountain West) became Mountain West Champions for a 91-83 victory over New Mexico in the quarterfinals of the pionship after posting an 85-60 semifinal victory over Fresno State for the first time since joining the league with a 64-57 victory over Mountain West Tournament on Thursday night at UNLV’s Thomas (23-9, 13-5 MW) on Friday night in the Thomas & Mack Center in fourth-seeded San Diego State (21-13, 11-7 MW) in the Thomas & & Mack Center. Las Vegas, Nev. Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nev., on Saturday.

Freshman Neemias Queta added 16 points and six rebounds for Five Aggies scored in double figures in Friday’s victory as junior It is the first time the Aggies have won a conference champion- the Aggies (26-6), who won for the 15th time in their last 16 out- guard Sam Merrill had 22 points, junior guard Diogo Brito had 20 ship since 2011 when USU posted a 77-69 victory over Boise State ings. off the bench, sophomore guard Abel Porter had 11 and redshirt in the WAC. The Aggies are now 9-6 all-time in conference tour- freshman guard Brock Miller had 10. Freshman center Neemias nament title games, and 16-4 in conference tournaments as the Utah State overcame a season-high 24 turnovers, which led to 22 Queta recorded his 10th double-double of the season with 10 No. 2 seed. points by the Lobos (14-18). points and 13 rebounds. Junior guard Sam Merrill, who was named the tournament MVP, Junior guard Diogo Brioto and redshirt freshman forward Justin Utah State took a double-digit lead early in the first half at 17-6 led the Aggies with 24 points, including 11-for-12 at the free throw line. Freshman center Neemias Queta, who went a perfect 5-for- Bean each added 14 points off the bench for the Aggies, who after free throws from Queta and Merrill, a Merrill layup and a 5 at the free throw line and was named to the all-tournament shot 53.2 percent from the field (25-of-47), including 46.2 percent 3-pointer from Porter. The Bulldogs trimmed the lead to five, 19-14, team, recorded 17 points and eight rebounds, while sophomore from 3-point range (6-of-13), and 77.8 percent from the free throw but a Brito trey and pair of layups from redshirt freshman forward guard Abel Porter had 10 points. line (35-of-45). Justin Bean pushed USU’s lead to 12 at 26-14. Fresno State made

it a nine-point game, 26-17, after a Bulldog triple, but a Queta Merrill is the ninth Aggie to be award the tournament MVP, and New Mexico led 78-76 with 3:24 to go after Anthony Mathis hit a layup and threes from Brito and Merrill gave the Aggies a 17-point the first since Brockeith Pane was named the WAC Tournament 3-pointer, but sophomore guard Abel Porter gave the Aggies the advantage, 34-17, and they led by double figures the remainder MVP during the 2011 season. lead for good when he converted an old fashioned three-point of the game. After some back-and-forth between the teams, USU play with 3:14 to go. closed out the half on a 9-0 run after a Merrill and-1 and threes The first half stayed tight with 10 lead changes and seven ties. from Brito and Merrill for the 50-27 edge heading into the break. Utah State took a five-point lead at 21-16 after a trey from Porter Porter ignited a game-changing 12-2 run for the Aggies. and free throws from Queta. After SDSU tied it up at 26-26, a Merrill The Aggies extended their lead to 28 at 65-37 with 15 minutes to free throw and layups from Merrill and junior guard Diogo Brito New Mexico got 25 points from Vance Jackson, 16 from Corey go after free throws from Queta and Bean, and a Miller 3-point- gave the Aggies the 30-26 edge. The Aztecs tied it up at 32-32 Manigualt and 14 from Anthony Mathis. The Lobos shot just 38.9 er. Layups from Merrill and Brito, along with a Queta free throw, with 1:29 on the clock, but free throws from Merrill would give the percent from the field (28-of-72), including 34.5 percent from pushed the advantage to 31, 75-44. A pair of threes from senior Aggies the 34-32 advantage at the half. 3-point range (10-of-29), and 81.0 percent from the free throw forward Quinn Taylor and Porter gave the Aggies the 85-50 edge line (17-of-21). with 2:48 to play. The Bulldogs scored the final 10 points of the Utah State broke open the second half with an opening 13-0 run game as Utah State took the 85-60 victory. to take the 47-32 lead after a pair of Queta jumpers, and a triple The Aggies dominated the boards, outrebounding New Mexico of threes from Merrill and redshirt freshman guard Brock Miller. The 46-28. Bean grabbed a career-high 15 boards, while senior for- USU finished the night shooting 48.5 percent (32-of-66) from the Aggies maintained the double-digit lead until Aztec free throws ward Quinn Taylor pulled down eight. field, 41.9 percent (13-of-31) from long range and 72.7 percent and a couple 3-pointers cut the lead to five at 57-52 with 2:41 to (8-of-11) at the free throw line. Fresno State shot 40.4 percent (23- play. A Queta layup and free throws from Brito and Merrill down Utah State improved to 21-20 all-time in first-round/quarterfinal of-57) from the floor, 19.2 percent (5-of-26) from behind the arc the stretch secured the 64-57 Aggie victory. games and 44-32 all-time in conference tournament games. and 81.8 percent (9-of-11) at the free throw line. San Diego State was led by senior guard Devin Watson with 18 USU enjoyed a 36-32 advantage in points in the paint and tallied Utah State improves to 15-6 all-time in conference tournament points. a total of seven blocks, marking the 15th time this season the Ag- semifinal games, and 45-32 in all conference tournament action. gies have blocked at least five shots in a game. USU finished the night shooting 40.4 percent (21-of-52) from the USU outrebounded Fresno State, 43-29, and dished out 23 assists field, 26.3 percent (5-of-19) from behind the arc and 70.8 percent to the Fresno State’s 12. The Aggies outscored the Bulldogs in the (17-of-24) at the free throw line. SDSU shot 33.3 percent (21-of-63) paint, 34-26. Brito and Bean combined for 27 points off the bench from the floor, 25.0 percent (7-of-28) from behind the 3-point line outscoring the Bulldogs’ nine. and 66.7 percent (8-of-12) at the free throw line.

Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 • 7 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL MIXING LINEUPS MW Career Free Throw Percentage (1-2) 2019-20 MW STANDINGS Utah State has used seven different starting lineups this 1. Sam Merrill USU (2017- ) .893 MW Overall season due to injuries and illness. Conversely, the Aggies 2. Riley Grabau WYO (2012-15) .882 San Diego State 17-1 .944 28-1 0.966 only used two lineups last season with four players start- BYU (2008-11) .882 Utah State 12-6 .667 23-8 .742 ing in every game during the 2018-19 campaign. USU only Nevada 12-6 .667 19-11 .633 has two players that have appeared and started in every MW Career Minutes Played (4-7) 4. Kendall Williams UNM (2011-14) 4,299 UNLV 12-6 .667 17-14 .548 game this season (Abel Porter, Justin Bean). 5. Brandon Heath SDSU (2004-07) 4,276 Colorado State 11-7 .611 20-11 .645 BEAN-BRITO SPECIAL 6. Sam Merrill USU (2017- ) 4,248 Boise State 11-7 .611 19-11 .633 Sophomore forward Justin Bean and senior guard Diogo 7. Dorian Green CSU (2010-13) 4,247 New Mexico 7-11 .389 18-13 .581 Brito are the only two players in the Mountain West that Fresno State 7-11 .389 11-18 .379 average more than 8.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and DOUBLE DOUBLE-DOUBLE Air Force 5-13 .278 11-19 .367 1.5 steals per game. Utah State has had a pair of Aggies record a double-dou- San José State 3-15 .167 7-23 .233 ble in the same game during two contests this season. Wyoming 2-16 .111 7-23 .233 AGGIE DUOS AMONG MW LEADERS Utah State has three pairs of teammates that rank in the Saint Katherine (12/10) - Justin Bean (12 pts, 14 rebs) Top-5 in the Mountain West in various categories, making THIS WEEK IN THE MW Trevin Dorius (10 pts, 11 rebs) up the only set of teammates in the Top-5 of the respective San José State (2/25) - Neemias Queta (23 pts, 10 rebs) Wednesday, March 4 statistic. Justin Bean (12 pts, 13 rebs) #8 Fresno State vs #9 Air Force #7 New Mexico vs #10 San José State -to-turnover ratio - All Games DOMINATING THE GLASS #6 Colorado State vs #11 Wyoming 1. SDSU 3.02 • Utah State leads the Mountain West in both total re- 2. Sam Merrill USU 2.60 bounds per game (40.90), but also in rebounds it allows to Thursday, March 5 3. Isaiah Stevens CSU 2.18 opponents (31.35). #1 San Diego State vs winner of #8/#9 4. Abel Porter USU 1.94 #4 UNLV vs #5 Boise State 5. KJ Feagin SDSU 1.68 • The Aggies rank second in the nation with a 9.5 rebound- #2 Utah State vs winner of #7/#10 ing margin. Houston leads the nation with a rebounding Steals - All Games margin of 9.7. #3 Nevada vs winner of #6/#11 1. Malachi Flynn SDSU 1.76 2. Justin Bean USU 1.55 BACK-TO-BACK 20’S Friday, March 6 3. Diogo Brito USU 1.48 Utah State has logged back-to-back 20-win seasons for MW Tournament Semifinals 4. Justinian Jessup BSU 1.47 the first time since the 2011-12 and 2012-13 campaigns. 5. Jaquan Lyle UNM 1.41 Overall, it is the 30th time in school history that USU has won Saturday, March 7 at least 20 games in a season. MW Tournament Finals Rebounding - Games 1. Nico Carvacho CSU 10.78 SMITH FIRST TO 50 2. Nate Grimes FS 10.73 Head coach Craig Smith secured his 50th head coaching 2019-20 MW PRESEASON POLL 3. Justin Bean USU 9.67 victory at Utah State faster than any other head coach in 4. RJ Williams BSU 8.50 school history during the Aggies’ 78-58 victory over Wyo- 1. Utah State (17) 187 5. Neemias Queta USU 8.19 2. San Diego State 150 ming on Feb. 19. 3. New Mexico 141 SAM MERRILL MW RECORDS USU coaches with 50 victories in school history 4. Nevada 135 Merrill became just the sixth player in Mountain West his- 1. Craig Smith (2019 - ) 50 wins in 64 games 5. Boise State 128 tory to surpass 2,000 career points and could finish among 2. LaDell Andersen (1962-71) 50 wins in 66 games 6. Fresno State 103 the top three all-time scorers in league history. 7. UNLV 89 3. Stew Morrill (1999-2015) 50 wins in 71 games 4. Dutch Belnap (1974-79) 50 wins in 75 games 8. Air Force 76 MW Career Points (1-5) 5. E. Lowell Romney (1920-41) 50 wins in 76 games 9. Colorado State 59 1. Jimmer Fredette BYU (2008-11) 2,599 10. Wyoming 36 2. Brandon Heath SDSU (2004-07) 2,189 11. San José State 17 3. Brandon Ewing WYO (2006-09) 2,168 STRONG DOWN THE STRETCH Over the last two seasons, Utah State is a combined 18-4 in 4. Sam Merrill USU (2017- ) 2,114 games played during the months of February and March. 5. Justin James WYO (2016-19) 2,061 WHERE TO LISTEN SUCCEEDING IN THE CLASSROOM Every Utah State men’s basketball game can MW Career Field Goals Made (1-6) 1. Jimmer Fredette BYU (2008-11) 838 Utah State earned a combined 3.11 grade point aver- be heard live on the Aggie Radio Network. 2. Brandon Heath SDSU (2004-07) 749 age during the fall semester, making up a combined 3.32 Scott Garrard serves as the play-by-play an- 3. Justin James WYO (2016-19) 692 grade point average for USU student-athletes, the highest nouncer, while former USU men’s basketball 4. Luke Nevill UTAH (2006-09) 689 semester GPA for the Aggies in school history. director of operations Lance Beckert will 5. Sam Merrill USU (2017- ) 686 6. Marvelle Harris FS (2013-16) 667 FREE FREE THROWS provide color analysis. Games can also be Utah State is 15th in the nation with 493 free throws made, heard on the Internet (www.UtahStateAg- MW Career 3-Point Field Goals (1-3) while opponents have attempted a total of 464 free gies.com) by clicking on the `Listen Live’ link, 1. Justinian Jessup BSU (2017- ) 316 throws against the Aggies this season. as well as on the TuneIn App. 2. Sam Merrill USU (2017- ) 308 • Salt Lake City: KZNS (1280 AM/97.5 FM) 3. Jimmer Fredette BYU (2008-11) 296 THRILL OF VICTORY • Utah State’s formula to winning this season has been • Logan: KBLU-LP (92.3 FM) MW Career 3-Point Field Goal Attempts (1-6) better shooting and dominating the glass. In its 22 victo- • Cache Valley: KACH (1340 AM/105.5 FM) 1. Brandon Heath SDSU (2004-07) 798 ries this season, USU has shot 47.1 percent (642-of-1,364) • Price: KRPX (95.3 FM) 2. Anthony Drmic BSU (2013-16) 786 from the floor and 34.5 percent (173-of-502) from behind • Green River: KRPX (102.7 FM) 3. Justinian Jessup BSU (2017- ) 776 the 3-point line, while opponents have shot 36.5 percent (493-of-1,350) from the floor and 28.6 percent (162-of-567) • Moab: KRPX (100.3 FM) 4. Jimmer Fredette BYU (2008-11) 752 5. Sam Merrill USU (2017- ) 733 from behind the 3-point line. • Orangeville: KRPX (95.9 FM) 6. Jonathan Tavernari BYU (2007-10) 698

8 • Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL • The Aggies have also pulled down 43.9 rebounds per AROUND THE WORLD 2019-20 SUPERLATIVES game to their opponents’ 30.1 rebounds per game, for Utah State is tied for third in the nation with the most a rebounding margin of +13.7 per contest. Double-Figure Points internationals on its roster, with student-athletes call- Sam Merrill ...... 28 ing five different countries outside of the United States Justin Bean ...... 20 • Utah State is averaging 80.2 points per game and out- home (Australia, Suriname, Canada, Portugal, Poland). Diogo Brito ...... 14 scoring opponents by 21.0 points per game during its 23 Neemias Queta ...... 12 Alphonso Anderson...... 11 victories this season. PORTUGAL(OGAN) Brock Miller ...... 10 Utah State’s 2019-20 roster features a duo from Portu- Abel Porter ...... 9 AGONY OF DEFEAT gal in senior guard Diogo Brito and sophomore center Trevin Dorius ...... 2 Neemias Queta. The Aggies make up two-thirds of the Sean Bairstow ...... 1 • Shooting and rebounding have also come into play Roche Grootfaam ...... 1 in Utah State’s seven losses this season as USU is shoot- players from Portugal on NCAA Division I rosters as there Kuba Karwowski ...... 1 ing 41.4 percent (187-of-452) from the floor and 29.6 are only three in the nation - Hugo Ferreira (Cleveland percent (53-of-179) from behind the 3-point line, while State). 20-Point Games Sam Merrill ...... 13 opponents have shot 47.7 percent (215-of-451) from Brock Miller ...... 3 the floor and 38.7 percent (74-of-191) from behind the WHERE THE POINTS COME FROM Neemias Queta ...... 3 3-point line. Utah State has scored 2,377 points this season. The fol- Alphonso Anderson ...... 2 lowing is where the points are coming from: Justin Bean ...... 1 • Opponents also have the advantage on the glass, FTs - 493 points (20.7 percent) 30-Point Games pulling down 34.9 rebounds per game to the Aggies’ 2s - 1,206 points (50.7 percent) Sam Merrill ...... 2 3s - 678 points (28.5 percent) 32.4 rebounds per contest. USU Scoring Leader Sam Merrill ...... 15 • Utah State is averaging 66.6 points per game during its FINISHING POSSESSIONS Justin Bean ...... 5 Utah State is 22-2 under head coach Craig Smith when seven losses this season. Neemias Queta ...... 5 closing out opponents’ possessions and logging more Alphonso Anderson ...... 4 defensive rebounds than their foes. Brock Miller ...... 4 BIG SCORING • Utah State has been most successful this season when USU Rebound Leader RUN AWAY VICTORIES Justin Bean ...... 24 its starting frontcourt has outscored the opponent’s • Utah State is 29-2 in games that have been decided Neemias Queta ...... 6 frontcourt, carrying an overall mark of 15-3. All-time, by 16 or more points under head coach Craig Smith. Sam Merrill ...... 2 USU is 30-4 under head coach Craig Smith when getting Alphonso Anderson ...... 1 more production from its starting bigs than the oppo- • Utah State posted victories of 40 or more points in USU Assist Leader sition. back-to-back games over Weber State and Denver, Abel Porter ...... 13 marking the first time since the 1944-45 season and just Sam Merrill ...... 13 Diogo Brito ...... 7 BENCH SCORING the fourth time in school history the Aggies have posted Justin Bean ...... 2 • Utah State’s bench outscored each of its counterparts back-to-back 40-point wins. Neemias Queta ...... 2 in the opening 11 games. Sean Bairstow ...... 1 • Utah State posted a 55-point victory over Weber State USU Block Leader • Utah State’s bench is also outshooting the opponents’ on Nov. 8, with an 89-34 win against the Wildcats. The Neemias Queta ...... 13 bench, shooting 45.3 percent (243-of-536) to 37.9 per- 55-point margin is tied for the largest in school history Justin Bean ...... 9 cent (174-of-459). against a Division I opponent, matching a 115-60 win Kuba Karwowski ...... 4 over CS Fullerton on Dec. 23, 1972. Trevin Dorius ...... 3 Diogo Brito ...... 3 • Utah State is 19-3 this season when its bench outscores Alphonso Anderson ...... 2 its opponents’ reserves. The Aggies are 4-5 when their • Utah State posted a 68-point victory over Eastern Or- Abel Porter ...... 1 bench is outscored by the opponent. egon on Dec. 28, tied for the third-largest margin of vic- Sam Merrill ...... 1 tory in school history. USU Leader • Utah State’s bench almost single-handedly outscored Diogo Brito ...... 15 • Utah State has carried a double-digit lead in each of the entire roster for Eastern Oregon on Dec. 28. USU’s Justin Bean ...... 14 the last 12 games this season. Alphonso Anderson ...... 4 reserves scored 59 points as EOU scored 61 total points Abel Porter ...... 4 in the game. Sam Merrill ...... 3 CLOSE VICTORIES Brock Miller...... 2 • Utah State is 5-1 on the year in games decided by Kuba Karwowski ...... 1 HOME SWEET HOME three points or less and 6-2 all-time under head coach Trevin Dorius ...... 1 • Utah State played its 50th year inside the Dee Glen Craig Smith. Neemias Queta ...... 1 Smith Spectrum in 2019-20. 20-Plus Minutes SHOOTING TO VICTORIES Diogo Brito ...... 30 • Utah State picked up its 600th true home victory inside • Utah State is 18-1 on the year when shooting better Sam Merrill ...... 29 the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum with its 70-61 win over Boi- from the floor than its opponent. Brock Miller ...... 28 se State on Feb. 8. (USU was awarded a victory at home Justin Bean ...... 27 Abel Porter ...... 26 during the 1975-76 season against Oregon State due to • Utah State is 16-1 on the year when shooting better Neemias Queta ...... 16 forfeit. The Aggies originally lost the game.) from behind the 3-point line than the opposition. Alphonso Anderson ...... 12 Sean Bairstow ...... 5 • Utah State is 17-4 on the year and 36-8 under head Kuba Karwowski ...... 2 COMEBACK KIDS Trevin Dorius ...... 2 Utah State overcame a 19-point deficit with 16:32 to coach Craig Smith when shooting better than 30 per- play in the second half against LSU to post an 80-78 vic- cent from behind the 3-point line. The Aggies are 6-4 30-Plus Minutes tory over the Tigers in their opening game of the Jersey this year and 15-7 under Smith when shooting under 30 Sam Merrill ...... 24 percent from deep. Justin Bean ...... 18 Mike’s Jamaica Classic. The comeback was the biggest Abel Porter ...... 11 since USU overcame an 18-point halftime deficit against Brock Miller ...... 9 Weber State on Nov. 14, 2014, to post a 72-61 win over STEALING THE VICTORIES Neemias Queta ...... 8 • Utah State is 25-2 under head coach Craig Smith Diogo Brito ...... 7 the Wildcats. when recording more steals than its opponents. Alphonso Anderson ...... 3 Sean Bairstow ...... 2 2-0 IN THE SEC • Utah State recorded 16 steals against Eastern Oregon Utah State won each of its games against Power 5 con- 40-Plus Minutes on Dec. 28, the second-most steals in a single game in Sam Merrill ...... 4 ferences during its non-conference slate, posting an school history. Justin Bean ...... 2 80-78 victory over LSU and a 65-62 victory over Florida. Abel Porter ...... 1

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UTAH STATE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS 70-POINT WINS Utah State is 44-5 over the last two seasons when scoring 70 or more points in a Guard Guard Guard Forward Center game. Montana St. Porter Merrill Miller Bean Karwowski Weber St. Porter Merrill Miller Bean Karwowski DEFENSIVE VICTORIES Denver Porter Merrill Miller Bean Karwowski • Utah State is 36-4 under head coach Craig Smith when holding opponents to NC A&T Porter Merrill Miller Bean Karwowski fewer than 69 points. UTSA Porter Merrill Miller Bean Karwowski • The Aggies are 23-0 under Smith when holding opponents to fewer than 60 points. vs LSU Porter Merrill Miller Bean Karwowski vs N. Texas Porter Merrill Miller Bean Karwowski WINNING AT THE HALF at St. Mary’s Porter Merrill Miller Bean Anderson Utah State is 45-6 under head coach Craig Smith when leading at the half. at San José St. Porter Merrill Miller Bean Dorius Fresno State Porter Merrill Miller Bean Anderson DISTRIBUTING THE VICTORIES St. Katherine Porter Brito Miller Bean Anderson • Utah State is 46-5 under head coach Craig Smith when recording more assists vs BYU Porter Merrill Miller Bean Anderson than the opposition. vs S. Florida Porter Merrill Miller Bean Queta vs Florida Porter Merrill Miller Bean Queta • Utah State dished out a school-record 36 assists in the Aggies’ 129-61 victory over Eastern Oregon Porter Brito Miller Bean Dorius Eastern Oregon on Dec. 28. at UNLV Porter Merrill Miller Bean Dorius San Diego State Porter Merrill Miller Bean Queta PROTECTING THE VICTORIES Utah State is 22-3 under head coach Craig Smith when recording fewer turnovers at Air Force Porter Merrill Miller Bean Queta than the opposition. Nevada Porter Merrill Miller Bean Queta at Boise State Porter Merrill Miller Bean Queta WE’RE GOING TO OVERTIME! Air Force Porter Merrill Miller Bean Queta Utah State is 61-47 all-time in overtime games. The Aggies have won six of their last Colorado State Porter Merrill Miller Bean Queta seven overtime contests. at Wyoming Porter Merrill Miller Bean Queta at San Diego St. Porter Merrill Miller Bean Queta DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING UNLV Porter Merrill Miller Bean Queta • Utah State has had at least two double-digit scorers in each of its games this season. The following is how a game was impacted when Aggies scored in double Boise State Porter Merrill Miller Bean Queta figures. at Colorado State Porter Merrill Miller Bean Queta Sam Merrill - 20-8 Sean Bairstow - 1-0 at Fresno State Porter Merrill Miller Bean Queta Justin Bean - 16-4 Roche Grootfaam - 1-0 Wyoming Porter Merrill Miller Bean Queta Diogo Brito - 14-0 Kuba Karwowski - 1-0 San José State Porter Merrill Brito Bean Queta Alphonso Anderson - 11-1 Two Players - 1-5 at New Mexico Porter Merrill Brito Bean Queta Neemias Queta - 8-4 Three Players - 9-1 UTAH STATE RECORD BY STARTERS Brock Miller - 8-2 Four Players - 8-2 Abel Porter - 7-2 Five Players - 4-0 Queta (C), Bean (F), Miller (G), Merrill (G), Porter (G) 11-4 Trevin Dorius - 2-0 Eight Players - 1-0 Karwowski (C), Bean (F), Miller (G), Merrill (G), Porter (G) 7-0 • Utah State has 11 different players that have scored in double figures during the Anderson (F), Bean (F), Miller (G), Brito (G), Porter (G) 1-0 year. The Aggies had a school-record eight different players score in double figures Dorius (C), Bean (F), Miller (G), Brito (G), Porter (G) 1-0 in the contest against Eastern Oregon (Dec. 28). Queta (C), Bean (F), Brito (G), Merrill (G), Porter (G) 1-1 Dorius (C), Bean (F), Miller (G), Merrill (G), Porter (G) 1-1 • Utah State is 1-5 on the year when only two Aggies score in double figures. How- Anderson (F), Bean (F), Miller (G), Merrill (G), Porter (G) 1-2 ever, USU is 22-3 when three or more players notch double digits.

• Senior guard Sam Merrill has scored in double figures in all but one game he’s played in this season and in each of the last 22 games, increasing his total of 105 career games in double figures, which is tied for second in USU history.

WHITE SHIRTS/BLACK TAGS Utah State has six players on its roster that have served LDS Church missions, cover- ing three states in the U.S., and three countries worldwide. Sam Merrill - Nicaragua Justin Bean - Nevada Carson Bischoff - Missouri Brock Miller - Argentina Trevin Dorius - Arizona Abel Porter - Russia START TO THE SEASON • Utah State opened the 2019-20 season with a seven-game winning streak, its best start since the 1961-62 season, when the Aggies began the year 8-0. The start was also the fourth best in school history.

• Utah State posted 11 victories during its non-conference slate, marking the most wins going into conference play since the 2010-11 season.

USU IS A UNANIMOUS FAVORITE ® Utah State was named a unanimous favorite by the Mountain West media to cap- ture the 2019-20 conference title. It is the first time in MW history that a team has been a unanimous selection.

10 • Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL NATIONAL LEADERS • Grootfaam played in four minutes against Weber State USU IN THE 2019-20 RANKINGS • As of March 2, Utah State is among the Top-10 in the na- on Nov. 8, logging one rebound. It was his first action on tion in seven different statistics. The Aggies are second in the court since the 2017-18 season and his NCAA Division TEAM MW ALL NAT the nation in total rebounds (1,268) and rebound margin I debut. Rebounding Margin 7.56 (1) 9.5 (1) 2 (+9.5), third in defensive rebounds per game (29.84), fifth Rebounding 39.11 (2) 40.90 (1) 7 in total assists (516), seventh in total rebounds per game ABOUT SAM MERRILL Scoring Margin 7.00 (2) 13.1 (2) 8 (40.90), eighth in scoring margin (+13.1) and ninth in assists • Last year, Merrill was the only player in the nation to Assists 15.39 (2) 16.6 (1) 9 per game (16.6). shoot at least 46 percent from the field, 37 percent behind Free Throw Percentage .777 (2) .773 (1) 14 the 3-point line and 90 percent at the charity stripe last Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.26 (4) 1.34 (2) 15 • Utah State is also among the Top-25 in four other statis- season. Merrill is one of just six players to do it in the past Def FG Percentage .403 (2) .393 (2) 23 Scoring Defense 65.11 (2) 63.6 (2) 34 tics, including 14th in free throw percentage (.773), 15th 22 years. Scoring Offense 72.11 (7) 76.7 (3) 41 in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.34), 16th in free throws made Def 3PT FG Percentage .321 (4) .311 (4) 81 (493) and 23rd in defensive field goal percentage (.393). • Merrill was named the 2019-20 MW Preseason Player of the Year after being named 2019 Mountain West Play- FG Percentage .442 (6) .456 (4) 72 Turnover Margin -0.28 (t-7) +0.5 (3) 146 • Senior guard Sam Merrill is sixth in the nation at the free er of the Year and MW Tournament MVP. Merrill finished Blocks 2.94 (5) 3.2 (4) 166 the year with 731 points, the fifth-most in a single season throw line, converting 90.1 percent at the charity stripe. 3PT FG Percentage .310 (10) .332 (7) 182 in Utah State history, while his average of 20.9 points per Merrill is also 23rd in 3-point field goal percentage (.408) Steals 5.89 (7) 6.3 (4) 191 and 24th in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.60). game ranked second in the MW. Merrill was also the top distributor for the Aggies, totaling a team-best 147 assists INDIVIDUAL and averaging 4.2 per contest to rank fifth in the MW. • Sophomore forward Justin Bean is 12th in the nation in SCORING total rebounds (319), 16th in the nation in double-doubles Sam Merrill 19.67 (4) 18.8 (2) 55 (15), 19th offensive rebounds per game (3.65) and 23rd in • Two-time MW Player of the Week (Dec. 23 and Feb. 17). Justin Bean - 12.32 (18) - total rebounds per game (10.3). Neemias Queta 13.31 (16) - - • One of 10 finalist for the Senior CLASS Award. AGGIES HAVE THE HEIGHT REBOUNDING • Utah State is the tallest team in the nation, on average, ABOUT ALPHONSO ANDERSON Justin Bean 9.67 (3) 10.29 (2) 23 with an average height of 79.6 inches. The Aggies rank • Anderson was named to the Jamaica Classic all-tourna- Neemias Queta 8.19 (5) - - ahead of Seton Hall (79.21), Oklahoma (79.07), Oregon ment team after averaging 21.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and State (78.93) and Mississippi State (78.75). 1.0 steals per game against LSU and North Texas. FG PERCENTAGE Sam Merrill .466 (6) .447 (4) 169 • Utah State is tied for the tallest freshman class in the na- • Anderson is the last Aggie to score 20 points coming off Neemias Queta .614 (1) - - tion as Sean Bairstow, Liam McChesney and Trevin Dorius of the bench. have an average height of 6-feet-10-inches, tying Illinois. ASSISTS ABOUT ABEL PORTER Sam Merrill 4.00 (6) 4.03 (5) 131 • Utah State is tied for first in the nation for the most 7-foot- • Porter recorded his first career double-double with 10 Abel Porter - 3.39 (8) 237 ers on its roster with three, tying Hawai’i. points and 10 assists against Weber State on Nov. 8. Diogo Brito 2.89 (14) 2.81 (15) -

• Junior center Kuba Karwowski is the tallest player in Utah • Over the final 17 games that Porter was inserted into the FT PERCENTAGE State history, standing at 7-foot-2. Karwowski is tied with starting lineup in 2018-19, the team averaged more assists Sam Merrill .911 (2) .901 (1) 6 three others in the NCAA as the fifth-tallest player in the (17.7 to 16.5), fewer turnovers (11.9 to 13.6), shot better Justin Bean - .813 (5) 135 nation. from behind the 3-point line (.374 to .335), averaged more Neemias Queta .694 (15) - - points per game (78.7 to 78.6) and won 15 of its final 17 ABOUT CRAIG SMITH games of the season. STEALS Diogo Brito 1.17 (t-15) 1.55 (2) 160 • Smith was named the 2019 Mountain West Coach of the Justin Bean 1.89 (1) 1.48 (3) 187 Year and the USBWA District VIII Coach of the Year, along • Over the final 17 games thatAbel Porter was inserted with being named a finalist for the Jim Phelan Coach of into the starting lineup in 2018-19, each of the five other 3PT FG PERCENTAGE the Year. returning Aggies saw their scoring averages jump, includ- Sam Merrill .385 (5) .408 (2) 23 ing Sam Merrill (23.0 from 18.9), Neemias Queta (13.1 from 10.6), Diogo Brito (9.8 from 6.6), Brock Miller (8.4 from 7.9) • Smith recorded his 200th head coaching victory in Utah 3-PT FG MADE PER GAME and Justin Bean (4.9 from 2.8). Porter, himself, also jumped State’s 71-59 victory at Fresno State on Feb. 15, and his Sam Merrill 2.78 (5) 2.69 (3) 52 50th head coaching victory at Utah State in the Aggies’ up from 2.9 points per game over the first 18 games of the season to 8.1 points per game over the final 17 games of 78-58 victory over Wyoming on Feb. 19. BLOCKS the season. Justin Bean - 0.77 (7) - • Smith hit the 50-win mark at Utah State faster than any Neemias Queta 1.69 (1) - - other head coach in school history, accomplishing the ABOUT BROCK MILLER feat in 64 games. • Miller has come off of the bench in each of the last two ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO games and has seen his shooting improve dramatically, Sam Merrill 2.57 (2) 2.60 (2) 24 ABOUT SEAN BAIRSTOW connecting on 80 percent (4-of-5) from behind the 3-point Abel Porter - 1.94 (4) 92 • Bairstow has family ties to both Utah State and the line. Mountain West as his sister, Stephanie, was a member of OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS the USU women’s basketball team from 2013-14, and his • Miller attempted a school-record 19 3-point field goals in Justin Bean 3.28 (3) 3.65 (1) 19 brother, Cam, was an all-conference performer at New Utah State’s game against Saint Katherine (Dec. 10). Neemias Queta 2.06 (12) - - Mexico from 2011-14. ABOUT NEEMIAS QUETA DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS • Bairstow won the slam dunk competition at the annual • Queta helped Portugal to the 2019 FIBA U20 Division B Eu- Justin Bean 6.39 (3) 6.65 (2) 49 Aggie Madness event to begin the 2019-20 season. ropean Championship, finishing second in the tournament Neemias Queta 6.13 (5) - - in blocks per game (2.0) and field goal percentage (.673), ABOUT ROCHE GROOTFAAM third in rebounds per game (11.0), 16th in points per game MINUTES • Grootfaam spent the 2018-19 season as a redshirt as he (14.3) and graded out as the most efficient player in the Sam Merrill 35.73 (3) 34.74 (3) 105 was coming back from a knee injury sustained at the Col- entire tournament. lege of Southern Idaho. DOUBLE-DOUBLES Justin Bean N/A 15 (1) 16

Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 • 11 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL ABOUT NEEMIAS QUETA (CONT.) UTAH STATE GAME-BY-GAME LEADERS • Queta rewrote the single-season block record at Utah State with his 84 blocks in Points Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals 2018-19, shattering the previous single-season record of 59. Queta also recorded a Montona St. Merrill (28) Bean (10) Porter (4) Karwowski (4) Brito (3) MW freshman-record six blocks against Fresno State on Jan. 9. Queta finished the Weber St. Bean (18) Bean (9) Porter (10) - Karwowski (2) year ranked No. 14 in the nation with 2.4 blocks per game and his 84 blocks were more than 82 teams in the nation in 2018-19. Denver Miller (27) Bean (15) Porter (5) Karwowski (2) Anderson (4) Merrill (5) • Queta, the 2019 MW Freshman and Defensive Player of the Year, was one of just NC A&T Anderson (21) Bean (10) Merrill (5) Bean (2) Brito (2) two true freshmen over the past 17 seasons that finished the year with 400-plus Brito (5) points, 80-plus blocks and 50-plus assists (Anthony Davis, 2012). UTSA Merrill (21) Anderson (11) Bean (5) Karwowski (4) Brito (3) Bean (11) ABOUT DIOGO BRITO • Brito is one of only three players in the Mountain West returning in 2019-20 that vs LSU Merrill (24) Bean (12) Merrill (8) - Three Players (2) played in more than 30 games and averaged more than 8.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, Anderson (24) 2.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game. vs N. Texas Anderson (19) Bean (14) Merrill (3) Bean (4) Brito (3) at St. Mary’s Bean (24) Bean (10) Porter (7) - Brito (3) • Over the last two seasons, Utah State is a perfect 28-0 when Brito scores in dou- ble figures. at San José St. Bean (18) Bean (14) Merrill (3) Bean (2) Bean (3) Porter (3) • Brito has been described by head coach Craig Smith as a Swiss Army Knife- Fresno State Merrill (24) Bean (13) Brito (5) Three Players (1) Bean (5) type player, meaning he does a little bit of everything. Ironically, Brito’s father is St. Katherine Miller (22) Bean (14) Bairstow (5) Bean (3) Brito (3) a butcher. vs BYU Anderson (14) Bean (10) Porter (4) Bean (2) Anderson (1) Merrill (1) ABOUT TREVIN DORIUS • Dorius used a redshirt year during the 2016-17 season before departing for a vs S. Florida Merrill (21) Bean (9) Porter (7) Queta (1) Bean (1) mission for the LDS Church in Scottsdale, Ariz. vs Florida Merrill (21) Merrill (9) Merrill (5) Dorius (2) Bean (2) Bean (9) Brito (5) Porter (2) • Dorius recorded his first career start at San José State, scoring four points and Eastern Oregon Miller (25) Bean (12) Brito (11) Three Players (2) Three Players (3) pulling down two rebounds in 13 minutes of action. at UNLV Bean (17) Bean (11) Porter (3) Three Players (1) Brito (2) ABOUT JUSTIN BEAN San Diego State Merrill (26) Queta (14) Porter (5) Queta (3) Bean (3) • Bean played the first seven games of the season with a mask to project a bro- at Air Force Miller (16) Bean (5) Porter (3) Dorius (1) Brito (2) ken nose he suffered during the second week of October. Bean also had oral Nevada Queta (19) Merrill (8) Merrill (8) Merrill (1) Brito (2) surgery following USU’s 81-73 victory over Montana State on Nov. 5 to repair two Brito (1) teeth that were damaged during the game against the Bobcats. Bean suffered a similar injury when not wearing a mouth guard against UTSA on Nov. 18. Bean at Boise State Merrill (30) Bean (10) Porter (4) Queta (1) Bean (3) had braces removed the third week of December, following corrective teeth work Air Force Bean (16) Bean (13) Bean (5) Anderson (1) Three Players (2) for the injuries. Brito (1) Colorado State Merrill (28) Bean (9) Three Players (5) Queta (3) Three Players (1) • Bean was named the Jamaica Classic Tournament MVP after averaging a dou- at Wyoming Merrill (14) Queta (12) Brito (4) Queta (1) Anderson (2) ble-double of 14.0 points and 13.0 rebounds per game against LSU and North Texas. Brito (2) at San Diego St. Merrill (16) Queta (6) Merrill (12) Queta (3) Bean (2) • Bean changed his number to 34 this season, matching the number that his dad UNLV Queta (21) Bean (11) Queta (5) Queta (2) Bean (3) wore as a player at Idaho State. Merrill (3) Boise State Queta (21) Bean (16) Merrill (4) Queta (5) Porter (1) • Bean is the first Aggie to average a double-double in a season sinceMike Santos averaged 18.2 points and 11.3 rebounds per game during the 1976-77 season. Porter (4) Brito (1) at Colorado St. Merrill (32) Queta (11) Merrill (5) Queta (2) Bean (2) • Bean’s 319 total rebounds this season are the most since the 1961-62 season, at Fresno State Merrill (24) Bean (11) Merrill (4) Queta (2) Queta (2) when Cornell Green pulled down 322 rebounds. Wyoming Merrill (26) Queta (15) Brito (5) Queta (2) Merrill (3) San José State Queta (23) Bean (13) Merrill (7) Bean (1) Bean (2) ABOUT KUBA KARWOWSKI • Karwowski had an appendectomy during the week of Thanksgiving, causing Brito (2) him to miss seven games. at New Mexico Queta (18) Queta (14) Brito (7) Queta (2) Bean (3) Merrill (18) • Last season, Karwowski finished third in the NJCAA in shooting percentage, con- verting 70.6 percent (108-of-153) from the floor.

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12 • Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

UTAH STATE LAST GAME LAST GAME NOTABLES 2020 MOUNTAIN WEST AWARDS TEAM NOTES All-Mountain West First Team Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Utah State vs New Mexico • Utah State ended the regular season with a 23-8 record Malachi Flynn, San Diego State 02/29/20 8:00 pm at Albuquerque, NM (Dreamstyle Arena) and tied for second in the Mountain West with a 12-6 , Nevada Utah State 64 • 23-8, 12-6 MW Sam Merrill, Utah State Total 3-Ptr Rebounds league record. ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Matt Mitchell, San Diego State 34 BEAN, Justin f 3-6 0-1 0-0 2 4 6 2 6 3 3 1 3 30 23 QUETA, Neemias c 8-12 0-0 2-3 5 9 14 3 18 1 8 2 0 35 Bryce Hamilton, UNLV 05 MERRILL, Sam g 6-16 4-12 2-2 011318201235 • Utah State will enter the Mountain West Tournament next 15 PORTER, Abel g 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 2 3 0 2 27 24 BRITO, Diogo g 1-7 1-3 3-4 0 5 5 2 6 7 3 1 0 37 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 6 week as the No. 2 seed and play the winner of the No 7 All-Mountain West Second Team 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 3-4 0-0 0-0 0111 61000 9 22 MILLER, Brock 2-4 2-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 21 New Mexico vs. No. 10 San Jose State game. USU’s first Yanni Wetzell, San Diego State Team 4 0 4 Totals 25-53 7-19 7-9 12 25 37 13 64 17 17 5 7 200 game will be on Thursday, March 5, at 7 p.m. (MT). Neemias Queta, Utah State FG % 1st Half: 14-28 50.0% 2nd half: 11-25 44.0% Game: 25-53 47.2% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 7-19 36.8% Rebounds Nico Carvacho, Colorado State FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0 2nd half: 5-7 71.4% Game: 7-9 77.8% 0,1 Justinian Jessup, Boise State New Mexico 66 • 18-13, 7-11 MW • Utah State had its six-game winning streak snapped with Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Derrick Alston, Boise State ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min the loss at UNM, but has still won nine of its last 11 games 01 Corey Manigault f 7-15 1-2 1-1 011416030124 Jazz Johnson, Nevada 02 Vance Jackson g 6-12 3-8 2-2 2 2 4 1 17 2 3 1 3 37 heading into the conference tournament. 05 Jaquan Lyle g 3-13 2-8 0-0 1343 81031240 10 Makuach Maluach g 3-7 3-4 1-3 1 4 5 1 10 3 0 1 1 31 30 Kurt Wegscheider g 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 0 0 1 1 0 1 20 All-Mountain West Third Team 00 Zane Martin 5-9 0-1 0-2 1 2 3 4 10 2 1 0 2 30 • Utah State is now 67-59 in Mountain West play. 03 Keith McGee 2-2 1-1 0-0 0000 5000011 Justin Bean, Utah State 14 Vante Hendrix 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 33 Jordan Arroyo 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 00000 2 Lavell Scottie, Air Force Team 3 2 5 Totals 26-58 10-24 4-8 9 18 27 13 66 19 11 3 10 200 • Utah State is now 51-15 under head coach Craig Smith, Seneca Knight, San José State

FG % 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 2nd half: 13-29 44.8% Game: 26-58 44.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 6-11 54.5% 2nd half: 4-13 30.8% Game: 10-24 41.7% Rebounds which includes a 27-9 record in Mountain West play. USU is Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State FT % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd half: 3-4 75.0% Game: 4-8 50.0% 1 Amauri Hardy, UNLV Officials: Shawn Lehigh,Mike Scyphers,David Hall also 13-10 on the road under Smith, which includes an 11-7 Technical fouls: Utah State-None. New Mexico-None. Attendance: 11215 Mountain West road record. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast All-Mountain West Honorable Mention Utah State 32 32 64 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench USU 32 16 11 6 16 KJ Feagin, San Diego State; Hunter Maldonado, New Mexico 33 33 66 UNM 26 25 10 11 15 • Utah State is now 3-4 on the season and 3-9 under Smith Last FG - USU 2nd-01:58, UNM 2nd-00:21. Score tied - 7 times. Wyoming; Lindsey Drew, Nevada; Nate Grimes, Largest lead - USU by 14 2nd-11:46, UNM by 5 1st-18:08. Lead changed - 10 times. USU led for 27:28. UNM led for 10:13. Game was tied for 02:19. when trailing at the half as New Mexico had a 33-32 lead Fresno State; Orlando Robinson, Fresno State at the break. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Utah State’s men’s basketball team Defensive Team closed out the regular season with a 66-64 loss to New Mexi- • Utah State is 22-3 on the season and 49-8 under Smith Malachi Flynn, San Diego State co in front of a raucous crowd Saturday night at Dreamstyle when it out-rebounds its opponent’s as it had a 37-27 ad- KJ Feagin, San Diego State Neemias Queta, Utah State Arena - The Pit. vantage on the boards against the Lobos. Lindsey Drew, Nevada

Justin Bean, Utah State Despite the loss, the Aggies (23-8, 12-6 Mountain West) • Utah State’s bench had a 16-15 scoring advantage earned the No. 2 seed for the upcoming MW Champion- against the Lobos and is now 19-3 on the season when its MW Coach of the Year - Brian Dutcher, SDSU ships, which will be held March 4-7 at the Thomas & Mack bench outscores its opponent’s bench. MW Player of the Year - Malachi Flynn, SDSU Center in Las Vegas, Nev. MW Defenisve Player of the Year - Malachi Flynn, SDSU • Utah State had just two double-digit scorers for the sixth MW Freshman of the Year - Isaiah Stevens, CSU Utah State will play the winner of the seventh-seeded Lo- time this year and USU is now 1-5 in those games. MW Newcomer of the Year - Jalen Harris, NEV bos (18-13, 7-11 MW) and 10th-seeded San Jose State in the MW Sixth Man of the Year - Nisre Zouzoua, NEV quarterfinals of the tourney on Thursday, at 7 p.m. (MT). INDIVIDUAL NOTES 2020 MOUNTAIN WEST AWARDS (MEDIA) Senior guard Sam Merrill and sophomore center Neemias • Senior guard Sam Merrill scored in double figures for the All-Mountain West First Team Queta scored 18 points apiece to lead Utah State against 22nd straight game, 28th time this year and 105th time in Malachi Flynn, San Diego State New Mexico on Saturday. Queta finished with a double-dou- his career with his 18 points. His 105 double-figure scoring Jalen Harris, Nevada ble as he also grabbed a game-best 14 rebounds. games is tied with Greg Grant for the second-most in school Sam Merrill, Utah State history. Bryce Hamilton, UNLV The Aggies led 52-38 with 11:46 to go in the second half, but Justinian Jessup, Boise State the Lobos ended the contest on a 28-12 run. Vance Jackson • With his 18 points against UNM, Merrill has now scored All-Mountain West Second Team led the hosts on Senior Night with 17 points, while Corey Man- 2,114 points to rank third all-time in school history behind Nico Carvacho, Colorado State igualt added 16 points. Jaycee Carroll (2,522) and Greg Grant (2,127). Merrill also Matt Mitchell, San Diego State ranks fourth all-time in Mountain West history in career scor- Derrick Alston Jr., Boise State Senior guard Diogo Brito scored four straight points for the ing. Neemias Queta, Utah State visitors to put the Aggies up 63-59 with less than two minutes Justin Bean, Utah State to go. Brito finished with six points and handed out a game- • Sophomore center Neemias Queta posted his fourth dou- best seven assists. ble-double of the season and the 14th of his career with his All-Mountain West Third Team Jazz Johnson, Nevada 18 points and 14 rebounds. Overall, it is the 12th time this Yanni Wetzel, San Diego State A 7-0 run by New Mexico gave the hosts the lead back for year and 36th time in his career he has scored in double Lavelle Scottie, Air Force good. figures. It is also the sixth time this year and 19th time in his Seneca Knight, San Jose State career he has grabbed double-digit rebounds. Nate Grimes, Fresno State Utah State committed 17 turnovers, which New Mexico Hunter Maldonado, Wyoming turned into 23 points on the other end. The Lobos led 33-32 • Senior guard Diogo Brito played in his 117th career game at halftime. against UNM, which is tied with Eric Franson, Dan Conway All-Mountain West Honorable Mention and Gilbert Pete for the 12th most games played in school Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State; JaQuan Lyle, USU shot 47.2 percent from the field (25-of-53), including 36.8 history. New Mexico; K.J. Feagin, San Diego State; Da- percent from 3-point range (7-of-19). The Aggies, who outre- vid Roddy, Colorado State; Amauri Hardy, UNLV; Lindsey Drew, Nevada; Orlando Robinson, Fresno bounded the Lobos 37-27, shot 77.8 percent from the charity State. stripe (7-of-9). MW Coach of the Year - Brian Dutcher, SDSU New Mexico shot 44.8 percent from the field (26-of-58), in- MW Player of the Year - Malachi Flynn, SDSU cluding 41.7 percent from downtown (10-of-24), and 50.0 MW Defenisve Player of the Year - Neemias Queta, USU percent from the free throw line (4-of-8). MW Freshman of the Year - Isaiah Stevens, CSU MW Newcomer of the Year - Malachi Flynn, SDSU MW Sixth Man of the Year - Nisre Zouzoua, NEV

Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 • 13 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL THE LAST TIME UTAH STATE... THE LAST TIME A UTAH STATE OPPONENT... Beat an opponent by 20+: Wyoming (20: 78-58) on 2/19/20 Scoring and Margin of Victory Beat an opponent by 30+: San José State (38: 94-56) on 2/25/20 Scored 90+: USU 100, CSU 96 (OT) on 3/5/19 in Fort Collins, Utah Beat an opponent by 40+: Saint Katherine (45: 94-49) on 12/10/19 Scored 100+: NMSU 100, USU 70 on 1/26/08 at New Mexico State Beat an opponent by 50+: Weber State (55: 89-34) on 11/8/19 Beat USU by 20+: at Nevada (23: 72-49) on 1/2/19 Beat an opponent by 60+: Eastern Oregon (68: 129-61) on 12/28/19 Beat USU by 30+: at Duke (33: 85-52) on 11/29/15 Scored 90+: 94-56 San José State on 2/25/20 Beat USU by 40+: UNLV (43: 126-83) on 1/28/91 Scored 100+: 129-61 Eastern Oregon on 12/28/19 Beat USU by 50+: at Illinois (51: 115-64) on 12/7/85 Scored 100+ in back-to-back games: 100-73 Hartford (11/9/18)/101-71 at Montana St. (11/6/18) Made 30+ field goals: San José State (35) on 2/25/20 Shooting Percentages Attempted 65+ field goals: San José State (72) on 2/25/20 Shot over .500 field goals: .517 at Colorado State on 2/11/20 Had 10+ steals: Eastern Oregon (16) on 12/28/19 Shot over .550 field goals: .559 at BYU on 12/5/18 Had 10+ blocks: at Utah Valley (10) on 12/13/14 Shot over .600 field goals: .632 vs. Hawai’i on 12/29/10 Had 20+ assists: San José State (22) on 2/25/20 Held USU under .300 field goals: .262 at Nevada on 1/2/19 Had 25+ assists: Eastern Oregon (36) on 12/28/19 Held USU under .250 field goals: .250 vs. Nevada on 2/6/99 Had 15+ turnovers: at New Mexico (17) on 2/29/20 Had 20+ turnovers: vs Washington, NCAA Tournament (21) on 3/22/19 Assists, Turnovers, Blocks, Steals Did not hit a 3-pointer: at BYU on 12/16/06, a span of 454 games Had 20+ assists: at UNLV (20) on 1/6/18 Had two players record a double-double: Neemias Queta (23/10) Had 25+ assists: at Wyoming (26) on 3/4/15 and Justin Bean (12/13) on 2/25/20 San José State Had 15+ turnovers: San José State (15) on 2/25/20 Had three players record a double-double: Kevin Rice (10/11), Had 20+ turnovers: Eastern Oregon (22) on 12/28/19 Pharoah Davis (16/13) and Donnie Johnson (21/12) on 2/4/98 vs Nevada Had 10+ blocks: vs. UNLV (11) on 2/15/14 Had two players score 20+: Neemias Queta (21) Had 0 blocks: Air Force on 1/21/20 and Sam Merrill (20) on 2/5/20 UNLV Had 10+ steals: at New Mexico (10) on 2/29/20 Had five players score in double figures: Queta (19), Merrill (12), Brito (12) Had 0 steals: San José State on 12/27/17 Miller (11), Porter (10) on 1/11/20 Nevada THE LAST TIME A UTAH STATE OPPONENT... THE LAST TIME A UTAH STATE PLAYER... Scored 30+ points: Jalen Harris (31) on 1/11/20 Nevada Recorded a double-double: Neemias Queta (18/14) on 2/29/20 at New Mexico Scored 40+ points: Scott Brooks (43) on 1/8/87 at UC Irvine Recorded a double-double with assists: Sam Merrill (16/12) on 2/1/20 at San Diego State Recorded a double-double: Yanni Wetzell (11/10) on 2/1/20 at San Diego State Recorded a triple-double: Jon Judkins (11/11/10) on 3/5/88 vs. Pacific Made 10+ field goals: Jordan Ford (10) on 11/29/19 at Saint Mary’s Led USU in points, rebounds and assists: Justin Bean (16/13/5) on 1/21/20 Air Force Made 5+ three-point field goals: Jalen Harris (5) on 1/11/20 Nevada Led USU in points, rebounds, assists and steals: Justin Bean (16/13/5/2) Made 10+ free throws: Malachi Flynn (10-of-10) on 1/4/20 San Diego State on 1/21/20 Air Force (two others with two steals) Had 15+ rebounds: Nico Carvacho (15) on 1/10/18 Colorado State Led USU in points, rebounds, assists and blocks: Sam Merrill (38/8/6/1) on 3/5/19 Had 5+ steals: Matisse Thybulle (5) on 3/22/19 vs Washington, NCAA Tournament at Colorado State (one other with eight rebounds, one other with six assists, two others with one block) Had 10+ steals: Jeff Trepagnier (10) on 11/24/99 vs. USC Led USU in points, rebounds, blocks and steals: Justin Bean (18/14/2/3) on 12/4/19 at San José State Had 5+ blocks: Cameron Oliver (5) on 2/18/17 at Nevada Scored 20+ points: Neemias Queta (23) on 2/25/20 San José State Had 10+ assists: Jaquan Lyle (10) on 2/29/20 at New Mexico Scored 30+ points: Sam Merrill (32) on 2/11/20 at Colorado State Scored 40+ points: Jaycee Carroll (44) on 2/5/07 vs. New Mexico State Scored 50+ points: Wayne Estes (52) on 15/15/62 vs. Regis Non-starter scored 20+ points: Alphonso Anderson (24) on 11/22/19 vs LSU Recorded 15+ rebounds: Neemias Queta (15) on 2/19/20 Wyoming Recorded 20+ rebounds: Spencer Butterfield (20) on 3/7/13 vs. Texas State Recorded 25+ rebounds: Wayne Estes (25) on 12/15/64 at Colorado State Recorded 10+ assists: Sam Merrill (12) on 2/1/20 at San Diego State Recorded 15+ assists: Oscar Williams (16) on 12/14/76 vs. Utah Recorded 5+ blocks: Neemias Queta (5) on 2/8/20 Boise State Recorded 5+ steals: Justin Bean (5) on 12/7/19 Fresno State Made 10+ field goals: Sam Merrill (12) on 2/11/20 at Colorado State Made 15+ field goals: Sam Merrill (15) on 3/5/19 at Colorado State Attempted 15+ field goals: Sam Merrill (16) on 2/29/20 at New Mexico Attempted 20+ field goals: Sam Merrill (21) on 1/4/20 San Diego State Made 5+ 3-point field goals: Sam Merrill (6) on 2/11/20 at Colorado State Made 10+ 3-point field goals: Jaycee Carroll (10) on 2/2/06 at New Mexico State Attempted 10+ 3-point field goals: Sam Merrill (12) on 2/29/20 at New Mexico Attempted 15+ 3-point field goals: Brock Miller (19) on 11/12/19 Denver Made 10+ free throws: Neemias Queta (11) on 2/8/20 Boise State Made 15+ free throws: Sam Merrill (17) on 11/5/19 Montana State Attempted 15+ free throws: Sam Merrill (18) on 11/5/19 Montana State Attempted 20+ free throws: Marvin Roberts (22) on 12/10/70 vs. Gonzaga Played 40+ minutes: Abel Porter (43) on 12/18/19 vs South Florida Played 50+ minutes: Greg Grant (50) on 1/2/86 at UNLV

14 • Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL RECORD-CHASING AGGIES Career Points (1-10) Career Field Goals Attempted (1-10) Career Minutes Per Game (1-10) 1. Jaycee Carroll 2005-08 2522 1. Jaycee Carroll 2005-08 1721 1. Vince Washington 1984-85 36.0 2. Greg Grant 1983-86 2127 2. Greg Grant 1983-86 1604 2. Justin Jones 1996-98 34.6 3. Sam Merrill 2017- 2114 3. Wayne Estes 1963-65 1591 3. Jaycee Carroll 2005-pres. 34.3 4. Wayne Estes 1963-65 2001 4. Marvin Roberts 1969-71 1487 4. Marcus Saxon 1997-98 34.2 5. Brian Jackson 1978-81 1900 5. Sam Merrill 2017- 1469 5. Greg Grant 1983-86 34.1 6. Cornell Green 1960-62 1890 6. Brian Jackson 1978-81 1432 6. Brian Jackson 1978-81 33.3 7. Marvin Roberts 1969-71 1844 7. Kendall Youngblood 1989-92 1348 7. Sam Merrill 2017- 33.2 8. Kendall Youngblood 1989-92 1774 8. Jalen Moore 2014-17 1210 Ed Gregg 1975-76 33.2 9. Tai Wesley 2008-11 1749 9. Tony Brown 1999-02 1127 8. Chris McMullin 1983-84 33.1 10. Jalen Moore 2014-17 1645 10. Shaler Halimon 1967-68 1124 10. Roddie Anderson 1994-95 33.0

Career Points per Game (1-20) Career 3-Point Field Goals (1-5) Career Games Played (5-8, 12-16) 1. Wayne Estes 1963-65 26.7 1. Jaycee Carroll 2005-08 369 5. Quinn Taylor 2016-19 129 2. Shaler Halimon 1967-68 25.2 2. Sam Merrill 2017- 308 6. Sam Merrill 2017- 128 3. Marvin Roberts 1969-71 23.6 3. Tony Brown 1999-02 283 Tony Brown 1999-02 127 4. Cornell Green 1959-62 22.5 4. Reid Newey 1984, 87-89 237 8. Nate Harris 2003-06 126 5. Bob Ipsen 1958-59 20.0 5. Preston Medlin 2010, 12-14 213 ~ 6. Troy Collier 1963-64 19.8 11. Jeff O. Anderson 1985-88 118 7. Nate Williams 1970-71 19.6 Career 3-Point Field Goals Attempted (1-5) 12. Diogo Brito 2017- 117 8. Jaycee Carroll 2005-08 18.8 1. Jaycee Carroll 2005-08 793 Eric Franson 1991, 94-96 117 9. Greg Grant 1983-86 18.5 2. Sam Merrill 2017- 733 Dan Conway 1986-89 117 10. Vince Washington 1984-85 18.1 3. Tony Brown 1999-02 686 Gilbert Pete 1986-89 117 11. Ed Gregg 1975-76 18.0 4. Jay Goodman 1991-93 580 16. Reid Newey 1984, 87-89 116 12. LeRoy Walker 1964-65 17.7 5. Reid Newey 1984, 87-89 572 13. Brian Jackson 1978-81 16.8 Career Games Started (1-10) 14. Jimmy Smith 1967-68 16.8 Career 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (1-10) 1. Jaycee Carroll 2005-2008 132 15. Sam Merrill 2017- 16.5 1. Brian Green 2010-11 .483 2. Tyler Newbold 2008-11 129 16. Desmond Penigar 2002-03 16.4 2. Jaycee Carroll 2005-08 .465 3. Tai Wesley 2008-11 128 17. Bob Lauriski 1971-73 16.0 3. Chris Smith 2014-16 .451 4. Sam Merrill 2017 116 18. Jim Boatwright 1972-74 15.9 4. Justin Jones 1996-98 .449 5. Greg Grant 1983-86 115 19. Kendall Youngblood 1989-92 15.6 5. Kendall Youngblood 1989-92 .448 6. Kendall Youngblood 1989-92 113 20. Marcus Saxon 1997-98 15.4 6. Spencer Butterfield 2012-14 .447 7. Tony Brown 1999-02 112 Harold Theus 1957-59 15.4 7. Sam Merrill 2017- .420 8. Pooh Williams 2008-11 99 8. Preston Medlin 2010, 12-14 .415 Eric Franson 1991,94-96 99 Career Assists (1-10) 1. Oscar Williams 1975-78 562 Jeff O. Anderson 1985-88 .415 10. Jalen Moore 2014-17 97 2. Sam Merrill 2017- 469 10. Darius Perkins 2014-16 .414 3. Kevin Nixon 1985-88 428 Reid Newey 1984, 87-89 .414 Career Blocks (1-6) 4. Tony Brown 1999-02 396 1. Gilbert Pete 1986-89 155 5. Kendall Youngblood 1989-92 389 Career Free Throw Percentage (1-5) 2. Nate Wickizer 1992-95 148 1. Sam Merrill 2017- .893 6. Kris Clark 2007-08 370 3. Tai Wesley 2008-11 144 7. Tyler Newbold 2008-11 364 2. Tony Brown 1999-02 .870 4. Shawn Daniels 2000-01 117 5. Neemias Queta 2019- 113 Jay Goodman 1991-93 364 3. Cardell Butler 2003-04 .864 9. Tai Wesley 2008-11 356 4. Jaycee Carroll 2005-08 .862 6. Nate Harris 2003-06 90 10. Preston Medlin 2010, 12-14 320 5. Wayne Estes 1963-65 .856

Career Steals (1-11) Career 10-Point Games (1-10) 1. Greg Grant 1983-86 226 1. Jaycee Carroll 2005-08 121 2. Jay Goodman 1991-93 205 2. Sam Merrill 2017- 105 3. Kevin Nixon 1985-88 190 Greg Grant 1983-86 105 4. Kendall Youngblood 1989-92 164 4. Tai Wesley 2008-11 101 5. Tony Brown 1999-02 146 5. Kendall Youngblood 1989-92 93 6. Reid Newey 1984, 87-89 128 6. Jalen Moore 2014-17 91 7. Sam Merrill 2017- 125 7. Brian Jackson 1978-81 90 8. Jaycee Carroll 2005-08 123 8. Eric Franson 1991, 94-96 80 9. Lance Washington 1980-83 118 9. Nate Harris 2003-06 78 10. Diogo Brito 2017- 116 10. Kevin Nixon 1985-88 77

Career Field Goals Made (1-10) Career Minutes Played (1-10) 1. Jaycee Carroll 2005-08 880 1. Jaycee Carroll 2005-08 4596 2. Greg Grant 1983-86 852 2. Sam Merrill 2017- 4248 3. Wayne Estes 1963-65 766 3. Tyler Newbold 2008-11 3935 4. Brian Jackson 1978-81 753 4. Greg Grant 1983-86 3923 5. Marvin Roberts 1969-71 693 5. Tony Brown 1999-02 3841 6. Sam Merrill 2017- 686 6. Jalen Moore 2014-17 3815 7. Tai Wesley 2008-11 657 7. Tai Wesley 2008-11 3768 8. Kendall Youngblood 1989-92 629 Brian Jackson 1978-81 3768 9. Nate Harris 2003-06 588 9. Kendall Youngblood 1989-92 3674 10. Eric Franson 1991, 94-96 584 10. Nate Harris 2003-06 3422

Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 • 15 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL UTAH STATE 2019-20 OVERALL STATS/RESULTS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 23-8 15-1 4-6 4-1 CONFERENCE 12-6 8-1 4-5 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 11-2 7-0 0-1 4-1

No. Player GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 05 MERRILL, Sam 29-29 1007 34.7 166-371 .447 78-191 .408 136-151 .901 7 112 119 4.1 69 1 117 45 3 24 546 18.8 23 QUETA, Neemias 19-17 495 26.1 91-146 .623 1-1 1.000 59-83 .711 39 111 150 7.9 42 2 36 54 29 5 242 12.7 34 BEAN, Justin 31-31 915 29.5 148-280 .529 8-25 .320 78-96 .813 113 206 319 10.3 65 0 64 45 24 48 382 12.3 22 MILLER, Brock 31-29 830 26.8 94-267 .352 57-187 .305 18-20 .900 18 58 76 2.5 50 0 31 33 1 16 263 8.5 24 BRITO, Diogo 31-4 844 27.2 88-229 .384 33-120 .275 53-63 .841 20 119 139 4.5 55 1 87 54 8 46 262 8.5 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 31-4 565 18.2 95-194 .490 19-60 .317 49-68 .721 34 80 114 3.7 51 0 29 40 6 18 258 8.3 15 PORTER, Abel 31-31 827 26.7 56-147 .381 22-72 .306 54-71 .761 8 71 79 2.5 70 2 105 54 2 20 188 6.1 04 GROOTFAAM, Roche 11-0 62 5.6 13-23 .565 0-0 .000 10-13 .769 4 8 12 1.1 4 0 0 3 0 1 36 3.3 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 29-0 338 11.7 32-72 .444 8-23 .348 15-21 .714 5 38 43 1.5 27 0 31 31 1 5 87 3.0 32 DORIUS, Trevin 25-3 216 8.6 28-54 .519 0-0 .000 12-31 .387 26 38 64 2.6 33 0 5 13 9 4 68 2.7 52 KARWOWSKI, Kuba 15-7 160 10.7 17-28 .607 0-2 .000 6-17 .353 19 29 48 3.2 18 0 11 6 15 7 40 2.7 00 STALL, Klay 3-0 16 5.3 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 1 6 7 2.3 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.7 TM TEAM 49 49 98 3.2 2 6 0

Total 31 829-1816 .456 226-681 .332 493-638 .773 343 925 1268 40.9 489 6 516 384 98 194 2377 76.7 Opponents 31 708-1801 .393 236-758 .311 319-464 .688 249 723 972 31.4 590 - 339 399 102 207 1971 63.6

USU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND 11/05/19 MONTANA STATE W 81-73 7,331 SCORING 2377 1971 11/08/19 WEBER STATE W 89-34 8,840 Points per game 76.7 63.6 11/12/19 DENVER W 97-56 6,504 Scoring margin +13.1 - 11/15/19 NORTH CAROLINA A&T # W 81-54 8,864 FIELD GOALS-ATT 829-1816 708-1801 11/18/19 UTSA W 82-50 8,667 Field goal pct .456 .393 11/22/19 vs LSU (Montego Bay, Jamaica) # W 80-78 1,452 11/24/19 vs North Texas (Montego Bay, Jamaica) # W 68-59 1,653 3 POINT FG-ATT 226-681 236-758 11/29/19 at Saint Mary’s (CA) L 73-81 3,500 3-point FG pct .332 .311 12/04/19 at San José State* W 71-59 2,294 3-pt FG made per game 7.3 7.6 12/07/19 FRESNO STATE* W-OT 77-70 9,815 FREE THROWS-ATT 493-638 319-464 12/10/19 SAINT KATHERINE W 94-49 6,006 Free throw pct .773 .688 12/14/19 vs BYU $ L 64-68 10,291 12/18/19 vs South Florida ^ W-OT 76-74 712 F-Throws made per game 15.9 10.3 12/21/19 vs Florida ! W 65-62 8,927 REBOUNDS 1268 972 12/28/19 EASTERN OREGON W 129-61 8,338 Rebounds per game 40.9 31.4 01/01/20 at UNLV* L 53-70 7,571 Rebounding margin +9.5 - 01/04/20 SAN DIEGO STATE* L 68-77 10,017 01/07/20 at Air Force* L 60-79 4,563 ASSISTS 516 339 01/11/20 NEVADA* W 80-70 8,725 Assists per game 16.6 10.9 01/18/20 at Boise State* L-OT 83-88 6,047 TURNOVERS 384 399 01/21/20 AIR FORCE* W 72-47 8,442 Turnovers per game 12.4 12.9 01/25/20 COLORADO STATE* W 77-61 9,791 Turnover margin +0.5 - 01/28/20 at Wyoming* W 68-45 3,115 02/01/20 at San Diego State* L 68-80 12,414 Assist/turnover ratio 1.3 0.8 02/05/20 UNLV* W 69-54 8,987 STEALS 194 207 02/08/20 BOISE STATE* W 70-61 10,033 Steals per game 6.3 6.7 02/11/20 at Colorado State* W 75-72 4,038 BLOCKS 98 102 02/15/20 at Fresno State* W 71-59 5,671 Blocks per game 3.2 3.3 02/19/20 WYOMING* W 78-58 9.452 02/25/20 SAN JOSÉ STATE* W 94-56 8.925 ATTENDANCE 138737 83463 02/29/20 at New Mexico* L 64-66 11,215 Home games-Avg/Game 16-8671 10-6043 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 5-4607 # - Jersey Mike’s Jamaica Classic $ - At Vivint Smart Home Arena (Salt Lake City, Utah) SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total ^ - Denotes Battleground 2k19 ! - Denotes Orange Bowl Basketball Classic Utah State 1115 1228 34 2377 * - Denotes Mountain West Conference game Opponents 863 1078 30 1971 % - Denotes Mountain West Basketball Tournament ## - Denotes NCAA Tournament

16 • Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL UTAH STATE 2019-20 MOUNTAIN WEST STATS/RESULTS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 23-8 15-1 4-6 4-1 CONFERENCE 12-6 8-1 4-5 0-0

No. Player GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 05 MERRILL, Sam 18-18 642 35.7 111-238 .466 50-130 .385 82-90 .911 2 57 59 3.3 42 0 72 28 3 17 354 19.7 23 QUETA, Neemias 16-15 433 27.1 81-132 .614 1-1 1.000 50-72 .694 33 98 131 8.2 36 1 30 46 27 5 213 13.3 34 BEAN, Justin 18-18 555 30.8 79-148 .534 7-18 .389 39-48 .813 59 115 174 9.7 42 0 31 24 8 34 204 11.3 24 BRITO, Diogo 18-2 493 27.4 47-129 .364 18-72 .250 28-38 .737 12 70 82 4.6 34 0 52 30 5 21 140 7.8 22 MILLER, Brock 18-16 474 26.3 42-137 .307 25-95 .263 11-13 .846 13 32 45 2.5 29 0 13 20 0 8 120 6.7 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 18-1 240 13.3 39-89 .438 7-24 .292 10-18 .556 18 26 44 2.4 29 0 8 14 2 4 95 5.3 15 PORTER, Abel 18-18 463 25.7 24-79 .304 9-39 .231 36-46 .783 4 45 49 2.7 43 0 50 28 2 9 93 5.2 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 18-0 205 11.4 16-40 .400 4-10 .400 7-10 .700 3 23 26 1.4 19 0 19 19 1 2 43 2.4 04 GROOTFAAM, Roche 6-0 19 3.2 5-12 .417 0-0 .000 4-5 .800 0 4 4 0.7 0 0 0 1 0 1 14 2.3 32 DORIUS, Trevin 15-2 91 6.1 9-19 .474 0-0 .000 2-5 .400 12 13 25 1.7 15 0 2 5 3 3 20 1.3 52 KARWOWSKI, Kuba 7-0 35 5.0 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 3 8 11 1.6 6 0 0 0 2 2 2 0.3 TM TEAM 29 25 54 3.0 2 4 0

Total 18 454-1027 .442 121-390 .310 269-346 .777 188 516 704 39.1 297 1 277 219 53 106 1298 72.1 Opponents 18 411-1021 .403 147-458 .321 203-286 .710 141 427 568 31.6 332 - 211 214 57 113 1172 65.1

USU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND 12/04/19 at San José State* W 71-59 2,294 SCORING 1298 1172 12/07/19 FRESNO STATE* W-OT 77-70 9,815 Points per game 72.1 65.1 01/01/20 at UNLV* L 53-70 7,571 Scoring margin +7.0 - 01/04/20 SAN DIEGO STATE* L 68-77 10,017 FIELD GOALS-ATT 454-1027 411-1021 01/07/20 at Air Force* L 60-79 4,563 Field goal pct .442 .403 01/11/20 NEVADA* W 80-70 8,725 01/18/20 at Boise State* L-OT 83-88 6,047 3 POINT FG-ATT 121-390 147-458 01/21/20 AIR FORCE* W 72-47 8,442 3-point FG pct .310 .321 01/25/20 COLORADO STATE* W 77-61 9,791 3-pt FG made per game 6.7 8.2 01/28/20 at Wyoming* W 68-45 3,115 FREE THROWS-ATT 269-346 203-286 02/01/20 at San Diego State* L 68-80 12,414 Free throw pct .777 .710 02/05/20 UNLV* W 69-54 8987 02/08/20 BOISE STATE* W 70-61 10,033 F-Throws made per game 14.9 11.3 02/11/20 at Colorado State* W 75-72 4,038 REBOUNDS 704 568 02/15/20 at Fresno State* W 71-59 5,671 Rebounds per game 39.1 31.6 02/19/20 WYOMING* W 78-58 9.452 Rebounding margin +7.6 - 02/25/20 SAN JOSÉ STATE* W 94-56 8.925 02/29/20 at New Mexico* L 64-66 11,215 ASSISTS 277 211 Assists per game 15.4 11.7 * - Denotes Mountain West Conference game TURNOVERS 219 214 Turnovers per game 12.2 11.9 Turnover margin -0.3 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.3 1.0 STEALS 106 113 Steals per game 5.9 6.3 BLOCKS 53 57 Blocks per game 2.9 3.2 ATTENDANCE 84187 56928 Home games-Avg/Game 9-9354 9-6325 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total Utah State 602 672 24 1298 Opponents 483 667 22 1172

Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 • 17 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 UTAH STATE INDIVIDUAL POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS 00 01 02 04 05 10 13 OPPONENT DATE SCORE W/L STALL BISCHOFF BAIRSTOW GROOTFAAM MERRILL ANDERSON MCCHESNEY MONTANA STATE 11/05/19 81-73 W DNP-C RS 2-0-1 DNP-C 28-5-3 13-6-0 RS WEBER STATE 11/08/19 89-34 W 2-1-0 RS 6-2-0 0-1-0 14-6-6 4-4-3 RS DENVER 11/12/19 97-56 W 1-2-0 RS 8-1-2 3-0-0 14-3-5 15-6-1 RS NORTH CAROLINA A&T 11/15/19 81-54 W DNP-C RS 2-0-0 DNP-C 10-6-5 21-6-3 RS UTSA 11/18/19 82-50 W DNP-C RS 2-3-0 0-0-0 21-3-3 7-11-2 RS vs LSU 11/22/19 80-78 W DNP-C RS 0-0-0 DNP-C 24-4-8 24-6-0 RS vs North Texas 11/24/19 68-59 W DNP-C RS 0-2-0 DNP-C 5-6-3 19-4-0 RS at Saint Mary’s 11/29/19 73-81 L DNP-C RS 2-0-0 DNP-C 23-6-1 3-3-1 RS at San josé State 12/04/19 71-59 W DNP-C RS 1-0-0 DNP-C 14-2-3 12-3-0 RS FRESNO STATE 12/07/19 77-70 OT W DNP-C RS 2-2-2 DNP-C 24-8-3 4-2-0 RS SAINT KATHERINE 12/10/19 94-49 W 2-4-0 RS 8-3-5 6-4-0 DNP-C 11-9-3 RS vs BYU 12/14/19 64-68 L DNP-C RS DNP-C DNP-C 11-8-3 14-4-1 RS vs South Florida 12/18/19 76-74 OT W DNP-C RS 0-0-0 DNP-C 21-4-3 12-4-0 RS vs Florida 12/21/19 65-62 W DNP-C RS DNP-C DNP-C 21-9-5 4-0-1 RS EASTERN OREGON 12/28/19 129-61 W DNP-I RS 14-6-4 13-3-0 DNP-I 16-7-6 RS at UNLV 01/01/20 53-70 L DNP-I RS 0-1-1 4-1-0 10-1-0 4-1-0 RS SAN DIEGO STATE 01/04/20 68-77 L DNP-I RS 3-0-0 DNP-C 26-1-1 0-0-1 RS at Air Force 01/07/20 60-79 L DNP-I RS 5-0-2 4-1-0 10-4-2 3-2-0 RS NEVADA 01/11/20 80-70 W DNP-I RS 8-2-3 DNP-C 12-8-8 4-4-1 RS at Boise State 01/18/20 83-88 OT L DNP-I RS 0-1-0 DNP-C 30-3-3 4-5-1 RS AIR FORCE 01/21/20 72-47 W DNP-I RS 0-6-1 2-0-0 15-5-3 2-2-1 RS COLORADO STATE 01/25/20 77-61 W DNP-I RS 2-1-0 DNP-C 28-1-5 8-3-0 RS at Wyoming 01/28/20 68-45 W DNP-I RS 7-3-3 0-0-0 14-2-2 13-4-1 RS at San Diego State 02/01/20 68-80 L DNP-I RS 2-1-0 DNP-C 16-5-12 4-2-0 RS UNLV 02/05/20 69-54 W DNP-I RS 0-0-0 DNP-C 20-2-4 4-1-0 RS BOISE STATE 02/08/20 70-61 W DNP-I RS 2-3-0 DNP-C 17-2-4 3-2-1 RS at Colorado State 02/11/20 75-72 W DNP-I RS 0-1-0 DNP-C 32-4-5 0-0-0 RS at Fresno State 02/15/20 71-59 W DNP-I RS 5-3-3 DNP-C 24-4-4 5-1-0 RS WYOMING 02/19/20 78-58 W DNP-I RS 0-0-1 0-0-0 26-5-4 7-1-0 RS SAN JOSÉ STATE 02/25/20 94-56 W DNP-I RS 2-1-4 4-2-0 18-1-7 11-7-1 RS at New Mexico 02/29/20 64-66 L DNP-I RS 4-1-1 DNP-C 18-1-2 6-1-1 RS

15 22 23 24 32 34 44 52 OPPONENT DATE SCORE W/L PORTER MILLER QUETA BRITO DORIUS BEAN ANTHONY KARWOWSKI MONTANA STATE 11/05/19 81-73 W 10-2-4 6-1-1 DNP-I 7-3-1 2-2-0 13-10-1 RS 0-5-1 WEBER STATE 11/08/19 89-34 W 10-4-10 11-3-1 DNP-I 12-2-3 6-1-1 18-9-1 RS 6-6-1 DENVER 11/12/19 97-56 W 7-3-5 27-4-3 DNP-I 10-5-4 2-3-0 8-15-2 RS 2-4-1 NORTH CAROLINA A&T 11/15/19 81-54 W 2-2-1 11-3-4 DNP-I 9-7-5 7-6-0 18-10-3 RS 1-2-1 UTSA 11/18/19 82-50 W 6-2-3 10-5-1 DNP-I 17-7-1 2-2-0 9-11-5 RS 8-10-2 vs LSU 11/22/19 80-78 W 1-5-3 3-2-0 DNP-I 12-0-1 DNP-C 14-12-6 RS 2-0-0 vs North Texas 11/24/19 68-59 W 6-2-2 6-0-0 DNP-I 15-4-0 DNP-C 14-14-2 RS 3-2-1 at Saint Mary’s 11/29/19 73-81 L 2-1-7 8-0-0 DNP-I 7-5-3 4-4-0 24-10-1 RS DNP-I at San José State 12/04/19 71-59 W 5-4-3 7-5-0 DNP-I 10-5-2 4-2-0 18-14-1 RS DNP-I FRESNO STATE 12/07/19 77-70 OT W 13-4-1 4-3-1 6-1-0 10-9-5 0-1-0 14-13-3 RS DNP-I SAINT KATHERINE 12/10/19 94-49 W 8-2-3 22-6-2 DNP-C 15-7-1 10-11-2 12-14-4 RS DNP-I vs BYU 12/14/19 64-68 L 13-2-4 5-0-0 11-9-2 2-2-0 0-0-0 8-10-0 RS DNP-I vs South Florida 12/18/19 76-74 OT W 10-2-7 3-1-2 18-8-2 0-1-0 DNP-C 12-9-1 RS DNP-I vs Florida 12/21/19 65-62 W 8-2-2 6-2-0 0-2-2 11-5-5 3-2-0 12-9-4 RS DNP-I EASTERN OREGON 12/28/19 129-61 W 12-1-4 25-4-4 DNP-C 5-9-11 12-8-0 16-12-3 RS 16-8-4 at UNLV 01/01/20 53-70 L 1-1-3 9-1-1 DNP-C 2-2-2 5-3-0 17-11-1 RS 0-1-0 SAN DIEGO STATE 01/04/20 68-77 L 9-2-5 2-2-2 15-14-3 5-5-2 0-1-0 8-4-2 RS DNP-C at Air Force 01/07/20 60-79 L 0-2-3 16-3-1 9-3-2 5-4-2 2-4-0 6-5-1 RS 0-0-0 NEVADA 01/11/20 80-70 W 10-5-4 11-2-1 19-7-1 12-6-1 1-2-1 3-4-0 RS DNP-C at Boise State 01/18/20 83-88 OT L 10-4-4 4-4-2 12-6-1 5-3-0 0-1-0 18-10-2 RS DNP-C AIR FORCE 01/21/20 72-47 W 0-0-0 9-1-1 14-2-1 10-7-3 4-8-0 16-13-5 RS DNP-C COLORADO STATE 01/25/20 77-61 W 4-3-5 5-1-0 10-7-5 7-4-1 0-1-1 13-9-3 RS DNP-C at Wyoming 01/28/20 68-45 W 0-2-1 11-3-0 8-12-1 9-2-4 0-0-0 6-10-1 RS DNP-C at San Diego State 02/01/20 68-80 L 5-0-2 15-1-0 8-6-2 5-4-3 0-0-0 13-5-0 RS DNP-C UNLV 02/05/20 69-54 W 7-3-4 2-4-2 21-6-5 9-4-3 0-0-0 6-11-1 RS 0-1-0 BOISE STATE 02/08/20 70-61 W 4-7-4 5-2-1 21-8-0 11-7-2 0-0-0 7-16-0 RS DNP-C at Colorado State 02/11/20 75-72 W 9-1-3 3-0-1 14-11-2 11-1-2 0-0-0 6-5-3 RS 0-5-0 at Fresno State 02/15/20 71-59 W 0-1-2 5-2-0 7-9-1 10-7-3 DNP-C 15-11-1 RS 0-2-0 WYOMING 02/19/20 78-58 W 10-1-2 0-3-0 8-15-3 7-2-5 DNP-C 20-14-3 RS 0-1-0 SAN JOSÉ STATE 02/25/20 94-56 W 6-6-2 6-6-0 23-10-2 6-5-5 4-2-0 12-13-1 RS 2-1-0 at New Mexico 02/29/20 64-66 L 0-3-2 6-2-0 18-14-1 6-5-7 DNP-C 6-6-3 RS DNP-C

DNP-C - COACH’S DECISION | DNP-I - INJURED | RS - REDSHIRT

18 • Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 TEAM COMPARISON Opponent 1st 2nd OT Score Mar Tot FG FG Pct 3-PT 3FG FT FT Pct Reb Mar Asst TO B S FL Montana State 37/34 44/39 - 81-73 +8 20-53/24-57 .377/.421 6-18/9-19 .333/.474 35-45/16-26 .778/.615 41/36 +5 12/13 9/15 5/3 8/6 23/31 Weber State 48/13 41/21 - 89-34 +55 37-67/10-46 .552/.217 6-17/5-22 .353/.227 9-10/9-20 .900/.450 44/27 +17 26/7 8/19 0/5 6/3 17/13 Denver 53/27 44/29 - 97-56 +41 32-67/21-54 .478/.389 14-30/4-16 .467/.250 19-24/10-14 .792/.714 50/25 +25 23/9 12/15 4/5 10/4 15/21 NC A&T 38/23 43/31 - 81-54 +27 29-52/21-60 .558/.350 5-15/7-20 .333/.350 18-30/5-11 .600/.455 44/28 +16 22/9 15/14 5/4 5/10 13/25 UTSA 41/29 41/21 - 82-50 +32 34-73/20-70 .466/.286 9-31/7-30 .290/.233 5-7/3-4 .714/.750 55/36 +19 17/5 16/15 6/4 5/9 9/14 vs LSU 30/44 50/34 - 80-78 +2 25-57/28-59 .439/.475 11-22/11-25 .500/.440 19-23/11-14 .826/.786 34/31 +3 18/12 14/16 0/7 7/9 12/18 vs North Texas 29/30 39/29 - 68-59 +9 19-47/24-63 .404/.381 3-14/5-23 .214/.217 27-34/6-7 .794/.857 36/33 +3 8/6 12/12 6/2 8/7 12/22 at Saint Mary’s 36/34 37/47 - 73-81 -8 26-58/29-56 .448/.518 7-20/8-19 .350/.421 14-17/15-21 .824/.714 31/33 -2 13/15 10/10 0/3 8/10 19/16 at San José State 36/33 35/26 - 71-59 +12 28-66/21-49 .424/.429 4-17/8-21 .235/.381 11-20/9-15 .550/.600 42/34 +8 9/14 7/15 3/9 10/2 17/16 Fresno State 27/24 34/37 16/9 77-70 +7 21-60/25-68 .350/.368 4-19/7-34 .211/.206 31-34/13-15 .912/.867 48/37 +11 13/10 10/10 3/5 8/7 15/26 Saint Katherine 49/25 45/24 - 94-49 +45 35-77/21-63 .455/.333 12-31/5-28 .387/.179 12-16/2-9 .750/.222 63/28 +35 20/7 12/13 4/3 7/10 9/19 vs BYU 28/35 36/33 - 64-68 -4 22-55/28-59 .400/.475 6-21/11-28 .286/.393 14-16/1-3 .875/.333 36/31 +5 10/15 11/10 4/3 2/5 13/13 vs S. Florida 31/29 35/37 10/8 76-74 +2 26-51/28-60 .510/.467 8-24/5-17 .333/.294 16-23/13-18 .696/.722 34/31 +3 15/9 17/11 1/1 1/8 19/25 vs Florida 27/27 38/35 - 65-62 +3 24-53/20-62 .453/.323 9-25/4-17 .360/.235 8-11/18-22 .727/.818 33/41 -8 19/8 16/13 3/3 5/8 17/17 Eastern Oregon 66/30 63/31 - 129-61 +68 46-79/23-71 .582/.324 9-23/8-36 .391/.222 28-36/7-9 .778/.778 63/24 +39 36/13 13/22 7/2 16/5 13/24 at UNLV 26/37 27/33 - 53-70 -17 17-52/25-56 .327/.446 2-19/5-19 .105/.263 17-21/15-21 .810/.714 29/41 -12 8/13 15/17 3/7 5/8 19/21 San Diego St. 27/34 41/43 - 68-77 -9 23-54/27-53 .426/.509 6-23/9-20 .261/.450 16-24/14-17 .667/.824 30/34 -4 16/13 11/14 5/2 7/5 16/20 at Air Force 34/31 26/48 - 60-79 -19 23-63/29-61 .365/.475 10-28/8-25 .357/.320 4-8/13-17 .500/.765 29/50 -21 13/15 9/13 1/2 5/4 19/15 Nevada 32/23 48/47 - 80-70 +10 25-54/23-59 .463/.390 7-24/10-23 .292/.435 23-30/14-20 .767.700 43/28 +15 20/12 13/8 2/4 2/7 15/25 at Boise State 38/25 37/50 8/13 83-88 -7 26-63/26-56 .413/.464 6-28/9-24 .214/.375 25-33/27-34 .758/.794 39/32 +7 13/10 18/15 1/2 5/10 27/29 Air Force 32/21 40/26 - 72-47 +25 25-61/15-51 .410/.294 9-28/3-19 .321/.158 13-16/14-26 .813/.538 45/34 +11 15/5 10/13 2/0 9/5 23/17 Colorado St. 31/28 46/33 - 77-61 +16 29-49/22-59 .592/.373 7-16/7-24 .438/.292 12-16/10-13 .750/.769 35/26 +9 20/10 14/10 5/3 3/6 14/14 at Wyoming 25/16 43/29 - 68-45 +23 24-51/15-50 .471/.300 7-23/7-30 .304/.233 13-14/8-9 .929/.889 41/23 +18 13/9 11/10 1/2 6/6 16/19 at San Diego St. 39/31 29/49 - 68-80 -12 25-54/25-52 .463/.481 9-21/14-32 .429/.438 9-10/16-19 .900/.842 28/31 -3 19/14 10/9 3/2 3/7 19/14 UNLV 27/29 42/25 - 69-54 +15 24-48/20-52 .500/385 6-16/4-15 .375/.267 15-20/10-13 .750/.769 34/26 +8 19/7 14/14 2/2 9/10 14/18 Boise State 35/24 35/37 - 70-61 +9 19-50/22-62 .380/.355 2-19/6-29 .105/.207 30-35/11-19 .857/.579 47/31 +16 12/11 12/7 8/1 2/4 22/27 at Colorado St. 37/30 38/42 - 75-72 +3 31-62/30-58 .500/.517 9-27/8-22 .333/.364 4-4/8-22 1.000/.500 33/29 +4 16/16 8/10 3/5 6/4 11/10 at Fresno St. 31/23 40/36 - 71-59 +12 26-59/20-53 .441/.377 9-22/12-33 .409/.364 10-14/7-13 .714/.538 44/29 +15 14/12 11/9 3/5 5/5 14/14 Wyoming 42/27 36/31 - 78-58 +20 28-56/21-57 .500/.368 7-20/8-25 .350/.320 15-17/8-11 .882//727 42/25 +17 18/11 16/14 2/2 7/6 13/20 San José State 51/14 43/42 - 94-56 +38 35-72/19-67 .486/.284 10-21/12-39 .476/.308 14-21/6-8 .667/.750 58/31 +27 22/10 13/15 1/1 7/7 10/14 at New Mexico 32/33 32/33 - 64-66 -2 25-53/26-58 .472/.448 7-19/10-24 .368/.417 7-9/4-8 .778/.500 37/27 +10 17/19 17/11 5/3 7/10 13/13

2019-20 GAME-BY-GAME SUPERLATIVES Opponent Points in Paint Points off TO 2nd Chance Points Fastbreak Points Bench Points Largest Lead Montana State 24/28 14/7 6/2 4/10 24/10 9/3 Weber State 48/8 23/1 19/4 12/0 30/17 57/2 Denver 34/30 19/13 16/0 6/5 39/23 50/0 North Carolina A&T 46/16 20/9 13/2 12/8 39/17 27/0 UTSA 46/16 19/9 39/8 11/7 28/18 32/3 vs LSU 28/24 24/15 6/10 13/20 36/4 3/19 vs North Texas 24/30 15/16 5/4 11/11 34/9 9/5 at Saint Mary’s 30/34 13/9 7/9 4/14 13/7 6/10 at San José State 46/22 11/8 13/7 11/12 23/20 15/2 Fresno State 32/36 11/11 8/4 10/4 18/2 8/8 Saint Katherine 42/24 12/17 23/0 7/6 26/24 45/0 vs BYU 24/28 5/12 6/6 3/6 13/14 3/9 vs S. Florida 36/42 16/17 14/12 0/2 12/28 8/4 vs Florida 22/26 12/16 7/21 5/0 18/6 7/6 Eastern Oregon 66/20 31/8 26/2 13/12 59/25 72/3 at UNLV 26/38 13/17 6/10 8/7 11/29 1/24 San Diego State 32/32 11/13 10/9 2/2 8/9 1/16 at Air Force 24/40 20/15 8/17 6/14 19/21 12/24 Nevada 36/22 10/14 9/6 4/2 25/15 18/0 at Boise State 28/34 14/20 11/7 13/27 9/22 19/7 Air Force 32/20 16/16 16/3 4/4 18/12 27/0 Colorado State 32/28 13/15 8/7 0/6 17/8 16/3 at Wyoming 32/14 8/8 12/7 2/0 29/24 29/1 at San Diego State 28/14 11/14 10/8 4/21 11/5 10/14 UNLV 34/26 13/18 5/4 2/6 13/14 16/8 Boise State 26/30 9/14 9/5 10/6 16/8 12/1 at Colorado State 38/38 8/10 4/11 14/7 11/15 12/0 at Fresno State 22/12 9/10 17/4 2/0 20/14 13/0 Wyoming 40/24 22/16 12/5 11/0 14/19 23/3 San José State 50/12 15/7 24/2 13/7 29/12 43/0 at New Mexico 32/26 16/25 11/10 6/11 16/15 14/5 TOTALS 1,036/766 453/400 375/206 223/237 678/466

Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 • 19 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

2019-20 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL TRENDS Under Smith 2019-20 Utah State’s Points Scored/Allowed Summary Overall Record ...... 51-15 ...... 23-8 Record When Scoring Record When Allowing 0-0 (0-0) 30-39 1-0 (1-0) Mountain West ...... 27-9 ...... 12-6 0-0 (0-1) 40-49 3-0 (5-0) Overtime ...... 4-1 ...... 2-1 0-1 (0-2) 50-59 9-0 (17-0) 4-5 (7-7) 60-69 4-2 (13-4) When the Aggies they are 9-1 (18-2) 70-79 6-3 (12-6) Win the tip ...... 32-7 ...... 13-4 6-1 (16-3) 80-89 0-3 (2-4) 3-0 (5-0) 90-99 0-0 (1-1) Lose the tip ...... 19-8 ...... 10-4 1-0 (5-0) 100+ 0-0 (0-0)

Lead at halftime ...... 45-6 ...... 19-4 Utah State’s Record When the Margin is... Trail at halftime ...... 3-9 ...... 3-4 1 (pt.) 2 3 4 5 6 Are tied at halftime ...... 3-0 ...... 1-0 0-0 (1-1) 2-1 (3-1) 2-0 (2-0) 0-1 (1-1) 0-1 (1-3) 0-0 (0-0) 7 8 9 10-15 16-20 20+ Shoot better from the field than opponent...... 45-4 ...... 18-1 1-0 (3-0) 1-1 (2-1) 2-1 (3-1) 4-1 (6-3) 1-2 (11-3) 10-0 (18-1) Shoot worse from the field than opponent...... 6-11 ...... 5-7 Shoot the same from the field as opponent...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 Utah State’s Record by Month Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March Shoot better from 3-point range than opponent ...... 34-2 ...... 16-1 7-1 (13-2) 6-1 (10-3) 4-4 (10-6) 6-2 (13-3) 0-0 (5-1) Shoot worse from 3-point range than opponent ...... 14-13 ...... 7-7 Utah State’s Record by Day of the Week Shoot the same from 3-point range as opponent ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. 1-0 (1-0) 1-0 (2-0) 7-1 (12-1) 4-1 (9-5) 0-0 (1-1) 3-1 (7-2) 7-5 (19-6) Shoot better from the line than opponent ...... 31-7 ...... 14-5 Shoot worse from the line than opponent ...... 19-8 ...... 8-3 2019-20 Starters/Non-Starters Production Summary Shoot the same from the line as opponent ...... 1-0 ...... 1-0 Starters Bench Total/% Team Total/% Team Outrebound opponent ...... 49-8 ...... 22-3 Minutes 4,362/69.5% 1,913/30.5% Are outrebounded by opponent ...... 2-7 ...... 1-5 Points 1,699/71.5% 678/28.5% Are even in rebounds with opponent ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 Rebounds 811/64.0% 457/36.0% 2019-20 Miscellaneous Statistics Have more offensive rebounds than opponent...... 39-9 ...... 19-5 Double Double Have fewer offensive rebounds than opponent...... 12-6 ...... 4-3 Figure 20-Pt. Figure Double Have the same number of offensive rebounds...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 Games Scoring Games Reb(Asst) Doubles 0 Stall 3 0 0 0 0 2 Bairstow 29 1 0 0 0 Have more defensive rebounds than opponents ...... 47-7 ...... 22-2 4 Grootfaam 11 1 0 0 0 Have fewer defensive rebounds than opponents ...... 2-7 ...... 1-5 5 Merrill 29 28 14 (1) 1 Have the same number of defensive rebounds ...... 2-1 ...... 0-1 10 Anderson 31 12 2 1 0 15 Porter 31 9 0 (1) 1 Commit more fouls than opponent ...... 16-5 ...... 4-2 22 Miller 31 10 3 0 0 23 Queta 19 12 2 6 4 Commit fewer fouls than opponent ...... 30-5 ...... 16-4 24 Brito 31 14 0 (1) 0 Commit same number of fouls ...... 5-5 ...... 3-2 32 Dorius 25 2 0 1 1 34 Bean 31 20 2 21 15 Have more assists than opponent ...... 46-5 ...... 20-3 52 Karwowski 15 0 0 1 0 Have fewer assists than opponent ...... 4-10 ...... 2-5 Have same number of assists ...... 1-0 ...... 1-0 2019-20 Scoring Average by Halves 1st Half 2nd Half OT1 OT2 Total Commit more turnovers than opponent ...... 22-11 ...... 10-4 Utah State 36.0 39.6 11.3 - 76.7 Commit fewer turnovers than opponent ...... 22-3 ...... 10-3 Opponents 27.8 34.8 10.0 - 63.6 Commit the same number of turnovers ...... 7-1 ...... 3-1 2019-20 Starting Lineups Queta (C), Bean (F), Miller (G), Merrill (G), Porter (G)...... 11-4 Block more shots than opponent ...... 23-5 ...... 9-4 Karwowski (C), Bean (F), Miller (G), Merrill (G), Porter (G) ...... 7-0 Block fewer shots than opponent ...... 23-9 ...... 10-4 Anderson (F), Bean (F), Miller (G), Brito (G), Porter (G) ...... 1-0 Block the same number of shots ...... 5-1 ...... 4-0 Dorius (C), Bean (F), Miller (G), Brito (G), Porter (G) ...... 1-0 Queta (C), Bean (F), Brito (G), Merrill (G), Porter (G) ...... 1-1 Have more steals than opponent ...... 26-2 ...... 10-2 Dorius (C), Bean (F), Miller (G), Merrill (G), Porter (G) ...... 1-1 Anderson (F), Bean (F), Miller (G), Merrill (G), Porter (G) ...... 1-2 Have fewer steals than opponent ...... 21-13 ...... 10-6 Have same number of steals ...... 4-0 ...... 3-0 2019-20 Specialty Stats Starting frontline outscores the opponent’s ...... 30-4 ...... 15-3 FTs under 1 min Charges Drawn Dunks Starting frontline is outscored by the opponent’s ...... 20-11 ...... 7-5 0 Klay Stall 2-2 0 0 2 Sean Bairstow 2-2 0 4 Starting frontlines scores same amount ...... 1-0 ...... 1-0 4 Roche Grootfaam 5-7 1 3 5 Sam Merrill 20-20 10 0 Starting backcourt outscores the opponent’s ...... 28-5 ...... 12-3 10 Alphonso Anderson 3-4 0 9 Starting backcourt is outscored by the opponent’s ...... 23-9 ...... 11-4 15 Abel Porter 10-10 7 0 Starting backcourts scores same amount ...... 0-1 ...... 0-1 22 Brock Miller 3-4 0 2 23 Neemias Queta 3-3 0 22 24 Diogo Brito 10-10 1 7 Bench outscores the opponent’s ...... 41-8 ...... 19-3 32 Trevin Dorius 1-2 1 12 Bench is outscored by the opponent’s ...... 8-7 ...... 4-5 34 Justin Bean 7-11 3 8 Bench scores same amount ...... 2-0 ...... 0-0 52 Kuba Karwowski 0-0 0 9 20 • Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL HEAD COACH CRAIG SMITH North Dakota, 1996 Second Year (202-99, Eight Seasons)

Craig Smith was named the 19th head coach of Utah State men’s basketball on March 26, 2018. COACH SMITH VS THE NATION In all, Smith has 23 years of collegiate coaching experience, including eight Air Force 3-1 New Mexico 3-1 years as a head coach, and has been to postseason play 11 times during his ca- Alabama State 1-0 North Carolina A&T 1-0 reer, while winning four regular season and three postseason conference champi- Arizona State 0-1 North Dakota State 4-4 onships. As a head coach, Smith has been named conference Coach of the Year Avila 1-0 North Texas 1-1 four times (2006, 2007, 2017, 2019) in addition to receiving the NAIA II National Coach of the Year Award in 2007, Boise State 2-1 Northern Arizona 1-0 the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District 12 Coach of the Year Award in 2017, and NABC Bowling Green 2-0 Northern Colorado 0-1 District 17 Coach of the Year and USBWA District VIII Coach of the Year in 2019. BYU 0-2 Northern Illinois 0-1 In his first year at the helm at Utah State, Smith led the Aggies to a 28-7 record, the most wins by a first-year Colorado State 4-0 Northern Iowa 1-0 head coach and the third-most wins overall in school history. USU advanced the NCAA Tournament, earning a Creighton 0-1 Northland College 1-0 No. 8 seed, the highest in program history, and logged school records of 2,753 points and 147 blocks. CSU Bakersfield 1-1 Omaha 5-4 Smith came to Utah State after spending the past four years as the head coach at the University of South CSU Northridge 2-0 Oral Roberts 6-2 Dakota, where he led the Coyotes to a 79-55 (.590) record, including a 38-26 (.594) mark in the Summit League. Denver 6-4 Peru State 1-0 In his last two seasons at USD, he led the program to back-to-back postseason appearances (NIT, CBI) and a Doane 1-0 Portland 0-1 conference championship (2017), as the Coyotes produced a 48-21 (.696) record, including a 23-7 (.767) mark Drake 2-0 Presentation 1-0 in league play. Duke 0-1 Sacramento State 2-0 During the 2017-18 season at South Dakota, Smith led the Coyotes to a 26-9 record, which is the second-most Eastern Oregon 2-0 Saint Katherine 1-0 wins in school history, and its best record in their 10 years at the Division I level. USD also finished second in its Eastern Washington 2-0 Saint Mary’s 1-1 conference during the 2017-18 campaign with an 11-3 mark and advanced to the championship game of the Fairfield 0-1 Sam Houston State 0-1 Summit League Tournament, followed by an appearance in the College Basketball Invitational, which was its Florida 1-0 San Diego State 2-3 second-straight postseason appearance. In all, USD did not lose back-to-back games once during the 2017-18 Florida Gulf Coast 1-0 San José State 5-0 regular season. Fort Wayne 6-4 South Dakota Mines 1-0 Statistically, South Dakota led the Summit League and ranked 12th in the nation in scoring margin (+12.2 Fresno State 4-1 South Dakota State 3-8 points per game) during the 2017-18 season, while also ranking first in the conference and 32nd nationally in Grambling State 1-0 South Florida 1-0 field goal percentage defense (.409), and first in the conference and 36th in the nation in field goal percentage Gonzaga 0-1 Southern Mississippi 1-0 offense (.476). USD also ranked third in the Summit League and 35th in the nation in scoring offense (80.9 points Hartford 1-0 Stanford 0-1 per game) during the 2017-18 campaign, second in the conference and 30th in the nation in turnovers (11.1 per Hofstra 0-1 TCU 0-1 game), and second in the league and 20th nationally in turnover margin (+3.2 per game). The Coyotes also led Houston 0-2 UCLA 0-1 the league and ranked 65th nationally in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.329) last season and were first Illinois 0-1 UC Irvine 1-0 in the conference in scoring defense (68.7 points per game), while also ranking second in the conference in both Iowa 0-1 UNLV 2-3 free throws made (555) and attempted (740). IUPUI 4-2 Utah Valley 1-1 Following the 2016-17 season, Smith was named the Summit League and NABC District 12 Coach of the Year Kansas City 2-1 UTSA 1-0 as he led South Dakota to a 22-12 record, including a 12-4 mark in league play, to win its second-ever Division I Kansas State 0-1 Washington 0-1 conference championship. The Coyotes concluded the season by playing in the National Invitation Tournament. Kent State 1-0 Wayne State (Neb.) 1-0 During his four years as the head coach at South Dakota, Smith coached nine players who earned a total LSU 1-0 Weber State 2-0 of 11 Summit League honors, including Matt Mooney, who was a two-time first-team all-league honoree and a Mayville State 1-0 Western Illinois 8-1 two-time NABC All-District 12 team member. Milwaukee 2-0 Wofford 0-1 Prior to being the head coach at South Dakota, Smith spent two seasons as an assistant at Nebraska (2013- Minnesota 1-0 Wyoming 4-0 14) and five seasons as an assistant at Colorado State (2008-12), helping the Cornhuskers to the 2014 NCAA Mississippi Valley St. 1-0 Youngstown State 1-1 Tournament and the Rams to the 2012 NCAA Tournament. While at CSU, Smith also helped the Rams advance Montana 2-0 York College 1-0 to the 2010 CBI Tournament and the 2011 NIT. Montana State 5-0 Wright State 0-1 Smith’s other head coaching stint was at Mayville State University in North Dakota, where he compiled a Mount Marty 1-0 Overall 202-99 72-29 record in three seasons and three-straight NAIA II National Tournament appearances from 2005-07. The Nebraska 0-1 Comets were 1-25 the season before Smith’s arrival and competed in the NAIA National Championship game in Nevada 2-1 Conf Tourney 7-4 their third season under Smith. After winning 17 games in his first season at Mayville State, the Comets set a school record for victories with CLOSER LOOK AT COACH SMITH 28 during the 2005-06 campaign, while winning the Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC) regular season and Personal: tournament championships. Mayville State advanced to the national quarterfinals before falling to the eventual • Hometown - Stephen, Minn. national champions. • Wife - Darcy In 2007, Smith was named the NAIA II National Coach of the Year when the Comets defended their regular • Children - Landon, Brady, Carson, Lauren season and tournament titles and advanced to the National Championship game. It marked the first time any men’s basketball team from North Dakota had ever played for a national title. Smith also earned DAC Coach of Educational Background the Year honors in both 2006 and 2007. • College - North Dakota, 1996 (Secondary Education) Smith began his coaching career as an assistant at Mayville State during the 1996-97 season as he helped Northern State, 1998 (Master’s - Teaching & Learning) the Comets advance to the NAIA II Tournament. He then spent the 1997-98 season as a graduate assistant at Northern State in South Dakota, helping the Wolves to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division II Tournament. He then Coaching Experience spent three seasons as an assistant at Minot State in North Dakota, followed by three more seasons as an assis- • Assistant Coach - Mayville State (1997) tant at North Dakota State, where he began his affiliation with current Nebraska head coach Tim Miles. Following • Graduate Assistant - Northern State (1998) his three years as head coach at Mayville State, Smith worked under Miles at both Colorado State and Nebraska • Assistant Coach - Minot State (1999-2001) before becoming the head coach at South Dakota. • Assistant Coach - North Dakota State (2002-04) Smith is a Stephen, Minn., native and a 1996 graduate of the University of North Dakota, where he earned • Head Coach - Mayville State (2005-07) - Record: 72-29 his bachelor’s degree in secondary education. He then earned his master’s degree in teaching and learning • Assistant Coach - Colorado State (2008-12) from Northern State, where he served as a graduate assistant for the 1997-98 season. The Wolves reached their • Assistant Coach - Nebraska (2013-14) first-ever Elite Eight that season. • Head Coach - South Dakota (2015-18) - Record: 79-55 Smith and his wife, Darcy, have three sons: Landon, Brady and Carson, along with a daughter, Lauren. • Head Coach - Utah State (2019-pres.) - Record: 51-15

Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 • 21 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 UTAH STATE PROFILES

CAREER SUPERLATIVES #0 Klay Stall FT < 1 min Charges Drawn Dunks 2-2 0 2 6-10 • 245 • Junior • Center Chandler, Ariz. • Basha HS

CAREER STATISTICS GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2017-18 10-0 86 8.6 9-16 .563 0-0 .000 4-9 .444 8 21 29 2.9 13 0 2 7 4 1 22 2.2 2018-19 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2019-20 3-0 16 5.3 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 1 6 7 2.3 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.7 Total 13-0 102 7.8 10-21 .476 0-0 .000 7-13 .538 9 27 36 2.8 16 0 2 7 4 1 27 2.1

STALL GAME-BY-GAME IN 2019-20 STALL’S SEASON/CAREER SUPERLATIVES Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP Double-Figure Scoring: - N05 Montana State DNP-C 20-Plus Points: - N08 Weber State 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5-Plus Assists: - N12 Denver 3 0-2 0-0 1-2 0-2-2 1 0 0 0 0 1 5-Plus Rebounds: - / 2 times N15 N. Carolina A&T DNP-C N18 UTSA DNP-C INJURY BUG BITES N22 vs LSU DNP-C Stall is anticipated to miss the remainder of the 2019-20 N24 vs N. Texas DNP-C season with a back injury. N29 at Saint Mary’s DNP-C D04 at San José State* DNP-C INJURY BUG BITES - PART II D07 Fresno State* DNP-C Stall missed the 2018-19 season after suffering a sea- D10 St. Katherine 9 0-2 0-0 2-2 1-3-4 2 0 0 0 0 2 son-ending knee injury in the off-season. D14 vs BYU DNP-C D18 vs South Florida DNP-C AGGIE DEBUT D21 vs Florida DNP-C Made his Aggie debut in the 2017-18 home opener D28 Eastern Oregon DNP-I against Montana State, recording two points and a J01 at UNLV* DNP-I team-best two blocks in three minutes of play. J04 San Diego State* DNP-I J11 Nevada* DNP-I J18 at Boise State* DNP-I J22 Air Force* DNP-I J25 Colorado State* DNP-I J28 at Wyoming* DNP-I F01 at San Diego State* DNP-I F05 UNLV* DNP-I F08 Boise State* DNP-I F11 at Colorado State* DNP-I F15 at Fresno State* DNP-I F19 Wyoming* DNP-I F25 San José State* DNP-I F29 at New Mexico* DNP-I

^ = Starter / * = MW game / # = MW Championships / % = NCAA Tournament

STALL’S SEASON HIGHS STALL’S CAREER HIGHS Points 2 (2) St. Katherine (12/10) 6 at Valparaiso (11/28/17) FG Made 1 Weber State (11/8) 2 (2) vs Utah (12/9/17) FG ATT 2 (2) St. Katherine (12/10) 4 (2) vs Utah (12/9/17) 3PT FG Made - - 3PT FG ATT - - FT Made 2 St. Katherine (12/10) 4 at Valparaiso (11/28/17) FT ATT 2 (2) St. Katherine (12/10) 8 at Valparaiso (11/28/17) Rebounds 4 St. Katherine (12/10) 6 at Valparaiso (11/28/17) Assists - 1 (2) vs New Hampshire (11/25/17) Steals - 1 vs New Hampshire (11/25/17) Blocks - 2 Montana State (11/13/17) Minutes 9 St. Katherine (12/10) 15 vs Utah (12/9)

22 • Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 UTAH STATE PROFILES

CAREER SUPERLATIVES #2 Sean Bairstow FT < 1 min Charges Drawn Dunks 2-2 0 4 6-8 • 190 • Freshman • Guard Brisbane, Australia • Churchie

CAREER STATISTICS GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2019-20 29-0 338 11.7 32-72 .444 8-23 .348 15-21 .714 5 38 43 1.5 27 0 31 31 1 5 87 3.0 Total 29-0 338 11.7 32-72 .444 8-23 .348 15-21 .714 5 38 43 1.5 27 0 31 31 1 5 87 3.0

BAIRSTOW GAME-BY-GAME IN 2019-20 BAIRSTOW’S SEASON/CAREER SUPERLATIVES Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP Double-Figure Scoring: 1 time / 1 time N05 Montana State 4 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0-0 2 1 1 0 0 2 20-Plus Points: - N08 Weber State 17 3-5 0-2 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 2 0 0 6 5-Plus Assists: 1 time / 1 time N12 Denver 21 3-6 1-2 1-1 0-1-1 1 2 2 0 1 8 5-Plus Rebounds: 2 times / 2 times N15 N. Carolina A&T 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 N18 UTSA 10 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-3-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 BASKETBALL PEDIGREE N22 vs LSU 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bairstow has family ties to Utah State and the Mountain N24 vs North Texas 10 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 West as his sister, Stephanie, was a member of the N29 at Saint Mary’s 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 2 USU women’s basketball team from 2013-14, and his D04 at San José State* 6 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 brother, Cam, was an all-conference performer at D07 Fresno State* 9 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 2 0 0 0 0 2 New Mexico from 2011-14. D10 Saint Katherine 31 2-8 1-4 3-4 1-2-3 2 5 4 0 0 8 D14 vs BYU DNP-C FAMILY CABOOSE D18 vs South Florida 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bairstow is the youngest of seven children. D21 vs Florida DNP-C D28 Eastern Oregon 31 5-8 2-3 2-3 1-5-6 2 4 1 0 2 14 REPRESENTING DOWN UNDER J01 at UNLV* 11 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Member of the U19 Australian National Team and a J04 San Diego State* 4 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 two-year member of the U20 Queensland team. J07 at Air Force* 19 2-4 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 2 1 0 0 5 J11 Nevada* 23 3-4 1-1 1-2 0-2-2 1 3 5 0 0 8 AGGIE MADNESS DUNK KING J18 at Boise State* 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Bairstow won the slam dunk competition in Utah J21 Air Force* 18 0-4 0-1 0-0 0-6-6 3 1 1 0 0 0 State’s annual Aggie Madness event to begin the J25 Colorado State* 12 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2019-20 season. J28 at Wyoming* 16 2-3 1-2 2-2 1-2-3 4 3 2 0 0 7 F01 at San Diego State* 14 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 AGGIE DEBUT F05 UNLV* 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Made his Aggie debut in the 2019-20 home opener F08 Boise State* 12 1-5 0-2 0-0 0-3-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 against Montana State, recording two points and one F11 at Colorado State* 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 assist in four minutes of action. F15 at Fresno State* 20 2-4 0-0 1-2 1-2-3 1 3 0 1 0 5 F19 Wyoming* 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 2 0 1 0 F25 San José State* 15 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 2 4 3 0 0 2 F29 at New Mexico* 6 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 1 0 0 0 4

^ = Starter / * = MW game / # = MW Championships / % = NCAA Tournament

BAIRSTOW’S SEASON HIGHS BAIRSTOW’S CAREER HIGHS Points 14 Eastern Oregon (12/28) 14 Eastern Oregon (12/28/19) FG Made 5 Eastern Oregon (12/28) 5 Eastern Oregon (12/28/19) FG ATT 8 (2) Eastern Oregon (12/28) 8 (2) Eastern Oregon (12/28/19) 3PT FG Made 2 Eastern Oregon (12/28) 2 Eastern Oregon (12/28/19) 3PT FG ATT 4 St. Katherine (12/10) 4 St. Katherine (12/10/19) FT Made 3 St. Katherine (12/10) 3 St. Katherine (12/10/19) FT ATT 4 St. Katherine (12/10) 4 St. Katherine (12/10/19) Rebounds 6 (2) Air Force (1/21) 6 (2) Air Force (1/21/20) Assists 5 St. Katherine (12/10) 5 St. Katherine (12/10/19) Steals 2 Eastern Oregon (12/28) 2 Eastern Oregon (12/28/19) Blocks 1 at Fresno State (2/15) 1 at Fresno State (2/15/20) Minutes 31 (2) Eastern Oregon (12/28) 31 (2) Eastern Oregon (12/28/19)

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CAREER SUPERLATIVES #4 Roche Grootfaam FT < 1 min Charges Drawn Dunks 5-7 0 3 6-7 • 265 • Senior • Forward Paramaribo, Suriname • Covenant Christian Academy | College of Southern Idaho

CAREER STATISTICS GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2019-20 11-0 62 5.6 13-23 .565 0-0 .000 10-13 .769 4 8 12 1.1 4 0 0 3 0 1 36 3.3 Total 11-0 62 5.6 13-23 .565 0-0 .000 10-13 .769 4 8 12 1.1 4 0 0 3 0 1 36 3.3

GROOTFAAM GAME-BY-GAME IN 2019-20 ANDERSON’S SEASON/CAREER SUPERLATIVES Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP Double-Figure Scoring: 1 time / 1 time N05 Montana State DNP-C 20-Plus Points: - N08 Weber State 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5-Plus Assists: - N12 Denver 6 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 3 5-Plus Rebounds: - N15 N. Carolina A&T DNP-C N18 UTSA 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 INJURY BUG BITES N22 vs LSU DNP-C Grootfaam missed the entirety of the 2018-19 season, N24 vs North Texas DNP-C undergoing rehab for a knee injury sustained in the N29 at Saint Mary’s DNP-C opening round of the national tournament at the D04 at San José State* DNP-C College of Southern Idaho during the 2017-18 season. D07 Fresno State* DNP-C D10 Saint Katherine 18 3-4 0-0 0-0 3-1-4 1 0 1 0 0 6 D14 vs BYU DNP-C D18 vs South Florida DNP-C D21 vs Florida DNP-C D28 Eastern Oregon 14 4-5 0-0 5-6 1-2-3 2 0 0 0 0 13 J01 at UNLV* 4 1-1 0-0 2-2 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 J04 San Diego State* DNP-C J07 at Air Force* 3 1-3 0-0 2-3 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 J11 Nevada* DNP-C J18 at Boise State* DNP-C J21 Air Force* 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 J25 Colorado State* DNP-C J28 at Wyoming* 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F01 at San Diego State* DNP-C F05 UNLV* DNP-C F08 Boise State* DNP-C F11 at Colorado State* DNP-C F15 at Fresno State* DNP-C F19 Wyoming* 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F25 San José State* 10 2-7 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 1 0 1 4 F29 at New Mexico* DNP-C

^ = Starter / * = MW game / # = MW Championships / % = NCAA Tournament

GROOTFAAM’S SEASON HIGHS GROOTFAAM’S CAREER HIGHS Points 13 Eastern Oregon (12/28) 13 Eastern Oregon (12/28/19) FG Made 4 Eastern Oregon (12/28) 4 Eastern Oregon (12/28/19) FG ATT 7 San José State (2/25) 7 San José State (2/25/20) 3PT FG Made - - 3PT FG ATT - - FT Made 5 Eastern Oregon (12/28) 5 Eastern Oregon (12/28/19) FT ATT 6 Eastern Oregon (12/28) 6 Eastern Oregon (12/28/19) Rebounds 4 St. Katherine (12/10) 4 St. Katherine (12/10/19) Assists - - Steals 1 San José State (2/25) 1 San José State (2/25/20) Blocks - - Minutes 18 St. Katherine (12/10) 18 St. Katherine (12/10/19)

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CAREER SUPERLATIVES #5 Sam Merrill FT < 1 min Charges Drawn Dunks 52-52 48 0 6-5 • 205 • Senior • Guard Bountiful, Utah • Bountiful HS CAREER STATISTICS GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2016-17 30-18 801 26.7 100-222 .450 46-102 .451 36-41 .878 12 82 94 3.1 79 5 96 30 5 30 282 9.4 2017-18 34-34 1,202 35.4 192-381 .504 98-211 .464 73-86 .849 7 104 111 3.3 75 3 107 62 7 35 555 16.3 2018-19 35-35 1,237 35.3 228-495 .461 86-229 .376 189-208 .909 12 126 138 3.9 86 1 147 66 10 37 731 20.9 2019-20 29-29 1007 34.7 166-371 .447 78-191 .408 136-151 .901 7 112 119 4.1 69 1 117 45 3 24 546 18.8 Total 128-116 4248 33.2 686-1469 .467 308-733 .420 434-486 .893 38 424 462 3.6 309 10 469 203 25 125 2114 16.5

MERRILL GAME-BY-GAME IN 2019-20 MERRILL’S SEASON/CAREER SUPERLATIVES Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP Double-Figure Scoring: 28 times / 105 times N05 Montana State ^38 5-14 1-2 17-18 0-5-5 2 3 2 0 1 28 Double-Doubles: 1 time / 3 times N08 Weber State ^26 5-11 2-5 2-2 0-6-6 1 6 0 0 1 14 20-Plus Points: 14 times / 41 times N12 Denver ^22 3-6 3-4 5-5 0-3-3 2 5 1 0 0 14 30-Plus Points: 2 times / 7 times N15 N. Carolina A&T ^34 4-9 1-2 1-3 0-6-6 3 5 2 0 1 10 5-Plus Assists: 10 times / 40 times N18 UTSA ^31 7-15 5-9 2-2 0-3-3 1 3 1 0 0 21 10-Plus Assists: 1 time / 3 times N22 vs LSU ^37 5-12 5-9 9-10 1-3-4 3 8 2 0 1 24 5-Plus Rebounds: 12 times / 38 times N24 vs North Texas ^33 0-6 0-2 5-6 1-5-6 3 3 1 0 0 5 N29 at Saint Mary’s ^38 9-19 2-7 3-4 0-6-6 3 1 4 0 2 23 ALL-TIME AGGIE D04 at San José State* ^34 5-14 1-4 3-6 0-2-2 3 3 1 0 2 14 Merrill is the only Aggie in school history to record D07 Fresno State* ^43 9-16 2-4 4-4 0-8-8 3 3 1 0 1 24 more than 1,900 career points, 400 career assists and D10 Saint Katherine DNP 100 career steals. Merrill is just the third player in MW D14 vs BYU ^40 2-10 0-4 7-8 2-6-8 3 3 1 0 1 11 history to accomplish the feat (Jimmer Fredette - BYU, D18 vs South Florida ^28 7-13 4-7 3-3 0-4-4 5 3 3 0 0 21 Brandon Ewing - WYO). D21 vs Florida ^38 8-18 5-10 0-0 1-8-9 1 5 0 0 0 21 D28 Eastern Oregon DNP RECORD BOOK ASSAULT J01 at UNLV* ^34 2-6 0-4 6-6 0-1-1 3 0 3 0 1 10 Merrill is on pace to break into the top-10 of 13 ca- J04 San Diego State* ^38 8-21 3-12 7-8 1-0-1 3 1 2 0 2 26 reer records in Utah State history. (See page 10 for J07 at Air Force* ^34 4-12 2-6 0-0 0-4-4 2 2 2 0 0 10 more information) J11 Nevada* ^38 2-7 2-6 6-6 0-8-8 2 8 1 1 0 12 J18 at Boise State* ^43 9-19 4-11 8-8 0-3-3 3 3 4 0 0 30 30-POINT SCORER J21 Air Force* ^33 4-13 2-8 5-6 0-5-5 1 3 2 0 1 15 Merrill is the only Aggie to surpass 30 points in a game J25 Colorado State* ^35 10-15 5-7 3-3 0-1-1 2 5 0 0 0 28 this season. J28 at Wyoming* ^32 4-8 2-5 4-4 0-2-2 0 2 1 0 0 14 F01 at San Diego State* ^39 5-12 4-8 2-2 0-5-5 3 12 0 0 0 16 30-POINT SCORER - PART II F05 UNLV* ^39 5-14 2-8 8-10 0-2-2 2 4 2 0 3 20 Merrill has surpassed 30 points seven times in his career F08 Boise State* ^23 4-7 1-3 8-8 0-2-2 4 4 2 1 0 17 with every game coming on the road. F11 at Colorado State* ^38 12-18 6-10 2-2 1-3-4 2 5 2 0 1 32 F15 at Fresno State* ^40 8-15 3-6 5-6 0-4-4 2 4 1 0 1 24 20-POINT SCORER F19 Wyoming* ^36 9-13 3-6 5-5 0-5-5 2 4 3 0 3 26 Merrill leads the Aggies this season with 13 20-point F25 San José State* ^28 5-12 4-10 4-4 0-1-1 2 7 1 0 0 18 scoring outings. F29 at New Mexico* ^35 6-16 4-12 2-2 0-1-1 3 2 0 1 2 18 RECORD SETTING GIMME’S ^ = Starter / * = MW game / # = MW Championships / % = NCAA Tournament Merrill tied a school record with 17 made free throws in the Aggies’ 81-73 season-opening victory over MERRILL’S SEASON HIGHS MERRILL’S CAREER HIGHS Montana State. Merrill matched the school record Points 32 at Colorado State (2/11) 38 at Colorado State (3/5/19) alongside Tim Tollestrup, who made 17 free throws FG Made 12 at Colorado State (2/11) 15 at Colorado State (3/5/19) against Utah in 1970, and Bart Johnson, who made FG ATT 21 San Diego State (1/4) 23 (2) at Colorado State (3/5/19) 17 free throws against Idaho in 1954. 3PT FG Made 6 at Colorado State (2/11) 7 (3) vs Boise State (3/8/18) 3PT FG ATT 12 San Diego State (1/4) 12 (3) San Diego State (1/4/20) WHITE SHIRTS, BLACK TAGS FT Made 17 Montana State (11/5) 17 Montana State (11/5/19) Merrill is one of six returned missionaries for the LDS FT ATT 18 Montana State (11/5) 18 Montana State (11/5/19) Church on the Utah State roster, serving in Managua, Rebounds 9 vs Florida (12/21) 9 vs Florida (12/21/19) Nicaragua. Assists 12 at San Diego State (2/1) 12 (2) at San Diego State (2/1/20) Steals 3 (2) Wyoming (2/19) 5 at San José State (1/16/19) Blocks 1 (3) at New Mexico (2/29) 1 (25) at New Mexico (2/29/20) Minutes 43 (2) at Boise State (1/18) 45 (2) at Colorado State (3/5/19)

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CAREER SUPERLATIVES #10 Alphonso Anderson FT < 1 min Charges Drawn Dunks 3-4 0 9 6-6 • 220 • Junior • Forward Tacoma, Wash. • North Idaho College | Garfield High School

CAREER STATISTICS GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2019-20 31-4 565 18.2 95-194 .490 19-60 .317 49-68 .721 34 80 114 3.7 51 0 29 40 6 18 258 8.3 Total 31-4 565 18.2 95-194 .490 19-60 .317 49-68 .721 34 80 114 3.7 51 0 29 40 6 18 258 8.3

ANDERSON GAME-BY-GAME IN 2019-20 ANDERSON’S SEASON/CAREER SUPERLATIVES Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP Double-Figure Scoring: 11 times / 11 times N05 Montana State 18 2-4 1-2 8-8 2-4-6 2 0 2 0 1 13 20-Plus Points: 2 times / 2 times N08 Weber State 18 2-4 0-2 0-0 1-3-4 3 3 3 0 0 4 5-Plus Assists: 1 time / 1 time N12 Denver 23 4-7 1-3 6-6 1-5-6 0 1 0 0 4 15 5-Plus Rebounds: 9 times / 9 times N15 N. Carolina A&T 28 6-9 0-1 9-12 2-4-6 1 3 0 0 0 21 10-Plus Rebounds: 1 time / 1 time N18 UTSA 22 3-7 1-4 0-0 2-9-11 2 2 2 0 0 7 N22 vs LSU 31 9-16 3-6 3-4 1-5-6 1 0 2 0 0 24 OFFENSIVELY ELITE N24 vs North Texas 31 7-11 0-1 5-6 2-2-4 1 0 3 1 2 19 Anderson came to Utah State from North Idaho Col- N29 at Saint Mary’s ^32 1-6 1-3 0-0 0-3-3 2 1 1 0 2 3 lege, where NIC led all teams in the NWAC in scoring, D04 at San José State* 25 5-11 1-3 1-3 3-0-3 3 0 4 0 1 12 averaging 114 points per game. D07 Fresno State* ^18 1-7 0-2 2-2 0-2-2 4 0 1 0 0 4 D10 Saint Katherine ^26 4-6 1-1 2-2 2-7-9 1 3 2 0 1 11 OFFENSIVELY ELITE - PART II D14 vs BYU ^27 6-11 2-5 0-0 0-4-4 1 1 1 1 1 14 Anderson is the last Aggie to score 20 points coming D18 vs South Florida 26 4-7 1-3 3-7 2-2-4 3 0 4 0 0 12 off of the bench. Anderson scored a season-high D21 vs Florida 18 2-4 0-1 0-1 0-0-0 4 1 4 0 0 4 24 points against LSU in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on D28 Eastern Oregon 25 6-13 1-4 3-4 1-6-7 0 6 2 2 3 16 Nov. 22. J01 at UNLV* 19 2-6 1-3 0-1 1-3-4 3 0 2 0 0 5 J04 San Diego State* 6 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 WINNING TITLES J07 at Air Force* 18 1-4 1-2 0-0 1-1-2 2 0 0 0 1 3 Anderson won both a state title at Garfield HS in Ta- J11 Nevada* 11 2-5 0-1 0-1 2-2-4 0 1 0 0 0 4 coma, Wash., and a Northwest Athletic Conference J18 at Boise State* 15 2-5 0-2 0-0 2-3-5 3 1 0 0 0 4 Championship at North Idaho College. J21 Air Force* 16 1-4 0-1 0-0 1-1-2 1 1 0 1 0 2 J25 Colorado State* 11 4-6 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 0 0 0 1 0 8 AGGIE DEBUT J28 at Wyoming* 21 5-11 1-4 2-2 1-3-4 3 1 0 0 2 13 Made his Aggie debut in the 2019-20 home opener F01 at San Diego State* 13 2-3 0-1 0-0 1-1-2 1 0 1 0 0 4 against Montana State, recording 13 points and add- F05 UNLV* 7 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 ing six rebounds and one steal. F08 Boise State* 13 1-3 0-0 1-2 1-1-2 2 1 1 0 0 3 F11 at Colorado State* 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 JAMAICA CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT F15 at Fresno State* 6 2-3 1-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 5 Anderson was named to the Jamaica Classic all-Tour- F19 Wyoming* 11 2-4 0-1 3-3 0-1-1 3 0 2 0 0 7 nament team after averaging 21.5 points and 5.0 F25 San José State* 18 4-9 2-2 1-4 4-3-7 1 1 2 0 0 11 rebounds per game against LSU and North Texas in F29 at New Mexico* 9 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 1 0 0 0 6 Montego Bay.

^ = Starter / * = MW game / # = MW Championships / % = NCAA Tournament

ANDERSON’S SEASON HIGHS ANDERSON’S CAREER HIGHS Points 24 vs LSU (11/22) 24 vs LSU (11/22/19) FG Made 9 vs LSU (11/22) 9 vs LSU (11/22/19) FG ATT 16 vs LSU (11/22) 16 vs LSU (11/22/19) 3PT FG Made 3 vs LSU (11/22) 3 vs LSU (11/22/19) 3PT FG ATT 6 vs LSU (11/22) 6 vs LSU (11/22/19) FT Made 9 N. Carolina A&T (11/15) 9 N. Carolina A&T (11/15/19) FT ATT 12 N. Carolina A&T (11/15) 12 N. Carolina A&T (11/15/19) Rebounds 11 UTSA (11/18) 11 UTSA (11/18/19) Assists 6 Eastern Oregon (12/28) 6 Eastern Oregon (12/28/19) Steals 4 Denver (11/12) 4 Denver (11/12/19) Blocks 2 Eastern Oregon (12/28) 2 Eastern Oregon (12/28/19) Minutes 32 at Saint Mary’s (11/29) 32 at Saint Mary’s (11/29/19)

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CAREER SUPERLATIVES #15 Abel Porter FT < 1 min Charges Drawn Dunks 16-18 11 0 6-3 • 200 • Junior • Guard Farmington, Utah • Davis HS CAREER STATISTICS GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2016-17 3-0 13 4.3 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 1-2 .500 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0.3 2017-18 23-4 171 7.4 8-21 .381 2-9 .222 8-15 .533 1 14 15 0.7 22 0 15 9 1 6 26 1.1 2018-19 34-17 746 21.9 55-131 .420 30-74 .405 47-66 .712 4 75 79 2.3 73 2 95 49 2 21 187 5.5 2019-20 31-31 827 26.7 56-147 .381 22-72 .306 54-71 .761 8 71 79 2.5 70 2 105 54 2 20 188 6.1 Total 91-52 1757 19.3 119-302 .394 54-158 .342 110-154 .714 13 160 173 1.9 165 4 216 112 5 48 402 4.4

PORTER GAME-BY-GAME IN 2019-20 PORTER’S SEASON/CAREER SUPERLATIVES Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP Double-Figure Scoring: 9 times / 16 times N06 Montana State ^36 3-6 1-3 3-4 0-2-2 4 4 2 0 1 10 20-Plus Points: - N08 Weber State ^27 4-7 1-2 1-1 1-3-4 1 10 1 0 0 10 5-Plus Assists: 5 times / 11 times N12 Denver ^19 3-5 0-1 1-2 0-3-3 1 5 1 0 0 7 10-Plus Assists: 1 time / 1 time N15 N. Carolina A&T ^28 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 1 1 5 0 1 2 5-Plus Rebounds: 4 times / 7 times N18 UTSA ^28 2-5 0-2 2-2 0-2-2 3 3 3 0 1 6 10-Plus Rebounds: - / 1 time N22 vs LSU ^34 0-3 0-0 1-2 0-5-5 3 3 3 0 2 1 Double-Double: 1 time / 1 time N24 vs North Texas ^15 2-3 1-2 1-3 0-2-2 5 2 3 0 0 6 N29 at Saint Mary’s ^25 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 5 7 1 0 1 2 DOUBLE-DOUBLE D04 at San José State* ^30 0-5 0-2 5-6 0-4-4 2 3 1 0 2 5 Porter recorded his first career double-double with a D07 Fresno State* ^29 3-5 1-1 6-6 0-4-4 1 1 3 0 0 13 10-point, 10-assist performance in Utah State’s 89-34 D10 Saint Katherine ^18 3-5 2-3 0-0 2-0-2 0 3 1 0 0 8 victory over Weber State on Nov. 8. D14 vs BYU ^35 5-7 3-4 0-0 0-2-2 1 4 1 0 0 13 D18 vs South Florida ^43 3-7 2-5 2-4 1-1-2 2 7 2 0 0 10 GAME WINNER D21 vs Florida ^33 2-8 1-5 3-3 0-2-2 0 2 0 0 2 8 In 2018-19, Porter hit the game-winning 3-point basket D28 Eastern Oregon ^23 3-6 2-4 4-4 0-1-1 1 4 3 0 3 12 with 1.6 seconds on the clock against New Mexico J01 at UNLV* ^27 0-4 0-2 1-2 0-1-1 2 3 1 1 0 1 to give Utah State its first victory in the Pit since the J04 San Diego State* ^36 3-6 1-2 2-5 0-2-2 4 5 1 0 0 9 2014-15 season. J07 at Air Force* ^21 0-3 0-3 0-0 0-2-2 3 3 3 0 1 0 J11 Nevada* ^28 3-4 1-2 3-4 0-5-5 3 4 1 0 0 10 FAST TRACK TO GRADUATION J18 at Boise State* ^36 3-10 0-3 4-5 2-2-4 4 4 1 0 1 10 Although a junior athletically, Porter already graduat- J21 Air Force* ^7 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 3 0 2 0 1 0 ed with a degree in business administration from Utah J25 Colorado State* ^28 0-2 0-2 4-6 0-3-3 3 5 1 1 0 4 State in May of 2019 and is now pursuing a master’s J28 at Wyoming* ^23 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-2-2 2 1 2 0 0 0 degree at USU. F01 at San Diego State* ^17 1-1 1-1 2-2 0-0-0 3 2 2 0 1 5 F05 UNLV* ^32 3-5 1-2 0-0 1-2-3 3 4 2 0 0 7 WEDDING BELLS RINGING F08 Boise State* ^30 1-5 0-3 2-2 1-6-7 2 4 2 0 1 4 Porter is one of three married players on the team F11 at Colorado State* ^37 3-9 1-5 2-2 0-1-1 2 3 2 0 0 9 (Sam Merrill, Brock Miller), marrying his wife Presley in F15 at Fresno State* ^10 0-4 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 0 2 0 0 0 0 May of 2019 in Hawaii. F19 Wyoming* ^25 3-7 2-3 2-2 0-1-1 3 2 1 0 0 10 F25 San José State* ^20 1-3 1-3 3-4 0-6-6 2 2 0 0 0 6 WHITE SHIRTS, BLACK TAGS F29 at New Mexico* ^27 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 1 2 3 0 2 0 Porter is one of six returned LDS Church missionaries on the Utah State roster, having served in Samara, ^ = Starter / * = MW game / # = MW Championships / % = NCAA Tournament Russia, from 2014-16.

PORTER’S SEASON HIGHS PORTER’S CAREER HIGHS Points 13 (2) vs BYU (12/14) 16 at Boise State (2/23/19) FG Made 5 vs BYU (12/14) 5 vs BYU (12/14/19) FG ATT 10 at Boise State (1/18) 10 at Boise State (1/18/20) 3PT FG Made 3 vs BYU (12/14) 3 (4) vs BYU (12/14/19) 3PT FG ATT 5 (3) at Colorado State (2/11) 7 vs Washington (3/22/19) FT Made 6 Fresno State (12/7) 7 at Boise State (2/23/19) FT ATT 6 (3) Colorado State (1/25) 9 Fresno State (1/9/19) Rebounds 7 Boise State (2/8) 10 San Diego State (2/26/19) Assists 10 Weber State (11/8) 10 Weber State (11/8/19) Steals 3 Eastern Oregon (12/28) 3 Eastern Oregon (12/28/19) Blocks 1 (2) Colorado State (1/25) 1 (5) Colorado State (1/25/20) Minutes 43 vs South Florida (12/18) 43 vs South Florida (12/18/19)

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CAREER SUPERLATIVES #22 Brock Miller FT < 1 min Charges Drawn Dunks 7-8 0 2 6-5 • 200 • Sophomore • Guard Sandy, Utah • Brighton HS

CAREER STATISTICS GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2017-18 5-0 83 16.6 12-26 .462 9-19 .474 1-1 1.000 2 5 7 1.4 12 0 1 6 0 1 34 6.8 2018-19 35-35 914 26.1 95-261 .364 70-198 .354 24-27 .889 14 48 62 1.8 52 0 42 23 3 11 284 8.1 2019-20 31-29 830 26.8 94-267 .352 57-187 .305 18-20 .900 18 58 76 2.5 50 0 31 33 1 16 263 8.5 Total 71-64 1827 25.7 201-554 .363 136-404 .337 43-48 .896 34 111 145 2.0 114 0 74 62 4 28 581 8.2

MILLER GAME-BY-GAME IN 2019-20 MILLER’S SEASON/CAREER SUPERLATIVES Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP Double-Figure Scoring: 10 times / 24 times N05 Montana State ^27 2-6 2-5 0-0 0-1-1 2 1 1 0 1 6 20-Plus Points: 3 times / 4 times N08 Weber State ^26 5-12 1-3 0-0 1-2-3 2 1 0 0 1 11 5-Plus Assists: - N12 Denver ^28 10-19 7-15 0-0 2-2-4 2 3 1 0 0 27 5-Plus Rebounds: 3 times / 5 times N15 N. Carolina A&T ^27 3-9 3-8 2-2 0-3-3 1 4 2 0 0 11 N18 UTSA ^27 4-15 2-11 0-0 1-4-5 0 1 0 0 1 10 VOLUME 3-POINT SHOOTER N22 vs LSU ^20 1-4 1-2 0-0 0-2-2 2 0 2 0 0 3 Miller shot a school-record 19 3-point field goals in Utah N24 vs North Texas ^32 3-7 0-3 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 1 6 State’s 94-49 victory over Saint Katherine, finishing with N29 at Saint Mary’s ^26 3-6 2-5 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 8 a game-high 22 points. D04 at San José State* ^32 3-8 1-4 0-0 2-3-5 1 0 0 0 1 7 D07 Fresno State* ^33 1-5 0-4 2-2 2-1-3 0 1 3 0 1 4 VOLUME 3-POINT SHOOTER - PART II D10 Saint Katherine ^33 8-22 6-19 0-0 0-6-6 2 2 1 1 2 22 Miller attempted 15 3-pointers against Denver on Nov. D14 vs BYU ^24 2-6 1-3 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 2 0 0 5 12, one less than the entire Pioneer team shot during D18 vs South Florida ^28 1-5 1-5 0-0 0-1-1 1 2 1 0 0 3 the contest (16). D21 vs Florida ^29 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-2-2 2 0 1 0 1 6 D28 Eastern Oregon ^29 8-15 4-9 5-5 1-3-4 2 4 2 0 1 25 VOLUME 3-POINT SHOOTER - PART III J01 at UNLV* ^34 4-12 1-7 0-0 0-1-1 3 1 6 0 1 9 Miller has attempted 70.0 percent of his shots (187-of- J04 San Diego State* ^29 1-5 0-3 0-0 1-1-2 1 2 1 0 0 2 267) from behind the 3-point line this season. J07 at Air Force* ^32 5-10 5-9 1-2 2-1-3 2 1 0 0 0 16 J11 Nevada* ^27 2-8 1-7 6-7 0-2-2 2 1 2 0 0 11 VOLUME 3-POINT SHOOTER - PART IV J18 at Boise State* ^33 2-7 0-3 0-0 2-2-4 4 2 1 0 0 4 Miller attempted 75.9 percent of his shots (198-of-261) J21 Air Force* ^32 3-11 3-9 0-0 0-1-1 1 1 0 0 2 9 from behind the 3-point line during the 2018-19 sea- J25 Colorado State* ^18 2-8 1-6 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 1 0 1 5 son. Miller’s 198 attempts was a Utah State freshman J28 at Wyoming* ^24 4-9 3-7 0-0 1-2-3 1 0 1 0 0 11 record. F01 at San Diego State* ^33 5-12 3-6 2-2 1-0-1 3 0 0 0 0 15 F05 UNLV* ^15 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-4-4 3 2 2 0 0 2 VOLUME 3-POINT SHOOTER - PART V F08 Boise State* ^23 2-9 1-6 0-0 0-2-2 4 1 1 0 0 5 Miller finished second all-time among freshmen in Utah F11 at Colorado State* ^17 1-7 1-6 0-0 0-0-0 1 1 0 0 1 3 State history with 70 makes behind the arc in 2018-19, F15 at Fresno State* ^24 2-10 1-7 0-0 1-1-2 1 0 0 0 0 5 trailing Jaycee Carroll with 79 as a freshman in 2004-05. F19 Wyoming* ^24 0-7 0-5 0-0 0-3-3 1 0 2 0 1 0 F25 San José State* 23 2-3 2-2 0-0 0-6-6 0 0 0 0 0 6 ALOPECIA F29 at New Mexico* 21 2-4 2-3 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0 6 Miller has an autoimmune skin disease known as alo- pecia, which prevents the growth of hair on his body. ^ = Starter / * = MW game / # = MW Championships / % = NCAA Tournament He started to lose hair when he was about 10 years old.

MILLER’S SEASON HIGHS MILLER’S CAREER HIGHS WHITE SHIRTS, BLACK TAGS Points 27 Denver (11/12) 27 Denver (11/12/19) Miller is one of six returned missionaries for the LDS FG Made 10 Denver (11/12) 10 Denver (11/12/19) Church on the Utah State roster, serving in Buenos FG ATT 22 St. Katherine (12/10) 22 St. Katherine (12/10/19) Aires, Argentina. 3PT FG Made 7 Denver (11/12) 7 Denver (11/12/19) 3PT FG ATT 19 St. Katherine (12/10) 19 St. Katherine (12/10/19) BASKETBALL FAMILY FT Made 6 Nevada (1/11) 6 (2) Nevada (1/11/20) Miller is one of three brothers that have played Division FT ATT 7 Nevada (1/11) 7 Nevada (1/11/20) I basketball as his older brothers Corbin and Bran- Rebounds 6 (2) San José State (2/25) 6 (2) San José State (2/25/20) don also played at Harvard and Utah, respectively. Assists 4 (2) Eastern Oregon (12/28) 4 (3) Eastern Oregon (12/28/19) His father, Brett, also played college basketball at Steals 2 (2) Air Force (1/21) 2 (2) Air Force (1/21/20) BYU-Hawaii. Blocks 1 St. Katherine (12/10) 1 (4) St. Katherine (12/10/19) Minutes 34 at UNLV (1/1) 39 at Boise State (2/23/19) WEDDING BELLS RINGING Miller is one of three married players on the team (Abel Porter, Sam Merrill), marrying his wife Bailey in May of 2019. Coincidentally, Miller’s father-in-law, Jeff J. Anderson, played for the Aggies during the 1984 and 1985 seasons.

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CAREER SUPERLATIVES #23 Neemias Queta FT < 1 min Charges Drawn Dunks 6-9 0 70 7-0 • 245 • Sophomore • Center Barreiro, Portugal • Benfica SL B

CAREER STATISTICS GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2018-19 35-35 949 27.1 167-272 .614 2-5 .400 78-138 .565 86 226 312 8.9 108 4 57 81 84 23 414 11.8 2019-20 19-17 495 26.1 91-146 .623 1-1 1.000 59-83 .711 39 111 150 7.9 42 2 36 54 29 5 242 12.7 Total 54-52 1444 26.7 258-418 .617 3-6 .500 137-221 .620 125 337 462 8.6 150 6 93 135 113 28 656 12.1

QUETA GAME-BY-GAME IN 2019-20 QUETA’S SEASON/CAREER SUPERLATIVES Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP Double-Figure Scoring: 12 times / 36 times N05 Montana State DNP-I 20-Plus Points: 3 times / 5 times N08 Weber State DNP-I 5-Plus Assists: 2 times / 3 times N12 Denver DNP-I 5-Plus Rebounds: 14 times / 47 times N15 N. Carolina A&T DNP-I N18 UTSA DNP-I 10-Plus Rebounds: 6 times / 19 times N22 vs LSU DNP-I Multiple Blocks: 9 times / 31 times N24 vs North Texas DNP-I 5-Plus Blocks: 1 time / 5 times N29 at Saint Mary’s DNP-I Double-Double: 4 times / 14 times D04 at San José State* DNP-I D07 Fresno State* 10 0-3 0-0 6-7 1-0-1 0 0 0 1 0 6 INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE D10 Saint Katherine DNP-C Queta was a three-time member of the Portuguese D14 vs BYU 23 4-7 0-0 3-4 3-6-9 0 2 2 1 0 11 National team during the U20 and U18 championships. D18 vs South Florida ^29 6-7 0-0 6-7 3-5-8 5 2 2 1 0 18 In 2019, Queta led Portugal to the European-Division D21 vs Florida ^10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 2 4 0 0 0 B title, grading out as the most efficient player in the D28 Eastern Oregon DNP-I tournament. In 2018, Queta led the Portugal side on J01 at UNLV* DNP-I the glass at the U20 championships with 10.3 rebounds J04 San Diego State* ^30 5-8 0-0 5-7 1-13-14 3 3 3 3 1 15 per game and also led the tournament field with 2.9 J07 at Air Force* ^18 4-7 0-0 1-2 1-2-3 4 2 2 0 0 9 blocks per game. J11 Nevada* ^29 8-12 0-0 3-4 3-4-7 1 1 3 0 0 19 J18 at Boise State* ^24 4-4 0-0 4-7 0-6-6 5 1 2 1 0 12 BLOCK KING J21 Air Force* ^20 6-8 1-1 1-2 1-1-2 3 1 1 0 0 14 Queta led the Aggies with 84 blocks in 2018-19 and J25 Colorado State* ^32 4-5 0-0 2-4 2-5-7 2 5 6 3 0 10 recorded at least one rejection in all but one game. J28 at Wyoming* ^21 3-4 0-0 2-2 2-10-12 2 1 4 1 1 8 Queta opened the year with a 29-game streak with F01 at San Diego State* ^36 4-8 0-0 0-1 1-5-6 2 2 2 3 0 8 F05 UNLV* ^36 8-11 0-0 5-7 1-5-6 0 5 2 2 0 21 at least one block, which was the longest in school F08 Boise State* ^31 5-8 0-0 11-14 3-5-8 3 0 3 5 0 21 history. F11 at Colorado State* ^27 7-11 0-0 0-0 3-8-11 3 2 1 2 0 14 F15 at Fresno State* ^31 2-6 0-0 3-4 3-6-9 4 1 4 2 2 7 BLOCK KING - PART II F19 Wyoming* ^31 4-9 0-0 0-2 3-12-15 1 3 2 2 0 8 Queta has recorded a block in nine of the last 10 F25 San José State* ^22 9-16 0-0 5-6 3-7-10 0 2 3 0 1 23 games. F29 at New Mexico* ^35 8-12 0-0 2-3 5-9-14 3 1 8 2 0 18 MW FRESHMAN RECORD ^ = Starter / * = MW game / # = MW Championships / % = NCAA Tournament Queta’s six blocks against Fresno State on Jan. 9, 2019, set a Mountain West single-game freshman record. QUETA’S SEASON HIGHS QUETA’S CAREER HIGHS Points 23 San José State (2/25) 24 vs Saint Mary’s (11/19/18) MW FRESHMAN RECORD - PART II FG Made 9 San José State (2/25) 10 New Mexico (2/20/19) Queta’s six blocks against New Mexico on March 14, FG ATT 16 San José State (2/25) 16 San José State (2/25/20) 2019, set a Mountain West tournament single-game 3PT FG Made 1 Air Force (1/21) 1 (3) Air Force (1/21/20) freshman record, and marked the third-most blocks 3PT FG ATT 1 Air Force (1/21) 1 (6) Air Force (1/21/20) in a single game in tournament history. FT Made 11 Boise State (2/8) 11 Boise State (2/8/20) FT ATT 14 Boise State (2/8) 14 Boise State (2/8/20) Q Rebounds 15 Wyoming (2/19) 19 at UC Irvine (12/1/18) Queta is just the second player in the history of Utah Assists 5 (2) UNLV (2/5) 6 at Fresno State (2/5/19) Steals 2 at Fresno State (2/15) 3 at BYU (12/5/18) State men’s basketball with a last name that begins Blocks 5 Boise State (2/8) 6 (2) vs New Mexico (3/14/19) with the letter “Q”. (Jared Quayle) Minutes 36 UNLV (2/5) 36 (4) UNLV (2/5/20) HOW DO YOU SAY THAT? Neemias Queta is pronounced nuh MEE ish KAY ta

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CAREER SUPERLATIVES #24 Diogo Brito FT < 1 min Charges Drawn Dunks 18-25 1 15 6-6 • 205 • Senior • Guard Povoa de Varzim, Portugal • Mountain Mission School (Va.) CAREER STATISTICS GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2016-17 17-0 104 6.1 6-23 .261 1-10 .100 1-5 .200 4 10 14 0.8 9 0 6 2 0 6 14 0.8 2017-18 34-23 836 24.6 76-165 .461 21-70 .300 32-53 .604 21 97 118 3.5 53 0 68 53 2 27 205 6.0 2018-19 35-0 827 23.6 94-218 .431 44-111 .396 54-74 .730 24 124 148 4.2 59 0 77 55 5 37 286 8.2 2019-20 31-4 844 27.2 88-229 .384 33-120 .275 53-63 .841 20 119 139 4.5 55 1 87 54 8 46 262 8.5 Total 117-27 2611 22.3 264-635 .416 99-311 .318 140-195 .718 69 350 419 3.6 176 1 238 164 15 116 767 6.6

BRITO GAME-BY-GAME IN 2018-19 BRITO’S SEASON/CAREER SUPERLATIVES Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP Double-Figure Scoring: 14 times / 33 times N05 Montana State 26 3-10 1-6 0-0 0-3-3 5 1 0 0 3 7 20-Plus Points: - / 2 times N08 Weber State 19 5-6 2-2 0-0 1-1-2 3 3 0 0 1 12 5-Plus Assists: 7 times / 13 times N12 Denver 22 3-7 2-4 2-2 1-4-5 0 4 3 0 2 10 10-Plus Assists: 1 time / 1 time N15 N. Carolina A&T 29 4-7 1-3 0-0 2-5-7 2 5 1 1 2 9 N18 UTSA 25 8-15 1-4 0-0 2-5-7 1 1 3 1 3 17 5-Plus Rebounds: 16 times / 41 times N22 vs LSU 35 4-8 2-3 2-2 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 2 12 10-Plus Rebounds: - / 2 times N24 vs North Texas 33 3-8 2-5 7-7 0-4-4 1 0 3 0 3 15 Multiple Steals: 16 times / 26 times N29 at Saint Mary’s 28 2-6 1-3 2-2 0-5-5 2 3 3 0 3 7 5-Plus Steals: - / 1 time D04 at San José State* 23 4-9 1-4 1-2 0-5-5 2 2 0 0 1 10 Double-Double: - / 2 times D07 Fresno State* 35 2-13 1-8 5-7 1-8-9 2 5 1 1 1 10 D10 Saint Katherine ^23 5-11 2-4 3-3 0-7-7 0 1 1 0 3 15 DIOGO 28-0 D14 vs BYU 26 0-5 0-4 2-2 1-1-2 2 0 1 0 0 2 Utah State is 28-0 over the last two years when Brito D18 vs South Florida 33 0-3 0-3 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 3 0 0 0 scores in double figures. D21 vs Florida 26 3-9 1-5 4-4 1-4-5 3 5 2 1 0 11 D28 Eastern Oregon ^26 1-5 0-2 3-3 0-9-9 1 11 4 0 3 5 A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING J01 at UNLV* 25 1-7 0-3 0-0 0-2-2 1 2 0 0 2 2 Brito has scored five or more points in all but three J04 San Diego State* 23 1-3 1-3 2-4 2-3-5 3 2 3 0 1 5 games this season, has recorded five or more re- J07 at Air Force* 25 2-11 1-6 0-0 0-4-4 0 2 1 0 2 5 bounds in 16 games, has recorded three or more J11 Nevada* 28 4-9 1-6 3-4 2-4-6 3 1 1 1 2 12 assists in 13 games and has logged multiple steals in J18 at Boise State* 25 2-7 1-6 0-0 0-3-3 3 0 5 0 1 5 16 games this season. J21 Air Force* 28 3-8 3-6 1-2 0-7-7 4 3 1 1 2 10 J25 Colorado State* 26 3-5 1-1 0-0 1-3-4 2 1 5 0 0 7 A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING - PART II J28 at Wyoming* 25 3-5 0-2 3-4 0-2-2 3 4 0 0 2 9 Brito was a player that provided a little bit of every- F01 at San Diego State* 22 1-4 0-2 3-3 0-4-4 3 3 3 0 0 5 F05 UNLV* 30 3-7 2-4 1-1 1-3-4 1 3 0 0 2 9 thing for the Aggies in 2018-19, recording 25 games F08 Boise State* 31 4-10 0-5 3-3 2-5-7 1 2 1 1 1 11 with five or more points, 15 games with five or more F11 at Colorado State* 28 5-9 1-4 0-0 0-1-1 0 2 1 0 1 11 rebounds, 13 games with three or more assists and 10 F15 at Fresno State* 26 4-7 2-4 0-0 2-5-7 2 3 3 0 1 10 games with multiple steals. F19 Wyoming* 28 2-3 1-2 2-2 1-1-2 1 5 1 0 0 7 F25 San José State* ^28 2-5 1-3 1-2 0-5-5 1 5 1 0 2 6 A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING - PART III F29 at New Mexico* ^37 1-7 1-3 3-4 0-5-5 2 7 3 1 0 6 Brito is one of only three players in the Mountain West returning in 2019-20 that played in more than 30 games ^ = Starter / * = MW game / # = MW Championships / % = NCAA Tournament and averaged more than 8.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game. BRITO’S SEASON HIGHS BRITO’S CAREER HIGHS Points 17 UTSA (11/18) 23 at San José State (1/16/19) INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE FG Made 8 UTSA (11/18) 8 (2) UTSA (11/18/19) Brito played for the Portuguese National Team three FG ATT 15 UTSA (11/18) 15 (3) UTSA (11/18/19) separate times, leading the Portugal side with 10.8 3PT FG Made 3 Air Force (1/21) 5 at San José State (1/16/19) points per game in the U20 FIBA European Cham- 3PT FG ATT 8 Fresno State (12/7) 9 at San José State (1/16/19) pionships in 2016 and 17.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.4 FT Made 7 vs North Texas (11/24) 7 (2) vs North Texas (11/24/19) steals and 3.1 assists during the U18 European Cham- FT ATT 7 (2) Fresno State (12/7) 10 Nevada (3/2/19) pionships. Rebounds 9 (2) Eastern Oregon (12/28) 11 (2) at Air Force (2/16/19) Assists 11 Eastern Oregon (12/28) 11 Eastern Oregon (12/28/19) Steals 3 (6) Eastern Oregon (12/28) 5 San José State (12/27/17) IN THE CLASS AND ON THE COURT Blocks 1 (8) at New Mexico (2/29) 2 at Air Force (2/16/19) Brito is a three-time Mountain West Scholar Athlete and Minutes 37 at New Mexico (2/29) 38 (2) New Mexico (1/31/18) a three-time academic all-Mountain West selection.

HOW DO YOU SAY THAT? Diogo Brito is pronounced Dee O (long O) go BREE toe

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CAREER SUPERLATIVES #32 Trevin Dorius FT < 1 min Charges Drawn Dunks 1-2 1 12 7-0 • 240 • Redshirt-Freshman • Center Heber City, Utah • Wasatch High School

CAREER STATISTICS GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2019-20 25-3 216 8.6 28-54 .519 0-0 .000 12-31 .387 26 38 64 2.6 33 0 5 13 9 4 68 2.7 Total 25-3 216 8.6 28-54 .519 0-0 .000 12-31 .387 26 38 64 2.6 33 0 5 13 9 4 68 2.7

DORIUS GAME-BY-GAME IN 2019-20 DORIUS’ SEASON/CAREER SUPERLATIVES Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP Double-Figure Scoring: 2 times / 2 times N05 Montana State 5 1-2 0-0 0-3 0-2-2 2 0 0 0 0 2 20-Plus Points: - N08 Weber State 17 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 4 1 1 0 0 6 5-Plus Assists: - N12 Denver 16 1-3 0-0 0-1 2-1-3 3 0 1 1 0 2 5-Plus Rebounds: 4 times / 4 times N15 N. Carolina A&T 8 2-3 0-0 3-6 3-3-6 2 0 2 1 0 7 10-Plus Rebounds: 1 time / 1 time N18 UTSA 4 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Double-Double: 1 time / 1 time N22 vs LSU DNP-C N24 vs North Texas DNP-C WHITE SHIRTS, BLACK TAGS N29 at Saint Mary’s 20 1-2 0-0 2-4 0-4-4 2 0 0 0 0 4 Dorius is one of six returned LDS Church missionaries D04 at San José State* ^13 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 2 0 0 1 0 4 on the Utah State roster, having served in Scottsdale, D07 Fresno State* 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ariz., from 2017-19. D10 Saint Katherine 24 4-8 0-0 2-5 5-6-11 1 2 1 0 0 10 D14 vs BYU 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 GOOD GENETICS D18 vs South Florida DNP-C Dorius’ parents were each collegiate athletes as his D21 vs Florida 11 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-2-2 2 0 1 2 0 3 father played basketball at Snow Junior College, while D28 Eastern Oregon ^16 5-7 0-0 2-5 3-5-8 2 0 1 2 1 12 his mother was a swimmer at BYU. J01 at UNLV* ^12 2-2 0-0 1-2 2-1-3 2 0 1 0 1 5 J04 San Diego State* 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 AGGIE DEBUT J07 at Air Force* 9 1-3 0-0 0-1 2-2-4 1 0 0 1 0 2 Made his Aggie debut in the 2019-20 opener against J11 Nevada* 8 0-1 0-0 1-2 1-1-2 0 1 0 0 0 1 Montana State, scoring two points and pulling down J18 at Boise State* 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 two rebounds in five minutes of action. J21 Air Force* 12 2-4 0-0 0-0 3-5-8 4 0 1 0 1 4 J25 Colorado State* 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 1 0 0 1 0 J28 at Wyoming* 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F01 at San Diego State* 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 F05 UNLV* 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F08 Boise State* 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F11 at Colorado State* 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 F15 at Fresno State* DNP-C F19 Wyoming* DNP-C F25 San José State* 4 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 0 0 1 0 0 4 F29 at New Mexico* DNP-C

^ = Starter / * = MW game / # = MW Championships / % = NCAA Tournament

DORIUS’ SEASON HIGHS DORIUS’ CAREER HIGHS Points 12 Eastern Oregon (12/28) 12 Eastern Oregon (12/28/19) FG Made 5 Eastern Oregon (12/28) 5 Eastern Oregon (12/28/19) FG ATT 8 St. Katherine (12/10) 8 St. Katherine (12/10/19) 3PT FG Made - - 3PT FG ATT - - FT Made 3 N. Carolina A&T (11/15) 3 N. Carolina A&T (11/15/19) FT ATT 6 N. Carolina A&T (11/15) 6 N. Carolina A&T (11/15/19) Rebounds 11 St. Katherine (12/10) 11 St. Katherine (12/10/19) Assists 2 St. Katherine (12/10) 2 St. Katherine (12/10/19) Steals 1 (4) Colorado State (1/25) 1 (4) Colorado State (1/25/20) Blocks 2 (2) Eastern Oregon (12/28) 2 (2) Eastern Oregon (12/28/19) Minutes 24 St. Katherine (12/10) 24 St. Katherine (12/10/19)

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CAREER SUPERLATIVES #34 Justin Bean FT < 1 min Charges Drawn Dunks 12-17 2 10 6-7 • 210 • Sophomore • Forward Moore, Okla. • Southmoore HS

CAREER STATISTICS GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2018-19 29-0 351 12.1 44-86 .512 1-6 .167 29-38 .763 41 68 109 3.8 38 0 22 17 8 19 118 4.1 2019-20 31-31 915 29.5 148-280 .529 8-25 .320 78-96 .813 113 206 319 10.3 65 0 64 45 24 48 382 12.3 Total 60-31 1266 21.1 192-366 .525 9-31 .290 107-134 .799 154 274 428 7.1 103 0 86 62 32 67 500 8.3

BEAN GAME-BY-GAME IN 2019-20 BEAN’S SEASON/CAREER SUPERLATIVES Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP Double-Figure Scoring: 20 times / 24 times N05 Montana State ^27 4-9 0-0 5-8 3-7-10 4 1 0 1 1 13 20-Plus Points: 2 times / 2 times N08 Weber State ^22 6-11 0-1 6-7 3-6-9 0 1 0 0 1 18 5-Plus Assists: 3 times / 3 times N12 Denver ^23 3-9 0-1 2-2 4-11-15 1 2 2 1 1 8 5-Plus Rebounds: 28 times / 39 times N15 N. Carolina A&T ^31 8-12 0-0 2-3 1-9-10 2 3 2 2 1 18 10-Plus Rebounds: 21 times / 22 times N18 UTSA ^29 4-8 0-1 1-1 8-3-11 1 5 2 1 0 9 Double-Double: 15 times / 16 times N22 vs LSU ^35 6-12 0-1 2-3 4-8-12 1 6 5 0 2 14 N24 vs North Texas ^36 3-9 0-0 8-10 4-10-14 0 2 2 4 2 14 JUSTIN TIME N29 at Saint Mary’s ^28 8-14 1-1 7-7 5-5-10 3 1 0 0 0 24 Bean scored the game winner against South Florida on D04 at San José State* ^37 9-15 0-0 0-1 6-8-14 3 1 0 2 3 18 Dec. 18, grabbing an offensive rebound and getting D07 Fresno State* ^45 4-9 0-0 6-6 6-7-13 3 3 1 1 5 14 a putback with 0.2 seconds on the clock in overtime. D10 Saint Katherine ^18 6-11 0-0 0-0 7-7-14 0 4 1 3 1 12 D14 vs BYU ^21 3-9 0-1 2-2 3-7-10 4 0 2 2 0 8 MR WINDEX D18 vs South Florida ^37 5-9 0-1 2-2 2-7-9 2 1 2 0 1 12 Bean has totaled 319 rebounds during the 2019-20 D21 vs Florida ^35 6-8 0-0 0-1 4-5-9 4 4 3 0 2 12 campaign, becoming just the 15th Aggie in school D28 Eastern Oregon ^18 7-11 0-0 2-2 6-6-12 1 3 0 2 2 16 history to log 300 or more rebounds in a single season. J01 at UNLV* ^31 5-11 0-0 7-8 5-6-11 3 1 1 1 0 17 Bean’s 319 rebounds ranks 10th in a single season in J04 San Diego State* ^28 4-7 0-1 0-0 2-2-4 2 2 1 1 3 8 school history. J07 at Air Force* ^20 3-6 0-1 0-0 1-4-5 4 1 0 0 1 6 J11 Nevada* ^8 1-4 1-1 0-0 2-2-4 3 0 0 0 0 3 Single Season Rebounds (7-11) J18 at Boise State* ^41 4-10 1-3 9-13 5-5-10 2 2 3 0 3 18 7. Cornell Green 1961-62 342 J21 Air Force* ^33 5-7 0-1 6-6 5-8-13 2 5 2 0 2 16 8. Marvins Roberts 1968-69 325 J25 Colorado State* ^31 6-8 0-0 1-1 1-8-9 3 3 1 0 1 13 9. Cornell Green 1961-62 322 J28 at Wyoming* ^35 3-8 0-1 0-0 2-8-10 1 1 1 0 1 6 10. Justin Bean 2019-20 319 F01 at San Diego State* ^23 6-10 1-2 0-0 1-4-5 1 0 1 0 2 13 11. Neemias Queta 2018-19 312 F05 UNLV* ^32 2-5 1-1 1-2 2-9-11 3 1 2 0 3 6 F08 Boise State* ^34 1-3 0-0 5-6 4-12-16 4 0 1 1 0 7 JAMAICA CLASSIC MVP F11 at Colorado State* ^34 3-7 0-1 0-0 1-4-5 0 3 1 0 2 6 Bean was named the Jamaica Classic MVP after F15 at Fresno State* ^33 6-10 2-2 1-2 5-6-11 2 1 2 0 1 15 averaging a double-double of 14.0 points and 13.0 F19 Wyoming* ^34 8-13 1-3 3-3 4-10-14 2 3 3 0 2 20 rebounds per game in the Aggies’ victories over LSU F25 San José State* ^26 6-9 0-0 0-0 5-8-13 2 1 1 1 2 12 and North Texas in Montego Bay. F29 at New Mexico* ^30 3-6 0-1 0-0 2-4-6 2 3 3 1 3 6 BASKETBALL IN THE BLOOD ^ = Starter / * = MW game / # = MW Championships / % = NCAA Tournament Bean’s father, Gordon, played collegiate basketball at Idaho State, helping the Bengals to an NCAA Tour- BEAN’S SEASON HIGHS BEAN’S CAREER HIGHS nament appearance in 1987. Points 24 at Saint Mary’s (11/29) 24 at Saint Mary’s (11/29/19) FG Made 9 at San José State (12/4) 9 at San José State (12/4/19) REASON FOR THE NUMBER CHANGE FG ATT 15 at San José State (12/4) 15 at San José State (12/4/19) Bean changed his number to 34 this season, matching 3PT FG Made 2 at Fresno State (2/15) 2 at Fresno State (2/15/20) the number that his dad wore as a player at Idaho 3PT FG ATT 3 (2) Wyoming (2/19) 3 (2) Wyoming (2/19/20) State. FT Made 9 at Boise State (1/18) 9 at Boise State (1/18/20) FT ATT 13 at Boise State (1/18) 13 at Boise State (1/18/20) WHITE SHIRTS, BLACK TAGS Rebounds 16 Boise State (2/8) 16 Boise State (2/8/20) Bean is one of six returned LDS Church missionaries on Assists 6 vs LSU (11/22) 6 vs LSU (11/22/19) the Utah State roster, having served in Reno, Nevada, Steals 5 Fresno State (12/7) 5 Fresno State (12/7/19) from 2015-17. Blocks 4 vs North Texas (11/24) 4 vs North Texas (11/24/19) Minutes 45 Fresno State (12/7) 45 Fresno State (12/7/19) AGGIE DEBUT Made his Aggie debut in the 2018-19 opener at Mon- tana State, scoring five points and adding a team- high-tying eight rebounds.

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CAREER SUPERLATIVES #52 Kuba Karwowski FT < 1 min Charges Drawn Dunks 0-0 0 9 7-0 • 220 • Junior • Center Warsaw, Poland • North Platte Community College

CAREER STATISTICS GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2019-20 15-7 160 10.7 17-28 .607 0-2 .000 6-17 .353 19 29 48 3.2 18 0 11 6 15 7 40 2.7 Total 15-7 160 10.7 17-28 .607 0-2 .000 6-17 .353 19 29 48 3.2 18 0 11 6 15 7 40 2.7

KARWOWSKI GAME-BY-GAME IN 2019-20 KARWOWSKI’S SEASON/CAREER SUPERLATIVES Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP Double-Figure Scoring: 1 time / 1 time N05 Montana State ^19 0-2 0-0 0-2 3-2-5 0 1 1 4 0 0 20-Plus Points: - N08 Weber State ^20 3-4 0-0 0-0 3-3-6 3 1 0 0 2 6 5-Plus Assists: - N12 Denver ^17 1-2 0-0 0-1 3-1-4 3 1 0 2 2 2 5-Plus Rebounds: 4 times / 4 times N15 N. Carolina A&T ^12 0-0 0-0 1-4 1-1-2 1 1 1 1 0 1 10-Plus Rebounds: 1 time / 1 time N18 UTSA ^23 4-4 0-0 0-1 3-7-10 0 2 4 4 0 8 Multiple Blocks: 3 times / 3 times N22 vs LSU ^6 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Double-Double: - N24 vs North Texas ^10 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-2-2 1 1 0 1 0 3 N29 at Saint Mary’s DNP-I 2018-19 NATIONAL LEADER D04 at San José State* DNP-I Karwowski finished third in the NJCAA in shooting per- D07 Fresno State* DNP-I centage, converting 70.6 percent (108-of-153) from D10 Saint Katherine DNP-I the floor during the 2018-19 season. D14 vs BYU DNP-I D18 vs South Florida DNP-I AGGIE DEBUT D21 vs Florida DNP-I Made his Aggie debut in the 2019-20 opener against D28 Eastern Oregon 18 7-9 0-1 2-4 3-5-8 2 4 0 1 1 16 Montana State, recording five rebounds, four blocks J01 at UNLV* 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 0 1 0 0 and one assist in 19 minutes of action. J04 San Diego State* DNP-C J07 at Air Force* 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J11 Nevada* DNP-C J18 at Boise State* DNP-C J21 Air Force* DNP-C J25 Colorado State* DNP-C J28 at Wyoming* DNP-C F01 at San Diego State* DNP-C F05 UNLV* 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 F08 Boise State* DNP-C F11 at Colorado State* 10 0-1 0-1 0-0 2-3-5 2 0 0 1 1 0 F15 at Fresno State* 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 F19 Wyoming* 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 F25 San José State 6 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 1 2 F29 at New Mexico* DNP-C

^ = Starter / * = MW game / # = MW Championships / % = NCAA Tournament

KARWOWSKI’S SEASON HIGHS KARWOWSKI’S CAREER HIGHS Points 16 Eastern Oregon (12/28) 16 Eastern Oregon (12/28/19) FG Made 7 Eastern Oregon (12/28) 7 Eastern Oregon (12/28/19) FG ATT 9 Eastern Oregon (12/28) 9 Eastern Oregon (12/28/19) 3PT FG Made - - 3PT FG ATT 1 (2) at Colorado State (2/11) 1 (2) at Colorado State (2/11/20) FT Made 2 (2) Eastern Oregon (12/28) 2 (2) Eastern Oregon (12/28/19) FT ATT 4 (2) Eastern Oregon (12/28) 4 (2) Eastern Oregon (12/28/19) Rebounds 10 UTSA (11/18) 10 UTSA (11/18/19) Assists 4 Eastern Oregon (12/28) 4 Eastern Oregon (12/28/19) Steals 2 (2) Denver (11/12) 2 (2) Denver (11/12/19) Blocks 4 (2) UTSA (11/18) 4 (2) UTSA (11/18/19) Minutes 23 UTSA (11/18) 23 UTSA (11/18/19)

Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 • 33 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 UTAH STATE PROFILES - NEWCOMERS/REDSHIRTS #1 CARSON BISCHOFF 6-4 • 210 • JR • Ogden, Utah (Weber HS/Treasure Valley Community College)

BEFORE UTAH STATE: Played one year at Treasure Valley Community College, finishing second on the team with 19.7 points per game... Scored in double figures in all but two contests during the year... Logged 13 games with 20 or more points and three games with 30 or more, including a season-high 34 points against Mt. Hood Community College... Shot 43.0 percent (135-of-314) from the floor, 39.1 percent (75-of-192) from behind the 3-point line and 81.0 percent (68-of-84) at the free throw line... Led TVCC on the glass, averaging 6.6 rebounds per game... Pulled down five or more rebounds in 13 games... Logged a season-high 12 rebounds during the year as part of five double-doubles... Also averaged 2.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Weber High School, earning first-team all region honors as a senior... Averaged 15.7 points and 6.5 rebounds per game as a senior, helping the Warriors to a state tournament appearance... Also helped WHS to a Region 1 title as a sophomore.

PERSONAL: One of four children of Casey and Amy Bischoff... Served a two-year LDS Church mission in St. Louis, Mo... Majoring in business management.

#13 LIAM MCCHESNEY 6-10 • 185 • FR • Prince Rupert, Canada (Charles Hays Secondary School)

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Charles Hays Secondary School, leading the team to the 2019 Provincial Championship... Aver- aged 35 points and eight assists as a senior, earning MVP honors of the provincial championships... Averaged 30 points, 14 rebounds and five assists per game as a junior... Member of the U17 Canadian National Team as a junior and a member of the pool for the U17 Canadian National Team as a sophomore.

PERSONAL: Son of Rick and Jacquie McChesney... Majoring in business.

#44 MARCO ANTHONY 6-5 • 225 • JR • San Antonio, Texas (Holmes HS/Virginia)

BEFORE UTAH STATE: Played two years at Virginia, appearing in 35 games for the Cavaliers... Recorded career highs of 10 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals... Helped Virginia capture the 2019 NCAA National Championship.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Holmes High School in San Antonio, Texas... Averaged double figures in scoring all four years... Averaged 25.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game as a senior... Named first-team all-conference after averaging 20.0 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game as a junior... Named first-team all-conference after averaging 19.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game as a sophomore... Averaged 10.2 points per game as a freshman.

PERSONAL: One of three children of Charles and Monica Gantt.

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EXHIBITION GAME 1 COLLEGE OF IDAHO AT UTAH STATE MONTANA STATE AT UTAH STATE OCTOBER 30, 2019 • DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM NOVEMBER 5, 2019 • DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics College of Idaho vs Utah State Montana State vs Utah State 10/30/19 7 p.m. at Logan, Utah (Dee Glen Smith Spectrum) 11/05/19 8 p.m. at Logan, Utah (Dee Glen Smith Spectrum)

College of Idaho 66 • 2-0 Montana State 73 • 0-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 03 BRUNER, Jake f 2-7 1-4 2-3 0 4 4 4 7 1 1 1 0 18 13 Belo,Jubrile f 4-6 0-0 4-9 3 6 9 4 12 2 3 0 0 24 02 TIME, Ricardo g 2-5 1-3 4-7 0 2 2 2 9 1 2 0 2 21 31 Kirby,Devin f 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 4 0 1 0 1 1 17 11 PINCKNEY, Talon g 2-7 1-4 1-2 1 1 2 1 6 3 1 0 1 22 04 Adamu,Amin g 3-9 0-1 1-4 0 4 4 3 7 3 2 0 2 31 22 MILES-WILLIAMS,Ivory g 2-6 2-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 6 2 4 1 0 20 05 Frey,Harald g 10-20 6-10 8-8 1 5 6 2 34 5 5 0 1 36 31 BRUNEEL, Nate g 4-6 2-4 2-4 1 1 2 1 12 0 2 0 1 23 15 Paulo,Michael g 4-10 2-6 0-2 000510110226 01 WADSWORTH, Derek 3-8 2-6 0-0 1 2 3 3 8 6 1 0 2 20 00 Quinlan,Zeke 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 0 14 10 WEST, Braydon 0-8 0-6 1-2 0001 1100015 02 Guliford,Quentin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0001 00100 4 12 ELZIE, Charles 0-4 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 1 17 03 Fleute,Finn 2-2 0-0 1-1 1 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 8 14 TAYLOR, Otto 3-9 3-8 0-0 0334 9010021 10 Bellach,Caleb 0-0 0-0 0-0 0220 00000 5 15 BURMAN, Nathan 2-4 2-3 0-0 1 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 9 11 Ricketts,Ladan 1-2 1-1 2-2 0 2 2 1 5 0 2 0 0 14 20 GALLOWAY, Jalen 1-4 0-2 0-0 0555 2010011 23 Fernandez,Borja 0-3 0-1 0-0 0443 0001017 32 RUSSELL, Jacob 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 24 Hobbs,Zach 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Team 2 3 5 Team 1 2 3 Totals 21-68 14-46 10-18 8 24 32 27 66 17 16 2 7 200 Totals 24-57 9-19 16-26 9 27 36 31 73 13 15 3 6 200

FG % 1st Half: 9-35 25.7% 2nd half: 12-33 36.4% Game: 21-68 30.9% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 11-31 35.5% 2nd half: 13-26 50.0% Game: 24-57 42.1% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 5-21 23.8% 2nd half: 9-25 36.0% Game: 14-46 30.4% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 9-19 47.4% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd half: 8-13 61.5% Game: 10-18 55.6% 6 FT % 1st Half: 7-12 58.3% 2nd half: 9-14 64.3% Game: 16-26 61.5% 4

Utah State 103 • 0-0 Utah State 81 • 1-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 34 BEAN, Justin f 8-9 1-1 1-2 2 5 7 1 18 3 2 0 2 22 34 BEAN, Justin f 4-9 0-0 5-8 3 7 10 4 13 1 0 1 1 27 00 STALL, Klay c 3-3 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 2 7 0 1 0 0 11 52 KARWOWSKI, Kuba c 0-2 0-0 0-2 3 2 5 0 0 1 1 4 0 19 05 MERRILL, Sam g 3-5 1-3 1-1 0 1 1 1 8 2 1 0 1 14 05 MERRILL, Sam g 5-14 1-2 17-18 055228320138 15 PORTER, Abel g 2-4 0-1 2-4 0 4 4 1 6 3 2 0 2 19 15 PORTER, Abel g 3-6 1-3 3-4 0 2 2 4 10 4 2 0 1 36 22 MILLER, Brock g 3-7 2-6 2-2 0 2 2 0 10 4 1 0 0 20 22 MILLER, Brock g 2-6 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 2 6 1 1 0 1 27 01 BISCHOFF, Carson 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 14 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 2-3 0-1 7-8 066211720024 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 2-4 1-2 8-8 246213020118 04 GROOTFAAM, Roche 3-3 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 5 7 0 2 0 0 12 24 BRITO, Diogo 3-10 1-6 0-0 0 3 3 5 7 1 0 0 3 26 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 2-6 0-0 1-3 2 9 11 2 5210121 32 DORIUS, Trevin 1-2 0-0 0-3 0222 20000 5 13 McCHESNEY, Liam 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 13 Team 3 4 7 24 BRITO, Diogo 6-10 3-6 4-5 044019110117 Totals 20-53 6-18 35-45 11 30 41 23 81 12 9 5 8 200 32 DORIUS, Trevin 4-6 0-0 2-4 3 6 9 2 10 0 2 0 1 13 FG % 1st Half: 10-29 34.5% 2nd half: 10-24 41.7% Game: 20-53 37.7% Deadball Team 0 1 1 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 6-18 33.3% Rebounds Totals 36-59 7-21 24-35 8 41 49 17 103 23 15 0 9 200 FT % 1st Half: 13-21 61.9% 2nd half: 22-24 91.7% Game: 35-45 77.8% 5

FG % 1st Half: 18-35 51.4% 2nd half: 18-24 75.0% Game: 36-59 61.0% Deadball Officials: Winston Stith, Rob Kruger, Brad Gaston 3FG % 1st Half: 4-14 28.6% 2nd half: 3-7 42.9% Game: 7-21 33.3% Rebounds Technical fouls: Montana State-Belo,Jubrile. Utah State-None. FT % 1st Half: 7-12 58.3% 2nd half: 17-23 73.9% Game: 24-35 68.6% 2 Attendance: 7331

Officials: Deldre Carr, Jon Stigliano, Chad Shepherd Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Technical fouls: College of Idaho-None. Utah State-None. Montana State 34 39 73 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Attendance: 6017 MTST 28 7 2 10 10 Utah State 37 44 81 USU 24 14 6 4 24 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total College of Idaho 25 41 66 Last FG - MTST 2nd-00:03, USU 2nd-00:29. Score tied - 9 times. Largest lead - MTST by 3 1st-19:38, USU by 9 1st-07:28. Lead changed - 11 times. Utah State 47 56 103 MTST led for 05:57. USU led for 29:52. Game was tied for 04:11. GAME 2 GAME 3 WEBER STATE AT UTAH STATE DENVER AT UTAH STATE NOVEMBER 8, 2019 • DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM NOVEMBER 12, 2018 • DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Denver vs Utah State Weber State vs Utah State 11/12/19 7 p.m. at Logan, Utah (Dee Glen Smith Spectrum) 11/08/19 7 p.m. at Logan, Utah (Dee Glen Smith Spectrum) Denver 56 • 1-2 Weber State 34 • 0-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 David Nzekwesi f 4-10 0-0 4-4 0 2 2 2 12 0 2 1 1 22 11 KOZAK, Michal f 0-2 0-1 1-2 3 2 5 4 1 0 3 2 1 20 12 Alperen Kurnaz f 1-4 0-2 2-2 1 2 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 20 00 Ade Murkey g 6-11 1-3 1-4 0 2 2 0 14 0 1 3 1 29 24 ZDOR, Dima f 1-5 0-0 1-4 0 3 3 3 3 0 2 2 1 21 03 Jase Townsend g 1-9 1-5 0-0 0 4 4 1 3 3 3 0 0 24 04 DAVIS, Kham g 1-7 1-5 1-2 1 2 3 1 4 1 4 0 1 33 04 Taelyr Gatlin g 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 05 JOHN, Cody g 1-10 1-3 2-2 0 3 3 1 5 2 1 0 0 33 02 Roscoe Eastmond 4-6 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 8 2 2 0 1 22 12 BARNES, Israel g 1-4 1-3 1-3 0 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 26 05 Ray Kowalski 2-3 1-2 1-2 0 2 2 1 6 1 1 1 1 12 03 CUNNINGHAM, KJ 2-9 1-5 0-1 0 0 0 1 5 1 2 0 0 28 10 Joseph Lanzi 1-4 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 11 13 KUPSAS, Donatas 3-8 1-5 3-4 4 2 6 2 10 2 1 0 0 28 11 Owen McGlashan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 33 FULLER, Tim 1-1 0-0 0-2 0 2 2 1 2 0 3 1 0 11 13 Khalil Johnson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Team 2 2 4 2 21 Robert Jones 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 4 2 2 1 0 0 17 Totals 10-46 5-22 9-20 10 17 27 13 34 7 19 5 3 200 22 Tristan Green 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 5 2 0 2 0 0 15 42 Javonni Bickham 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 FG % 1st Half: 4-22 18.2% 2nd half: 6-24 25.0% Game: 10-46 21.7% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd half: 2-12 16.7% Game: 5-22 22.7% Rebounds Team 2 0 2 FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd half: 7-16 43.8% Game: 9-20 45.0% 6 Totals 21-54 4-16 10-14 3 22 25 21 56 9 15 5 4 200 FG % 1st Half: 10-28 35.7% 2nd half: 11-26 42.3% Game: 21-54 38.9% Deadball Utah State 89 • 2-0 3FG % 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% 2nd half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 4-16 25.0% Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 6-6 100.0 2nd half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 10-14 71.4% 1 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Utah State 97 • 3-0 34 BEAN, Justin f 6-11 0-1 6-7 3 6 9 0 18 1 0 0 1 22 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 52 KARWOWSKI, Kuba c 3-4 0-0 0-0 3 3 6 3 6 1 0 0 2 20 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 05 MERRILL, Sam g 5-11 2-5 2-2 0 6 6 1 14 6 0 0 1 26 34 BEAN, Justin f 3-9 0-1 2-2 4 11 15 1 8 2 2 1 1 23 15 g PORTER, Abel 4-7 1-2 1-1 1 3 4 1 10 10 1 0 0 27 52 KARWOWSKI, Kuba c 1-2 0-0 0-1 3 1 4 3 2 1 0 2 2 17 22 MILLER, Brock g 5-12 1-3 0-0 1 2 3 2 11 1 0 0 1 26 05 MERRILL, Sam g 3-6 3-4 5-5 0 3 3 2 14 5 1 0 0 22 00 STALL, Klay 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 15 PORTER, Abel g 3-5 0-1 1-2 0 3 3 1 7 5 1 0 0 19 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 3-5 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 6 0 2 0 0 17 22 MILLER, Brock g 10-19 7-15 0-0 2 2 4 2 27 3 1 0 0 28 04 GROOTFAAM, Roche 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 00 STALL, Klay 0-2 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 2-4 0-2 0-0 1 3 4 3 4 3 3 0 0 18 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 3-6 1-2 1-1 0 1 1 1 8 2 2 0 1 21 24 BRITO, Diogo 5-6 2-2 0-0 1 1 2 3 12 3 0 0 1 19 04 GROOTFAAM, Roche 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 6 32 DORIUS, Trevin 3-5 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4 6 1 1 0 0 17 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 4-7 1-3 6-6 1 5 6 0 15 1 0 0 4 23 Team 3 2 5 1 24 BRITO, Diogo 3-7 2-4 2-2 1 4 5 0 10 4 3 0 2 22 Totals 37-67 6-17 9-10 13 31 44 17 89 26 8 0 6 200 32 DORIUS, Trevin 1-3 0-0 0-1 2 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 16 Team 4 0 4 FG % 1st Half: 19-37 51.4% 2nd half: 18-30 60.0% Game: 37-67 55.2% Deadball Totals 32-67 14-30 19-24 17 33 50 15 97 23 12 4 10 200 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 6-17 35.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 7-7 100.0 2nd half: 2-3 66.7% Game: 9-10 90.0% 1 FG % 1st Half: 21-37 56.8% 2nd half: 11-30 36.7% Game: 32-67 47.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 9-18 50.0% 2nd half: 5-12 41.7% Game: 14-30 46.7% Rebounds Officials: John Higgins, Shawn Lehigh, Rick Batsell FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd half: 17-20 85.0% Game: 19-24 79.2% 1 Technical fouls: Weber State-None. Utah State-None. Attendance: 8840 Officials: Ruben Ramos, Wilson Holland, Jeff Wooten Technical fouls: Denver-None. Utah State-None. Attendance: 6504 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Weber State 13 21 34 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast WEBER 8 1 4 0 17 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Utah State 48 41 89 USU 48 23 19 12 30 Denver 27 29 56 DEN 30 13 0 5 23 Utah State 53 44 97 USU 34 19 16 6 39 Last FG - WEBER 2nd-00:36, USU 2nd-01:09. Score tied - 1 time. Largest lead - WEBER by 2 1st-17:29, USU by 57 2nd-01:09. Lead changed - 4 times. Last FG - DEN 2nd-00:48, USU 2nd-01:49. Score tied - 1 time. WEBER led for 01:35. USU led for 36:34. Game was tied for 01:51. Largest lead - DEN None, USU by 50 2nd-05:18. Lead changed - 0 times. DEN led for 00:00. USU led for 39:13. Game was tied for 00:47.

Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 • 35 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

GAME 4 GAME 5 NORTH CAROLINA A&T AT UTAH STATE UTSA AT UTAH STATE NOVEMBER 15, 2019 • DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM NOVEMBER 18, 2019 • DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics North Carolina A&T vs Utah State UTSA vs Utah State 11/15/19 7 p.m. at Logan, Utah (Dee Glen Smith Spectrum) 11/18/19 7 p.m. at Logan, Utah (Dee Glen Smith Spectrum)

North Carolina A&T 54 • 1-3 UTSA 50 • 0-5 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 21 JACKSON, Ronald f 4-9 3-6 4-6 1 6 7 3 15 0 3 0 3 33 03 FROHNEN, Byron f 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 1 5 3 2 1 0 0 1 23 23 f 25 FILMORE, Webster f 2-5 0-0 0-1 3 2 5 4 4 1 3 1 3 24 BIOR, Atem 0-4 0-1 0-0 2 7 9 2 0 1 4 0 0 23 44 BARISIC, Luka c 1-3 1-1 2-2 1 0 1 2 5 0 1 0 0 11 11 MAYE, Tyler g 5-12 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 10 1 0 1 1 33 02 JACKSON, Jhivvan g 7-25 1-12 0-0 1 2 3 2 15 1 2 1 3 34 13 LANGLEY, Kameron g 3-6 1-1 1-1 2 5 7 3 8 3 3 0 0 34 22 WALLACE, Keaton g 4-16 2-7 0-0 0 4 4 2 10 2 3 0 1 25 35 LYONS, Tyrone g 0-6 0-2 0-1 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 25 05 WHITESIDE, Makani 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 00 JACKSON, Andre 1-5 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 3 3 0 1 0 1 14 10 CZUMBEL, Eric 4-6 3-4 1-2 0 2 2 2 12 0 2 0 1 25 02 CLEVELAND, Fred 6-14 2-7 0-0 0 0 0 1 14 2 2 1 1 20 11 IYAYE, Adokiye 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 8 03 SCRUGGS, Shayne 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 FORD, Phoenix 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 MORRICE, Harry 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 21 HELLUMS, Knox 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 23 HAYGOOD, Devin 0-2 0-0 0-2 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 9 24 GERMANY, Jacob 2-5 0-0 0-0 3 6 9 0 4 0 1 3 1 23 24 JOYNER, Elijah 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 25 RODRIGUEZ, Adrian 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Team 1 2 3 Team 0 0 0 Totals 21-60 7-20 5-11 9 19 28 25 54 9 14 4 10 200 Totals 20-70 7-30 3-4 12 24 36 14 50 5 15 4 9 200

FG % 1st Half: 10-31 32.3% 2nd half: 11-29 37.9% Game: 21-60 35.0% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 11-37 29.7% 2nd half: 9-33 27.3% Game: 20-70 28.6% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 4-11 36.4% Game: 7-20 35.0% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 4-16 25.0% 2nd half: 3-14 21.4% Game: 7-30 23.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 0-2 0.0% 2nd half: 5-9 55.6% Game: 5-11 45.5% 3 FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd half: 0-0 0.0% Game: 3-4 75.0% 1

Utah State 81 • 4-0 Utah State 82 • 5-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 34 BEAN, Justin f 8-12 0-0 2-3 1 9 10 2 18 3 2 2 1 31 34 BEAN, Justin f 4-8 0-1 1-1 8 3 11 1 9 5 2 1 0 29 52 KARWOWSKI, Kuba c 0-0 0-0 1-4 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 12 52 KARWOWSKI, Kuba c 4-4 0-0 0-1 3 7 10 0 8 2 4 4 0 23 05 MERRILL, Sam g 4-9 1-2 1-3 0 6 6 3 10 5 2 0 1 34 05 MERRILL, Sam g 7-15 5-9 2-2 0 3 3 1 21 3 1 0 0 31 15 PORTER, Abel g 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 1 5 0 1 28 15 PORTER, Abel g 2-5 0-2 2-2 0 2 2 3 6 3 3 0 1 28 22 MILLER, Brock g 3-9 3-8 2-2 0 3 3 1 11 4 2 0 0 27 22 MILLER, Brock g 4-15 2-11 0-0 1 4 5 0 10 1 0 0 1 27 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 3 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 10 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 6-9 0-1 9-12 2 4 6 1 21 3 0 0 0 28 04 GROOTFAAM, Roche 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 3-7 1-4 0-0 2 9 11 2 7 2 2 0 0 22 24 BRITO, Diogo 4-7 1-3 0-0 2 5 7 2 9 5 1 1 2 29 24 BRITO, Diogo 8-15 1-4 0-0 2 5 7 1 17 1 3 1 3 25 32 DORIUS, Trevin 2-3 0-0 3-6 3 3 6 2 7 0 2 1 0 8 Team 2 0 2 32 DORIUS, Trevin 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 Team 0 1 1 Totals 29-52 5-15 18-30 11 33 44 13 81 22 15 5 5 200 Totals 34-73 9-31 5-7 17 38 55 9 82 17 16 6 5 200 FG % 1st Half: 14-26 53.8% 2nd half: 15-26 57.7% Game: 29-52 55.8% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 15-35 42.9% 2nd half: 19-38 50.0% Game: 34-73 46.6% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd half: 1-6 16.7% Game: 5-15 33.3% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 6-13 46.2% 2nd half: 3-18 16.7% Game: 9-31 29.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 6-12 50.0% 2nd half: 12-18 66.7% Game: 18-30 60.0% 5 FT % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd half: 0-0 0.0% Game: 5-7 71.4% 0 Officials: Mike Reed, Casey McClellan, Ryan Holmes Officials: Larry Spaulding, Bert Smith, Michael Greenstein Technical fouls: North Carolina A&T-None. Utah State-None. Technical fouls: UTSA-None. Utah State-None. Attendance: 8864 Attendance: 8667

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench North Carolina A&T 23 31 54 UTSA 29 21 50 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench NCA&T 16 9 2 8 17 UTSA 16 9 8 7 18 Utah State 38 43 81 USU 46 20 13 12 39 Utah State 41 41 82 USU 46 19 38 11 28

Last FG - NCA&T 2nd-02:05, USU 2nd-00:26. Score tied - 0 times. Last FG - UTSA 2nd-04:31, USU 2nd-00:31. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - NCA&T None, USU by 27 2nd-00:26. Lead changed - 0 times. Largest lead - UTSA by 3 1st-12:11, USU by 32 2nd-00:31. Lead changed - 2 times. NCA&T led for 00:00. USU led for 39:44. Game was tied for 00:16. UTSA led for 02:56. USU led for 36:40. Game was tied for 00:24. GAME 6 GAME 7 LSU VS UTAH STATE NORTH TEXAS VS UTAH STATE NOVEMBER 22, 2019 • MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA NOVEMBER 24, 2019 • MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics North Texas vs Utah State Utah State vs LSU 11/24/19 6:30 pm at Montego Bay, Jamaica 11/22/19 7:00 pm at Montego Bay, Jamaica North Texas 59 • 2-5 Utah State 80 • 6-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 Deng Geu f 7-11 0-1 4-4 246218010231 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 24 Zachary Simmons f 2-5 1-2 0-0 4 1 5 2 5 1 1 2 0 23 34 BEAN, Justin f 6-12 0-1 2-3 4 8 12 1 14 650235 00 James Reese g 0-7 0-3 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 27 52 KARWOWSKI, Kuba c 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 01 Umoja Gibson g 8-18 3-10 0-0 0 1 1 2 19 1 2 0 3 34 15 PORTER, Abel g 0-3 0-0 1-2 0 5 5 3 1 3 3 0 2 34 03 Javion Hamlet g 4-12 0-1 0-0 0331 8300131 22 MILLER, Brock g 1-4 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 2 3 0 2 0 0 20 02 Roosevelt Smart 1-4 1-3 2-2 0 2 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 14 05 MERRILL, Sam * 5-12 5-9 9-10 134324820137 04 Jalen Jackson 1-1 0-0 0-0 0003 20000 6 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 05 Abdul Mohamed 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 9-16 3-6 3-4 156124020031 10 Jahmiah Simmons 0-0 0-0 0-0 1120 00000 9 24 BRITO, Diogo 4-8 2-3 2-2 0 0 0 0 12 1 0 0 2 35 13 Thomas Bell 1-2 0-1 0-1 0 3 3 5 2 0 1 0 1 11 Team 3 2 5 22 Larry Wise 0-0 0-0 0-0 0001 00000 2 Totals 25-57 11-22 19-23 9 25 34 12 80 18 14 0 7 200 55 DJ Draper 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 7 FG % 1st Half: 11-32 34.4% 2nd half: 14-25 56.0% Game: 25-57 43.9% Deadball Team 4 1 5 1 3FG % 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd half: 7-9 77.8% Game: 11-22 50.0% Rebounds Totals 24-63 5-23 6-7 11 22 33 22 59 6 12 2 7 200 FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd half: 15-17 88.2% Game: 19-23 82.6% 3,1 FG % 1st Half: 11-30 36.7% 2nd half: 13-33 39.4% Game: 24-63 38.1% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd half: 1-11 9.1% Game: 5-23 21.7% Rebounds LSU 78 • 3-2 FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd half: 2-2 100.0 Game: 6-7 85.7% 1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Utah State 68 • 7-0 00 Darius Days f 6-8 2-4 0-2 3 4 7 4 14 2 0 1 0 32 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 02 Trendon Watford f 2-6 1-3 3-4 0 3 3 3 8 3 5 0 0 34 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 05 Emmitt Williams f 5-9 1-1 3-3 2 6 8 4 14 1 1 4 3 31 34 BEAN, Justin f 3-9 0-0 8-10 4 10 14 0 14 224236 01 Javonte Smart g 3-14 2-9 0-0 1 2 3 2 8 4 4 1 3 36 52 KARWOWSKI, Kuba c 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 10 04 g 10-13 5-6 5-5 033230130337 15 PORTER, Abel g 2-3 1-2 1-3 0 2 2 5 6 2 3 0 0 15 10 James Bishop 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 22 MILLER, Brock g 3-7 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 1 32 11 Charles Manning, Jr. 2-9 0-2 0-0 1562 4111027 05 MERRILL, Sam * 0-6 0-2 5-6 1 5 6 3 5 3 1 0 0 33 15 Aundre Hyatt 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Team 0 1 1 1 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 7-11 0-1 5-6 224119031231 Totals 28-59 11-25 11-14 7 24 31 18 78 12 16 7 9 200 24 BRITO, Diogo 3-8 2-5 7-7 0 4 4 1 15 0 3 0 3 33 Team 1 1 2 FG % 1st Half: 17-33 51.5% 2nd half: 11-26 42.3% Game: 28-59 47.5% Deadball Totals 19-47 3-14 27-34 8 28 36 12 68 8 12 6 8 200 3FG % 1st Half: 9-18 50.0% 2nd half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 11-25 44.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd half: 10-10 100.0 Game: 11-14 78.6% 1 FG % 1st Half: 9-29 31.0% 2nd half: 10-18 55.6% Game: 19-47 40.4% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd half: 1-3 33.3% Game: 3-14 21.4% Rebounds Officials: Steve Anderson,Mark Schnur,Ray Styons FT % 1st Half: 9-12 75.0% 2nd half: 18-22 81.8% Game: 27-34 79.4% 5 Technical fouls: Utah State-None. LSU-None. Attendance: 1452 Officials: Dwayne Gladden,Steve Anderson,Sean Hull Technical fouls: North Texas-None. Utah State-None. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Attendance: 1653 Utah State 30 50 80 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench USU 28 24 6 13 36 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast LSU 44 34 78 LSU 24 15 10 20 4 North Texas 30 29 59 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench UNT 30 16 4 11 9 Utah State 29 39 68 Last FG - USU 2nd-00:57, LSU 2nd-02:37. Score tied - 3 times. USU 24 15 5 11 34 Largest lead - USU by 3 2nd-03:01, LSU by 19 2nd-16:32. Lead changed - 3 times. USU led for 01:37. LSU led for 36:33. Game was tied for 01:50. Last FG - UNT 2nd-04:11, USU 2nd-01:37. Score tied - 12 times. Largest lead - UNT by 5 2nd-19:17, USU by 9 2nd-00:16. Lead changed - 17 times. UNT led for 20:46. USU led for 08:58. Game was tied for 10:16.

36 • Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

GAME 8 GAME 9 UTAH STATE AT SAINT MARY’S (CA) UTAH STATE AT SAN JOSÉ STATE NOVEMBER 29, 2019 • MORAGA, CALIF. DECEMBER 4, 2019 • SAN JOSE, CALIF.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Utah State vs San Jose St. Utah State vs Saint Mary's (CA) 12/04/19 8:15 pm at San Jose, Calif. 11/29/19 8:35 p.m. at Moraga, Calif. (McKeon Pavilion) Utah State 71 • 8-1,1-0 MW Utah State 73 • 7-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 34 BEAN, Justin f 9-15 0-0 0-1 6 8 14 3 18 102337 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso f 1-6 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 2 3 1 1 0 2 32 32 DORIUS, Trevin c 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 4 0 0 1 0 13 34 BEAN, Justin f 8-14 1-1 7-7 5 5 10 3 24 1 0 0 0 28 05 MERRILL, Sam g 5-14 1-4 3-6 022314310234 05 MERRILL, Sam g 9-19 2-7 3-4 066323140238 15 PORTER, Abel g 0-5 0-2 5-6 0 4 4 2 5 3 1 0 2 30 15 PORTER, Abel g 1-4 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 5 2 7 1 0 1 25 22 MILLER, Brock g 3-8 1-4 0-0 2 3 5 1 7 0 0 0 1 32 22 MILLER, Brock g 3-6 2-5 0-0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 26 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 5-11 1-3 1-3 303312040125 24 BRITO, Diogo 2-6 1-3 2-2 0552 7330328 24 BRITO, Diogo 4-9 1-4 1-2 0 5 5 2 10 2 0 0 1 23 32 DORIUS, Trevin 1-2 0-0 2-4 0 4 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 20 Team 5 2 7 1 Team 1 1 2 Totals 28-66 4-17 11-20 16 26 42 17 71 9 7 3 10 200 Totals 26-58 7-20 14-17 6 25 31 19 73 13 10 0 8 200 FG % 1st Half: 15-35 42.9% 2nd half: 13-31 41.9% Game: 28-66 42.4% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 13-26 50.0% 2nd half: 13-32 40.6% Game: 26-58 44.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 2-9 22.2% Game: 4-17 23.5% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd half: 3-12 25.0% Game: 7-20 35.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd half: 7-10 70.0% Game: 11-20 55.0% 3 FT % 1st Half: 6-6 100.0 2nd half: 8-11 72.7% Game: 14-17 82.4% 1 San Jose St. 59 • 3-6,0-1 MW Saint Mary's (CA) 81 • 7-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 11 Christian Anigwe f 3-5 1-3 1-3 1 5 6 2 8 0 0 1 0 31 11 Matthias Tass f 7-11 0-0 1-2 134415523225 14 Sam Japhet-Mathias c 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 2 4 0 3 1 0 10 24 Malik Fitts f 7-10 2-3 5-6 0 11 11 3 21 1 1 0 2 38 02 Brae Ivey g 2-4 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 3 6 3 1 0 0 22 00 Tanner Krebs g 3-8 1-4 2-2 1 6 7 2 9 0 3 0 2 37 10 Omari Moore g 1-4 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 1 4 5 4 4 1 28 03 Jordan Ford g 10-18 5-9 2-2 1 4 5 2 27 3 1 0 2 40 13 Seneca Knight g 6-9 3-5 2-3 0 6 6 1 17 2 1 1 0 30 12 Tommy Kuhse g 1-6 0-1 0-2 0 2 2 2 2 4 2 0 0 26 04 Zach Chappell 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 3 4 0 1 17 23 Kristers Zoriks 0-1 0-1 3-4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 14 05 Isaiah Nichols 1-1 1-1 2-2 0000 50000 1 41 Aaron Menzies 1-1 0-0 1-1 0001 30000 4 22 Richard Washington 2-10 0-5 2-3 1 4 5 3 6 0 0 0 0 25 42 Dan Fotu 0-1 0-1 1-2 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 13 25 Craig LeCesne 3-6 0-0 0-0 0220 6101016 44 Alex Ducas 0-0 0-0 0-0 1010 00100 3 35 Ralph Agee 0-2 0-0 0-2 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 Team 0 1 1 44 Trey Smith 1-2 1-2 0-0 0111 3000012 Totals 29-56 8-19 15-21 5 28 33 16 81 15 10 3 10 200 Team 3 1 4 1 Totals 21-49 8-21 9-15 6 28 34 16 59 14 15 9 2 200 FG % 1st Half: 14-28 50.0% 2nd half: 15-28 53.6% Game: 29-56 51.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 8-19 42.1% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 11-25 44.0% 2nd half: 10-24 41.7% Game: 21-49 42.9% Deadball FT % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 12-15 80.0% Game: 15-21 71.4% 3 3FG % 1st Half: 6-12 50.0% 2nd half: 2-9 22.2% Game: 8-21 38.1% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 9-15 60.0% 2 Officials: Bob Staffen,David Hall,Randy McCall Technical fouls: Utah State-None. Saint Mary's (CA)-None. Officials: Jimmy Casas,Tommy Nunez,Mike Reed Attendance: 3500 Technical fouls: Utah State-None. San Jose St.-None. Attendance: 2294 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Utah State 36 37 73 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast USU 30 13 7 4 13 Utah State 36 35 71 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Saint Mary's (CA) 34 47 81 SMC 34 9 9 14 7 USU 46 11 13 11 23 San Jose St. 33 26 59 SJSU 22 8 7 12 20 Last FG - USU 2nd-00:21, SMC 2nd-01:12. Score tied - 13 times. Largest lead - USU by 6 1st-07:04, SMC by 10 2nd-00:41. Lead changed - 23 times. Last FG - USU 2nd-00:45, SJSU 2nd-00:23. Score tied - 4 times. USU led for 20:34. SMC led for 12:04. Game was tied for 07:22. Largest lead - USU by 15 2nd-00:45, SJSU by 2 1st-07:28. Lead changed - 6 times. USU led for 35:17. SJSU led for 02:35. Game was tied for 02:08. GAME 10 GAME 11 FRESNO STATE AT UTAH STATE ST. KATHERINE AT UTAH STATE DECEMBER 7, 2019 • DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM DECEMBER 10, 2019 • DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Fresno State vs Utah State Saint Katherine vs Utah State 12/07/19 4 p.m. at Logan, Utah (Dee Glen Smith Spectrum) 12/10/19 7 p.m. at Logan, Utah (Dee Glen Smith Spectrum)

Fresno State 70 • 2-6, 0-2 MW Saint Katherine 49 • 3-8 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 ROBINSON, Orlando f 1-6 0-3 2-2 0 4 4 5 4 2 1 1 1 21 05 Zane Jowaiszas f 1-7 1-4 0-0 0 3 3 3 3 0 1 0 1 13 32 GRIMES, Nate f 8-17 1-5 5-6 3 7 10 5 22 1 0 4 0 32 32 Gabriel Knight f 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 3 0 0 4 0 1 20 00 WILLIAMS, New g 8-14 4-9 6-6 2 3 5 3 26 0 3 0 1 39 02 Jared Strate g 3-10 0-4 0-0 1 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 2 30 03 HYDER, Jarred g 3-12 1-6 0-0 0 3 3 3 7 3 4 0 2 39 10 Zethan Dumpson g 5-14 1-5 2-4 1 0 1 2 13 1 1 0 3 23 55 BLACKWELL, Noah g 4-7 1-3 0-0 0 4 4 3 9 2 1 0 3 36 12 Abdul Mohamad g 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 1 14 04 HART, Niven 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 00 Nygil Carr 1-4 0-2 0-2 0 4 4 3 2 2 3 0 0 21 12 LAWRENCE, Mustafa 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 01 Austin Armstead 6-9 0-3 0-0 1 3 4 1 12 1 1 1 1 21 13 AGAU, Aguir 0-4 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 28 03 Javonte Matthews 1-5 0-1 0-2 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 14 04 21 DIOUF, Assane 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 D'Angelo Fields 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 12 11 25 HOLLAND, Anthony 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 3 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 18 Isaac Ramirez 0-4 0-4 0-1 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 10 21 Jason Amador 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 35 ROJAS, Lazaro 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Team 0 1 1 23 Jesus Hernandez, Jr. 2-3 2-2 0-0 2 0 2 1 6 1 1 1 0 17 Totals 25-68 7-34 13-15 7 30 37 26 70 10 10 5 7 225 Team 0 2 2 Totals 21-63 5-28 2-9 5 23 28 19 49 7 13 3 10 200 FG % 1st Half: 10-32 31.3% 2nd half: 13-31 41.9% OT: 2-5 40.0% Game: 25-68 36.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-16 18.8% 2nd half: 3-14 21.4% OT: 1-4 25.0% Game: 7-34 20.6% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 11-34 32.4% 2nd half: 10-29 34.5% Game: 21-63 33.3% Deadball FT % 1st Half: 1-3 33.3% 2nd half: 8-8 100.0 OT: 4-4 100.0 Game: 13-15 86.7% 1 3FG % 1st Half: 1-11 9.1% 2nd half: 4-17 23.5% Game: 5-28 17.9% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd half: 0-5 0.0% Game: 2-9 22.2% 3 Utah State 77 • 9-1, 2-0 MW Utah State 94 • 10-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso f 1-7 0-2 2-2 0 2 2 4 4 0 1 0 0 18 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso f 4-6 1-1 2-2 2 7 9 1 11 3 2 0 1 26 34 BEAN, Justin f 4-9 0-0 6-6 6 7 13 3 14 3 1 1 5 45 34 BEAN, Justin f 6-11 0-0 0-0 7 7 14 0 12 4 1 3 1 18 05 MERRILL, Sam g 9-16 2-4 4-4 0 8 8 3 24 3 1 0 1 43 15 PORTER, Abel g 3-5 2-3 0-0 2 0 2 0 8 3 1 0 0 18 15 PORTER, Abel g 3-5 1-1 6-6 0 4 4 1 13 1 3 0 0 29 22 MILLER, Brock g 8-22 6-19 0-0 0 6 6 2 22 2 1 1 2 33 22 MILLER, Brock g 1-5 0-4 2-2 2 1 3 0 4 1 3 0 1 33 24 BRITO, Diogo g 5-11 2-4 3-3 0 7 7 0 15 1 1 0 3 23 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 9 00 STALL, Klay 0-2 0-0 2-2 1 3 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 9 23 QUETA, Neemias 0-3 0-0 6-7 1 0 1 0 6 0 0 1 0 10 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 2-8 1-4 3-4 1 2 3 2 8 5 4 0 0 31 24 BRITO, Diogo 2-13 1-8 5-7 1 8 9 2 10 5 1 1 1 35 04 GROOTFAAM, Roche 3-4 0-0 0-0 3 1 4 1 6 0 1 0 0 18 32 DORIUS, Trevin 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 32 DORIUS, Trevin 4-8 0-0 2-5 5 6 11 1 10 2 1 0 0 24 Team 1 4 5 Team 1 2 3 Totals 21-60 4-19 31-34 11 37 48 15 77 13 10 3 8 225 Totals 35-77 12-31 12-16 22 41 63 9 94 20 12 4 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 8-30 26.7% 2nd half: 10-25 40.0% OT: 3-5 60.0% Game: 21-60 35.0% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 19-39 48.7% 2nd half: 16-38 42.1% Game: 35-77 45.5% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 1-10 10.0% 2nd half: 1-6 16.7% OT: 2-3 66.7% Game: 4-19 21.1% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 6-12 50.0% 2nd half: 6-19 31.6% Game: 12-31 38.7% Rebounds 1 FT % 1st Half: 10-12 83.3% 2nd half: 13-14 92.9% OT: 8-8 100.0 Game: 31-34 91.2% FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd half: 7-10 70.0% Game: 12-16 75.0% 1

Officials: Chris Rastatter, Jim Schipper, Doran Gotschall Officials: D.G. Nelson, Wilson Holland, John Paul Guerrero Technical fouls: Fresno State-None. Utah State-None. Technical fouls: Saint Katherine-None. Utah State-None. Attendance: 9815 Attendance: 6006

Score by periods 1st 2nd OT Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Fresno State 24 37 9 70 Saint Katherine 25 24 49 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench FS 36 11 4 4 2 USK 24 17 0 6 24 Utah State 27 34 16 77 USU 32 11 8 10 18 Utah State 49 45 94 USU 42 12 23 7 26

Last FG - FS OT-00:09, USU OT-00:48. Score tied - 10 times. Last FG - USK 2nd-02:07, USU 2nd-02:29. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - FS by 8 2nd-13:20, USU by 8 OT-00:19. Lead changed - 20 times. Largest lead - USK None, USU by 45 2nd-00:48. Lead changed - 0 times. FS led for 15:13. USU led for 22:45. Game was tied for 06:59. USK led for 00:00. USU led for 39:24. Game was tied for 00:36.

Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 • 37 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

GAME 12 GAME 13 UTAH STATE VS BYU UTAH STATE VS SOUTH FLORIDA DECEMBER 14, 2019 • SLC, UTAH (VIVINT SMART HOME ARENA) DECEMBER 18, 2019 • HOUSTON, TEXAS (TOYOTA CENTER)

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics BYU vs Utah State South Florida vs Utah State 12/14/19 6:00 pm at SLC, Utah (Vivint Smart Home Arena) 12/18/19 6:55 p.m. at Houston, Texas (Toyota Center)

BYU 68 • 9-4 South Florida 74 • 6-5 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 Yoeli Childs f 9-15 2-2 0-0 1 9 10 2 20 021130 00 COLLINS, David g 5-11 1-2 4-8 055515020119 40 Kolby Lee f 3-4 0-0 0-0 3 1 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 17 02 DAWSON, Ezacuras * 2-4 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 33 04 Alex Barcello g 3-9 1-4 0-0 0 2 2 1 7 2 1 0 0 27 03 RIDEAU, Laquincy * 7-17 1-4 0-0 145315610341 05 Jake Toolson g 2-9 1-6 0-1 1 4 5 2 5 4 3 1 2 30 04 DURR, Michael * 2-5 0-1 0-0 2 4 6 5 4 0 1 1 1 20 30 TJ Haws g 6-13 4-10 0-0 000216530237 13 BROWN, Justin * 2-7 1-4 2-3 2 1 3 2 7 0 0 0 1 23 02 Zac Seljaas 2-2 1-1 1-1 0 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 8 01 CASTANEDA, Xavier 5-9 1-3 1-1 0 3 3 3 12 2 2 0 2 29 21 Trevin Knell 0-1 0-1 0-0 0000 01000 4 05 WILLIAMS, Rashun 2-2 0-0 0-0 2243 4030025 33 Dalton Nixon 1-3 0-1 0-1 1 3 4 3 2 3 0 1 0 23 24 CHAPLIN, Jamir 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 10 44 Connor Harding 2-3 2-3 0-0 0330 6000024 34 MARICEVIC, Antun 2-3 0-0 6-6 213210000025 Team 0 2 2 1 Team 1 0 1 Totals 28-59 11-28 1-3 6 25 31 13 68 15 10 3 5 200 Totals 28-60 5-17 13-18 10 21 31 25 74 9 11 1 8 225

FG % 1st Half: 14-27 51.9% 2nd half: 14-32 43.8% Game: 28-59 47.5% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 14-32 43.8% 2nd half: 11-24 45.8% OT: 3-4 75.0% Game: 28-60 46.7% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 6-12 50.0% 2nd half: 5-16 31.3% Game: 11-28 39.3% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd half: 4-9 44.4% OT: 0-1 0.0% Game: 5-17 29.4% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 1-1 100.0 2nd half: 0-2 0.0% Game: 1-3 33.3% 0 FT % 1st Half: 0-2 0.0% 2nd half: 11-11 100.0 OT: 2-5 40.0% Game: 13-18 72.2% 1

Utah State 64 • 10-2 Utah State 76 • 11-2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso f 6-11 2-5 0-0 044114111127 05 MERRILL, Sam * 7-13 4-7 3-3 044521330028 34 BEAN, Justin f 3-9 0-1 2-2 3 7 10 4 8 0 2 2 0 21 15 PORTER, Abel * 3-7 2-5 2-4 1 1 2 2 10 7 2 0 0 43 05 MERRILL, Sam g 2-10 0-4 7-8 268311310140 22 MILLER, Brock * 1-5 1-5 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 28 15 PORTER, Abel g 5-7 3-4 0-0 0 2 2 1 13 4 1 0 0 35 23 QUETA, Neemias * 6-7 0-0 6-7 3 5 8 5 18 2 2 1 0 29 22 MILLER, Brock g 2-6 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 2 5 0 2 0 0 24 34 BEAN, Justin * 5-9 0-1 2-2 2 7 9 2 12 1 2 0 1 37 23 QUETA, Neemias 4-7 0-0 3-4 3 6 9 0 11 2 2 1 0 23 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 BRITO, Diogo 0-5 0-4 2-2 1122 2010026 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 4-7 1-3 3-7 224312040026 32 DORIUS, Trevin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 24 BRITO, Diogo 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 33 Team 0 1 1 Team 0 5 5 Totals 22-55 6-21 14-16 9 27 36 13 64 10 11 4 2 200 Totals 26-51 8-24 16-23 8 26 34 19 76 15 17 1 1 225

FG % 1st Half: 10-25 40.0% 2nd half: 12-30 40.0% Game: 22-55 40.0% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 11-23 47.8% 2nd half: 12-21 57.1% OT: 3-7 42.9% Game: 26-51 51.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 6-21 28.6% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd half: 4-9 44.4% OT: 0-2 0.0% Game: 8-24 33.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd half: 9-10 90.0% Game: 14-16 87.5% 1 FT % 1st Half: 5-5 100.0 2nd half: 7-13 53.8% OT: 4-5 80.0% Game: 16-23 69.6% 3

Officials: Rick Randall,Eric Curry,Randy McCall Officials: Sitton (R), Byron Jarrett (U1) & Clearance Armstrong (U2) Technical fouls: BYU-None. Utah State-None. Technical fouls: South Florida-None. Utah State-None. Attendance: 10291 Attendance:

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd OT Total In Off 2nd Fast BYU 35 33 68 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench South Florida 29 37 8 74 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench BYU 28 12 6 6 14 USF 42 17 12 2 28 Utah State 28 36 64 USU 24 5 6 3 13 Utah State 31 35 10 76 USU 36 16 14 0 12

Last FG - BYU 2nd-00:27, USU 2nd-02:15. Score tied - 4 times. Last FG - USF OT-01:21, USU OT-00:01. Score tied - 7 times. Largest lead - BYU by 9 2nd-16:12, USU by 3 1st-08:49. Lead changed - 5 times. Largest lead - USF by 4 2nd-01:15, USU by 8 2nd-14:39. Lead changed - 8 times. BYU led for 34:05. USU led for 03:09. Game was tied for 02:46. USF led for 03:52. USU led for 34:22. Game was tied for 06:46.

GAME 14 GAME 15 UTAH STATE VS FLORIDA EASTERN OREGON AT UTAH STATE DECEMBER 21, 2019 • SUNRISE, FLA. (BB&T CENTER) DECEMBER 28, 2019 • DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Eastern Oregon vs Utah State Utah State vs Florida 12/28/19 2 p.m. at Logan, Utah (Dee Glen Smith Spectrum) 12/21/19 12:30 pm at Sunrise, Fla. (BB&T Center) Eastern Oregon 61 Utah State 65 • 12-2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 25 SCHETZLE, Jarek c 5-6 0-0 3-4 0 2 2 5 13 0 2 2 0 12 34 BEAN, Justin f 6-8 0-0 0-1 4 5 9 4 12 4 3 0 2 35 02 HECKARD, Jamal g 3-10 1-7 2-2 0 1 1 2 9 6 3 0 1 23 23 QUETA, Neemias c 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 2 4 0 0 10 14 JONES, Landon g 1-6 0-1 0-0 0 4 4 1 2 0 5 0 1 22 05 MERRILL, Sam g 8-18 5-10 0-0 189121500038 15 McCULLOUGH, Max g 4-15 4-12 0-0 0 1 1 2 12 2 7 0 1 35 15 PORTER, Abel g 2-8 1-5 3-3 0 2 2 0 8 2 0 0 2 33 44 JOHNSON, Brock g 0-4 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17 22 MILLER, Brock g 2-4 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 2 6 0 1 0 1 29 04 BROWN, Andreas 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 2-4 0-1 0-1 0 0 0 4 4 1 4 0 0 18 05 CHANDLER, Preston 3-3 2-2 1-2 0 3 3 0 9 0 0 0 0 18 24 BRITO, Diogo 3-9 1-5 4-4 145311521026 11 BROWN, Josh 4-10 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 3 9 1 3 0 1 24 32 DORIUS, Trevin 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 2 3 0 1 2 0 11 20 WRIGHT, Zane 1-8 0-5 0-0 0 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 23 Team 2 0 2 1 24 PORTER, Brandon 2-6 0-3 1-1 1 2 3 3 5 1 1 0 1 11 Totals 24-53 9-25 8-11 8 25 33 17 65 19 16 3 5 200 42 JESKE, Justin 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 7 Team 2 0 2 FG % 1st Half: 11-27 40.7% 2nd half: 13-26 50.0% Game: 24-53 45.3% Deadball Totals 23-71 8-36 7-9 3 21 24 24 61 13 22 2 5 200 3FG % 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd half: 5-12 41.7% Game: 9-25 36.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 1-3 33.3% 2nd half: 7-8 87.5% Game: 8-11 72.7% 1 FG % 1st Half: 11-32 34.4% 2nd half: 12-39 30.8% Game: 23-71 32.4% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-13 15.4% 2nd half: 6-23 26.1% Game: 8-36 22.2% Rebounds Florida 62 • 7-4 FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd half: 1-1 100.0 Game: 7-9 77.8% 0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Utah State 129 • 13-2 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 11 Keyontae Johnson f 3-13 0-3 0-0 5273 6220132 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 24 Kerry Blackshear f 3-14 1-4 15-17 7 7 14 4 22 2 2 0 2 36 34 BEAN, Justin f 7-11 0-0 2-2 6 6 12 1 16 3 0 2 2 18 02 Andrew Nembhard g 3-6 0-1 2-4 0 5 5 2 8 4 3 0 0 34 32 DORIUS, Trevin c 5-7 0-0 2-5 3 5 8 2 12 0 1 2 1 16 10 Noah Locke g 3-12 2-6 1-1 1 1 2 1 9 0 0 0 1 36 15 PORTER, Abel g 3-6 2-4 4-4 0 1 1 1 12 4 3 0 3 23 23 g Scottie Lewis 5-9 1-1 0-0 1 4 5 0 11 0 2 2 3 32 22 MILLER, Brock g 8-15 4-9 5-5 1 3 4 2 25 4 2 0 1 29 00 Ques Glover 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 10 24 BRITO, Diogo g 1-5 0-2 3-3 0 9 9 1 5 11 4 0 3 26 01 Tre Mann 1-4 0-1 0-0 0003 20101 8 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 5-8 2-3 2-3 1 5 6 2 14 4 1 0 2 31 05 Omar Payne 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 11 04 GROOTFAAM, Roche 4-5 0-0 5-6 1 2 3 2 13 0 0 0 0 14 21 Dontay Bassett 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 00000 1 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 6-13 1-4 3-4 1 6 7 0 16 6 2 2 3 25 Team 1 2 3 52 KARWOWSKI, Kuba 7-9 0-1 2-4 3 5 8 2 16 4 0 1 1 18 Totals 20-62 4-17 18-22 18 23 41 17 62 8 13 3 8 200 Team 0 5 5 Totals 46-79 9-23 28-36 16 47 63 13 129 36 13 7 16 200 FG % 1st Half: 9-31 29.0% 2nd half: 11-31 35.5% Game: 20-62 32.3% Deadball Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 1-8 12.5% Game: 4-17 23.5% FG % 1st Half: 21-43 48.8% 2nd half: 25-36 69.4% Game: 46-79 58.2% Deadball 3 FT % 1st Half: 6-6 100.0 2nd half: 12-16 75.0% Game: 18-22 81.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-16 31.3% 2nd half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 9-23 39.1% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 19-20 95.0% 2nd half: 9-16 56.3% Game: 28-36 77.8% 4 Officials: Rodrick Dixon,Randy Heimerman,Anthony Jordan Technical fouls: Utah State-None. Florida-None. Officials: Wilson Holland, Brad Fowler, John Paul Guerrero Attendance: 8927 Technical fouls: Eastern Oregon-None. Utah State-None. Attendance: 8338 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Utah State 27 38 65 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast USU 22 12 7 5 18 Eastern Oregon 30 31 61 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Florida 27 35 62 UF 26 16 21 0 6 EOU 20 8 2 12 25 Utah State 66 63 129 USU 66 31 26 13 59 Last FG - USU 2nd-01:50, UF 2nd-00:02. Score tied - 4 times. Largest lead - USU by 7 1st-07:53, UF by 6 2nd-16:54. Lead changed - 7 times. Last FG - EOU 2nd-00:35, USU 2nd-00:19. Score tied - 2 times. USU led for 25:59. UF led for 11:09. Game was tied for 02:52. Largest lead - EOU by 3 1st-19:43, USU by 72 2nd-01:45. Lead changed - 1 time. EOU led for 00:15. USU led for 38:26. Game was tied for 01:19.

38 • Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

GAME 16 GAME 17 UTAH STATE AT UNLV SAN DIEGO STATE AT UTAH STATE JANUARY 1, 2020 • THOMAS & MACK CENTER JANUARY 4, 2020 • DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Utah State vs UNLV San Diego State vs Utah State 01/01/20 8:00 pm at Las Vegas, Nev. (Thomas & Mack Center) 01/04/20 8 p.m. at Logan, Utah (Dee Glen Smith Spectrum)

Utah State 53 • 13-3, 2-1 MW San Diego State 77 • 15-0, 4-0 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 34 BEAN, Justin f 5-11 0-0 7-8 5 6 11 3 17 111031 05 WETZELL, Yanni f 5-11 0-1 0-2 235410140030 32 DORIUS, Trevin c 2-2 0-0 1-2 2 1 3 2 5 0 1 0 1 12 11 MITCHELL, Matt f 7-11 3-4 2-2 2 5 7 4 19 1 2 1 2 32 05 MERRILL, Sam g 2-6 0-4 6-6 0 1 1 3 10 0 3 0 1 34 10 FEAGIN, KJ g 2-8 1-4 1-2 0 5 5 3 6 2 2 1 1 32 15 PORTER, Abel g 0-4 0-2 1-2 0 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 0 27 20 SCHAKEL, Jordan g 4-6 3-4 0-0 1 1 2 1 11 0 2 0 0 31 22 MILLER, Brock g 4-12 1-7 0-0 0113 9160134 22 FLYNN, Malachi g 5-9 2-5 10-10 055322420131 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 11 02 SEIKO, Adam 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 04 GROOTFAAM, Roche 1-1 0-0 2-2 0110 40000 4 04 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 2-6 1-3 0-1 1 3 4 3 5 0 2 0 0 19 PULLIAM, Trey 3-5 0-0 1-1 1011 7520122 24 BRITO, Diogo 1-7 0-3 0-0 0221 2200225 12 NARAIN, Nolan 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 8 52 KARWOWSKI, Kuba 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 35 MENSAH, Joel 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 00000 2 Team 1 2 3 Team 1 2 3 Totals 17-52 2-19 17-21 10 19 29 19 53 8 15 3 5 200 Totals 27-53 9-20 14-17 7 27 34 20 77 13 14 2 5 200

FG % 1st Half: 8-25 32.0% 2nd half: 9-27 33.3% Game: 17-52 32.7% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 14-30 46.7% 2nd half: 13-23 56.5% Game: 27-53 50.9% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd half: 1-10 10.0% Game: 2-19 10.5% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd half: 6-8 75.0% Game: 9-20 45.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 9-11 81.8% 2nd half: 8-10 80.0% Game: 17-21 81.0% 2 FT % 1st Half: 3-3 100.0 2nd half: 11-14 78.6% Game: 14-17 82.4% 1

UNLV 70 • 7-8, 2-0 MW Utah State 68 • 13-4, 2-2 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 Donnie Tillman f 1-4 0-1 4-4 3 3 6 2 6 2 4 2 1 31 34 BEAN, Justin f 4-7 0-1 0-0 2 2 4 2 8 2 1 1 3 28 20 Nick Blair f 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 4 2 0 1 1 22 23 QUETA, Neemias c 5-8 0-0 5-7 1 13 14 3 15 3 3 3 1 30 34 Cheikh Mbacke Diong f 4-8 0-1 2-2 6 8 14 2 10 0 0 4 1 28 05 MERRILL, Sam g 8-21 3-12 7-8 101326120238 03 Amauri Hardy g 4-12 2-4 4-5 1 3 4 3 14 6 3 0 2 32 15 PORTER, Abel g 3-6 1-2 2-5 0 2 2 4 9 5 1 0 0 36 31 Marvin Coleman g 2-6 1-4 2-2 1 3 4 4 7 1 4 0 1 25 22 MILLER, Brock g 1-5 0-3 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 29 00 Jay Green 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 10 Jonah Antonio 2-9 2-8 0-0 0442 6100128 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 0-2 0-1 0-0 0000 01000 6 13 Bryce Hamilton 9-11 0-1 2-6 1 5 6 3 20 0 3 0 1 22 24 BRITO, Diogo 1-3 1-3 2-4 2 3 5 3 5 2 3 0 1 23 15 Cheickna Dembele 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 00000 2 32 DORIUS, Trevin 0-1 0-0 0-0 1010 00010 6 22 Vitaliy Shibel 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 8 Team 1 0 1 Team 1 1 2 3 Totals 23-54 6-23 16-24 9 21 30 16 68 16 11 5 7 200 Totals 25-56 5-19 15-21 14 27 41 21 70 13 17 7 8 200 FG % 1st Half: 10-24 41.7% 2nd half: 13-30 43.3% Game: 23-54 42.6% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 14-30 46.7% 2nd half: 11-26 42.3% Game: 25-56 44.6% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 4-15 26.7% Game: 6-23 26.1% Rebounds Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd half: 1-9 11.1% Game: 5-19 26.3% FT % 1st Half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd half: 11-14 78.6% Game: 16-24 66.7% 3 FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd half: 10-15 66.7% Game: 15-21 71.4% 4 Officials: Tony Padilla, Michael Irving, Rick O'Neill Officials: Kipp Kissinger,John Higgins,David Hall Technical fouls: San Diego State-None. Utah State-None. Technical fouls: Utah State-None. UNLV-None. Attendance: 10017 Attendance: 7571 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench San Diego State 34 43 77 Utah State 26 27 53 SDSU 32 13 9 2 9 USU 26 13 6 8 11 Utah State 27 41 68 UNLV 37 33 70 UNLV 38 17 10 7 29 USU 32 11 10 2 8

Last FG - USU 2nd-01:13, UNLV 2nd-01:30. Score tied - 1 time. Last FG - SDSU 2nd-01:26, USU 2nd-00:14. Score tied - 1 time. Largest lead - USU by 1 1st-16:49, UNLV by 24 2nd-04:42. Lead changed - 4 times. Largest lead - SDSU by 16 2nd-13:23, USU by 1 1st-16:01. Lead changed - 4 times. USU led for 01:06. UNLV led for 38:27. Game was tied for 00:27. SDSU led for 37:52. USU led for 01:14. Game was tied for 00:54. GAME 18 GAME 19 UTAH STATE AT AIR FORCE NEVADA AT UTAH STATE JANUARY 7, 2020 • CLUNE ARENA JANUARY 11, 2020 • DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Utah State vs Air Force Nevada vs Utah State 01/07/20 9:00 pm at Colorado Springs, Colo. (Clune Arena) 01/11/20 6 p.m. at Logan, Utah (Dee Glen Smith Spectrum) Utah State 60 • 13-5, 2-3 MW Nevada 70 • 10-7, 3-2 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 34 BEAN, Justin f 3-6 0-1 0-0 1 4 5 4 6 1 0 0 1 20 23 QUETA, Neemias c 4-7 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 4 9 2 2 0 0 18 01 ROBINSON, Robby f 0-10-00-01234 00010 9 05 MERRILL, Sam g 4-12 2-6 0-0 044210220034 12 REYES, Johncarlos f 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 5 2 0 0 3 0 21 15 PORTER, Abel g 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 3 3 0 1 21 02 HARRIS, Jalen g 9-18 5-8 8-9 033131310139 22 MILLER, Brock g 5-10 5-9 1-2 213216100032 14 DREW, Lindsey g 1-8 0-3 2-2 2 5 7 5 4 4 2 0 0 31 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 2-4 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 5 2 1 0 0 19 04 GROOTFAAM, Roche 1-3 0-0 2-3 0110 40000 3 22 JOHNSON, Jazz g 6-14 3-8 3-7 022218210337 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 1-4 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 18 05 ZOUZOUA, Nisre 2-6 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 3 5 1 1 0 1 23 24 BRITO, Diogo 2-11 1-6 0-0 0440 5210225 11 MILLING, Kane 1-1 1-1 0-0 0000 30100 7 32 DORIUS, Trevin 1-3 0-0 0-1 2 2 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 9 15 MEEKS, Zane 3-7 1-3 0-0 1 4 5 2 7 1 0 0 1 23 52 KARWOWSKI, Kuba 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 00000 1 42 HYMES, K.J. 0-1 0-0 0-0 1013 0120110 Team 0 1 1 Totals 23-63 10-28 4-8 7 22 29 19 60 13 9 1 5 200 Team 2 1 3 Totals 23-59 10-23 14-20 7 21 28 25 70 12 8 4 7 200 FG % 1st Half: 14-33 42.4% 2nd half: 9-30 30.0% Game: 23-63 36.5% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 6-14 42.9% 2nd half: 4-14 28.6% Game: 10-28 35.7% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 8-32 25.0% 2nd half: 15-27 55.6% Game: 23-59 39.0% Deadball FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 4-8 50.0% 0 3FG % 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd half: 7-13 53.8% Game: 10-23 43.5% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd half: 10-15 66.7% Game: 14-20 70.0% 3 Air Force 79 • 8-8, 2-2 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Utah State 80 • 14-5, 3-3 MW ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 12 f Lavelle Scottie 3-9 1-6 0-1 2 5 7 0 7 1 2 0 0 23 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 34 Ryan Swan c 11-16 1-4 8-11 5 6 11 3 31 2 2 0 0 34 34 f 00 Caleb Morris g 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 3 3 4 0 0 3 0 0 22 BEAN, Justin 1-41-10-02243 30000 8 03 Sid Tomes g 3-10 2-5 0-0 1 4 5 0 8 6 0 0 1 31 23 QUETA, Neemias c 8-12 0-0 3-4 3 4 7 1 19 1 3 0 0 29 10 AJ Walker g 5-8 1-3 1-1 0 6 6 2 12 1 3 0 2 35 05 MERRILL, Sam g 2-7 2-6 6-6 0 8 8 2 12 8 1 1 0 38 04 Carter Murphy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 PORTER, Abel g 3-4 1-2 3-4 0 5 5 3 10 4 1 0 0 28 05 Chris Joyce 2-5 2-3 2-2 2241 8210122 22 MILLER, Brock g 2-8 1-7 6-7 0 2 2 2 11 1 2 0 0 27 11 Ameka Akaya 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 3-4 1-1 1-2 0 2 2 1 8 3 5 0 0 23 13 LeSean Brown 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 01000 3 15 Abe Kinrade 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 2-5 0-1 0-1 2240 4100011 22 Nikc Jackson 1-2 0-0 0-0 1012 20000 2 24 BRITO, Diogo 4-9 1-6 3-4 2 4 6 3 12 1 1 1 2 28 24 Mason Taylor 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 32 DORIUS, Trevin 0-1 0-0 1-2 1120 11000 8 30 Camden Vander Zwaag 0-1 0-1 0-0 0110 00000 2 Team 1 2 3 44 Keaton Van Soelen 3-5 1-1 2-2 1 7 8 2 9 2 0 2 0 17 Team 1 2 3 1 Totals 25-54 7-24 23-30 11 32 43 15 80 20 13 2 2 200 Totals 29-61 8-25 13-17 13 37 50 15 79 15 13 2 4 200 FG % 1st Half: 12-34 35.3% 2nd half: 13-20 65.0% Game: 25-54 46.3% Deadball Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 12-27 44.4% 2nd half: 17-34 50.0% Game: 29-61 47.5% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-14 21.4% 2nd half: 4-10 40.0% Game: 7-24 29.2% 4 3FG % 1st Half: 4-15 26.7% 2nd half: 4-10 40.0% Game: 8-25 32.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd half: 18-22 81.8% Game: 23-30 76.7% FT % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd half: 10-12 83.3% Game: 13-17 76.5% 1 Officials: Verne Harris, Shawn Lehigh, Rob Kueneman Officials: Kelly Pfeiffer,John Higgins,Randy McCall Technical fouls: Nevada-None. Utah State-None. Technical fouls: Utah State-None. Air Force-None. Attendance: 8725 Attendance: 4563 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Nevada 23 47 70 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Utah State 34 26 60 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench NEV 22 14 6 2 15 USU 24 20 8 6 19 Utah State 32 48 80 USU 36 10 9 4 25 Air Force 31 48 79 USAFA 40 15 17 14 21 Last FG - NEV 2nd-00:31, USU 2nd-02:40. Score tied - 0 times. Last FG - USU 2nd-00:14, USAFA 2nd-00:41. Score tied - 1 time. Largest lead - USU by 12 1st-03:46, USAFA by 24 2nd-02:05. Lead changed - 3 times. Largest lead - NEV None, USU by 18 2nd-10:10. Lead changed - 0 times. USU led for 22:14. USAFA led for 16:46. Game was tied for 01:00. NEV led for 00:00. USU led for 39:23. Game was tied for 00:37.

Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 • 39 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

GAME 20 GAME 21 UTAH STATE AT BOISE STATE AIR FORCE AT UTAH STATE JANUARY 18, 2020 • EXTRAMILE ARENA JANUARY 21, 2020 • DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Utah State vs Boise St. Air Force vs Utah State 01/21/20 9 p.m. at Logan, Utah (Dee Glen Smith Spectrum) 01/18/20 8:00 pm at Boise, Idaho (ExtraMile Arena) Air Force 47 • 9-11, 3-5 MW Utah State 83 • 14-6, 3-4 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 Walker,Aj f 3-7 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 1 6 1 1 0 1 27 34 BEAN, Justin f 4-10 1-3 9-13 5 5 10 2 18 230341 12 Scottie,Lavelle f 6-17 0-4 1-5 1 3 4 3 13 0 3 0 0 27 23 QUETA, Neemias c 4-4 0-0 4-7 0 6 6 5 12 1 2 1 0 24 34 Swan,Ryan c 4-11 2-6 0-2 3 5 8 3 10 0 1 0 0 29 03 Tomes,Sid g 0-3 0-2 4-4 0 1 1 2 4 2 1 0 0 19 05 MERRILL, Sam g 9-19 4-11 8-8 033330340043 44 Soelen,Keaton Van g 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 17 15 PORTER, Abel g 3-10 0-3 4-5 2 2 4 4 10 4 1 0 1 36 00 Morris,Caleb 0-2 0-1 2-4 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 23 22 MILLER, Brock g 2-7 0-3 0-0 2 2 4 4 4 2 1 0 0 33 04 Murphy,Carter 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 05 Joyce,Chris 0-3 0-1 2-2 0 2 2 1 2 1 3 0 1 15 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 2-5 0-2 0-0 2353 4100015 11 Akaya,Ameka 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 24 BRITO, Diogo 2-7 1-6 0-0 0 3 3 3 5 0 5 0 1 25 13 Brown,Lesean 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 32 DORIUS, Trevin 0-1 0-0 0-0 1013 00100 4 20 Monson,Isaac 0-0 0-0 3-4 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 7 Team 1 1 2 22 Jackson,Nikc 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 26-63 6-28 25-33 14 25 39 27 83 13 18 1 5 225 24 Taylor,Mason 1-1 1-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 5 30 Zwaag,Camden Vander 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 FG % 1st Half: 16-34 47.1% 2nd half: 9-22 40.9% OT: 1-7 14.3% Game: 26-63 41.3% Deadball Team 0 1 1 3FG % 1st Half: 4-15 26.7% 2nd half: 2-9 22.2% OT: 0-4 0.0% Game: 6-28 21.4% Rebounds Totals 15-51 3-19 14-26 9 25 34 17 47 5 13 0 5 200 FT % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd half: 17-22 77.3% OT: 6-8 75.0% Game: 25-33 75.8% 5 FG % 1st Half: 9-30 30.0% 2nd half: 6-21 28.6% Game: 15-51 29.4% Deadball Boise St. 88 • 12-8, 4-4 MW 3FG % 1st Half: 1-10 10.0% 2nd half: 2-9 22.2% Game: 3-19 15.8% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd half: 12-21 57.1% Game: 14-26 53.8% 5 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Utah State 72 • 15-6, 4-4 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 24 Abu Kigab f 3-9 1-5 2-2 0 2 2 5 9 0 2 0 1 30 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 25 Robin Jorch c 1-4 0-1 2-2 3 1 4 2 4 0 2 0 0 16 34 BEAN, Justin f 5-7 0-1 6-6 5 8 13 2 16 5 2 0 2 33 03 Justinian Jessup g 6-15 2-7 1-1 055415111241 23 QUETA, Neemias c 6-8 1-1 1-2 1 1 2 3 14 1 1 0 0 20 10 RayJ Dennis g 5-5 4-4 5-5 0 1 1 3 19 3 3 0 0 18 05 MERRILL, Sam g 4-13 2-8 5-6 0 5 5 1 15 3 2 0 1 33 21 Derrick Alston g 5-14 1-4 8-11 145519230035 15 PORTER, Abel g 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 7 00 Marcus Dickinson 0-3 0-2 3-4 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 32 22 MILLER, Brock g 3-11 3-9 0-0 0 1 1 1 9 1 0 0 2 32 12 Max Rice 2-2 1-1 0-1 0222 5100212 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 0-4 0-1 0-0 0 6 6 3 0 1 1 0 0 18 23 RJ Williams 4-4 0-0 4-6 0 7 7 3 12 1 2 1 4 28 04 GROOTFAAM, Roche 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 34 Alex Hobbs 0-0 0-0 2-2 0111 2120113 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 1-4 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 16 Team 3 2 5 24 BRITO, Diogo 3-8 3-6 1-2 0 7 7 4 10 3 1 1 2 28 Totals 26-56 9-24 27-34 7 25 32 29 88 10 15 2 10 225 32 DORIUS, Trevin 2-4 0-0 0-0 3 5 8 4 4 0 1 0 1 12 Team 1 0 1 1 FG % 1st Half: 7-21 33.3% 2nd half: 15-30 50.0% OT: 4-5 80.0% Game: 26-56 46.4% Deadball Totals 25-61 9-28 13-16 11 34 45 23 72 15 10 2 9 200 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 5-14 35.7% OT: 1-1 100.0 Game: 9-24 37.5% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 8-11 72.7% 2nd half: 15-18 83.3% OT: 4-5 80.0% Game: 27-34 79.4% 5,1 FG % 1st Half: 10-31 32.3% 2nd half: 15-30 50.0% Game: 25-61 41.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-14 28.6% 2nd half: 5-14 35.7% Game: 9-28 32.1% Rebounds 3 Officials: Eric Anderson,Ruben Ramos,Tommy Nunez FT % 1st Half: 8-10 80.0% 2nd half: 5-6 83.3% Game: 13-16 81.3% Technical fouls: Utah State-None. Boise St.-None. Officials: Randy McCall, Mike Scyphers, Bob Staffen Attendance: 6047 Technical fouls: Air Force-None. Utah State-TEAM. Attendance: 8442 Score by periods 1st 2nd OT Total In Off 2nd Fast Utah State 38 37 8 83 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast USU 28 14 11 13 9 Air Force 21 26 47 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Boise St. 25 50 13 88 BOISE 34 20 7 27 22 USAFA 20 16 3 4 12 Utah State 32 40 72 USU 32 16 16 4 18 Last FG - USU OT-00:15, BOISE OT-01:01. Score tied - 1 time. Last FG - USAFA 2nd-04:10, USU 2nd-01:07. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - USU by 19 1st-02:23, BOISE by 7 OT-00:24. Lead changed - 1 time. Largest lead - USAFA None, USU by 27 2nd-02:31. Lead changed - 0 times. USU led for 39:42. BOISE led for 03:37. Game was tied for 01:41. USAFA led for 00:00. USU led for 39:49. Game was tied for 00:11. GAME 22 GAME 23 COLORADO STATE AT UTAH STATE UTAH STATE AT WYOMING JANUARY 25, 2020 • DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM JANUARY 28, 2020 • ARENA AUDITORIUM

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Colorado State vs Utah State Utah State vs Wyoming 01/25/20 8 p.m. at Logan, Utah (Dee Glen Smith Spectrum) 01/28/20 9:05 pm at Laramie, Wyo. (Arena-Auditorium)

Colorado State 61 • 14-8, 5-4 MW Utah State 68 • 17-6, 6-4 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 34 BEAN, Justin f 3-8 0-1 0-0 2 8 10 1 6 1 1 0 1 35 21 Roddy,David f 4-11 0-1 2-3 426110400034 23 QUETA, Neemias c 3-4 0-0 2-2 2 10 12 2 8 1 4 1 1 21 31 Thistlewood,Adam f 4-10 4-8 2-3 0 2 2 3 14 0 1 0 1 33 05 MERRILL, Sam g 4-8 2-5 4-4 0 2 2 0 14 2 1 0 0 32 32 c Carvacho,Nico 6-12 0-0 2-3 369414122136 15 PORTER, Abel g 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 23 03 Moore,Kendle g 2-7 1-6 2-2 0 3 3 1 7 0 0 0 0 30 22 MILLER, Brock g 4-9 3-7 0-0 1 2 3 1 11 0 1 0 0 24 04 Stevens,Isaiah g 3-8 0-3 2-2 0 1 1 2 8 3 5 0 0 35 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 2-3 1-2 2-2 1 2 3 4 7 3 2 0 0 16 00 Edwards,Hyron 2-3 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 2 15 04 GROOTFAAM, Roche 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 00000 1 01 Martin,Kris 1-7 1-5 0-0 0001 3001211 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 5-11 1-4 2-2 1 3 4 3 13 1 0 0 2 21 11 Thomas,Dischon 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 24 BRITO, Diogo 3-5 0-2 3-4 0223 9400225 23 Tonje,John 0-0 0-0 0-0 0002 00000 2 32 DORIUS, Trevin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Team 2 2 4 1 Team 3 0 3 Totals 22-59 7-24 10-13 10 16 26 14 61 10 10 3 6 200 Totals 24-51 7-23 13-14 10 31 41 16 68 13 11 1 6 200

FG % 1st Half: 11-27 40.7% 2nd half: 11-32 34.4% Game: 22-59 37.3% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 8-21 38.1% 2nd half: 16-30 53.3% Game: 24-51 47.1% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd half: 3-13 23.1% Game: 7-24 29.2% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd half: 5-13 38.5% Game: 7-23 30.4% Rebounds 0 FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0 2nd half: 8-11 72.7% Game: 10-13 76.9% 2 FT % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5% 2nd half: 6-6 100.0 Game: 13-14 92.9%

Utah State 77 • 16-6, 5-4 MW Wyoming 45 • 5-17, 0-10 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 THOMPSON, Hunter f 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 2 3 1 2 0 1 22 34 BEAN, Justin f 6-8 0-0 1-1 1 8 9 3 13 3 1 0 1 31 00 HENDRICKS, Jake g 0-7 0-7 0-0 0 1 1 4 0 2 0 0 2 34 23 QUETA, Neemias c 4-5 0-0 2-4 2 5 7 2 10 5 6 3 0 32 02 BANKS, AJ g 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 3 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 20 05 MERRILL, Sam g 10-15 5-7 3-3 011228500035 22 FOSTER, Kenny g 1-8 0-5 0-0 0 3 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 19 15 PORTER, Abel g 0-2 0-2 4-6 0 3 3 3 4 5 1 1 0 28 24 MALDONADO, Hunter g 4-10 2-5 4-4 011314111135 22 g MILLER, Brock 2-8 1-6 0-0 0 1 1 1 5 0 1 0 1 18 03 MARBLE, Kwane 5-11 2-4 2-3 2 2 4 3 14 4 2 1 1 30 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 05 FORNSTROM, Haize 0-0 0-0 0-0 0001 00000 2 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 4-6 0-0 0-0 1230 8001011 11 TAYLOR, TJ 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 4 0 1 0 0 21 24 BRITO, Diogo 3-5 1-1 0-0 1 3 4 2 7 1 5 0 0 26 12 MILTON, Greg 2-6 2-6 0-0 0330 6020016 32 DORIUS, Trevin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0111 01001 7 31 TURNER, Javier 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Team 2 3 5 Team 1 1 2 Totals 29-49 7-16 12-16 7 28 35 14 77 20 14 5 3 200 Totals 15-50 7-30 8-9 5 18 23 19 45 9 10 2 6 200

FG % 1st Half: 12-24 50.0% 2nd half: 17-25 68.0% Game: 29-49 59.2% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 6-24 25.0% 2nd half: 9-26 34.6% Game: 15-50 30.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd half: 4-6 66.7% Game: 7-16 43.8% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 2-15 13.3% 2nd half: 5-15 33.3% Game: 7-30 23.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-4 100.0 2nd half: 8-12 66.7% Game: 12-16 75.0% 1 FT % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd half: 6-6 100.0 Game: 8-9 88.9% 0

Officials: Chris Rastatter, Jim Schipper, Mike O'Heill Officials: Verne Harris,John Higgins,Larry Spaulding Technical fouls: Colorado State-None. Utah State-None. Technical fouls: Utah State-ANDERSON, Alphonso; QUETA, Neemias. Attendance: 9791 Wyoming-MARBLE, Kwane; TURNER, Javier. Attendance: 3115 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Colorado State 28 33 61 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench CSU 28 15 7 6 8 Utah State 25 43 68 USU 32 8 12 2 29 Utah State 31 46 77 USU 32 13 8 0 17 Wyoming 16 29 45 WYO 14 8 7 0 24

Last FG - CSU 2nd-01:03, USU 2nd-00:34. Score tied - 7 times. Last FG - USU 2nd-01:16, WYO 2nd-00:08. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - CSU by 3 2nd-13:28, USU by 16 2nd-02:42. Lead changed - 9 times. Largest lead - USU by 29 2nd-01:16, WYO by 1 1st-18:44. Lead changed - 2 times. CSU led for 02:39. USU led for 31:31. Game was tied for 05:50. USU led for 39:16. WYO led for 00:32. Game was tied for 00:12.

40 • Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

GAME 24 GAME 25 UTAH STATE AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNLV AT UTAH STATE FEBRUARY 1, 2020 • VIEJAS ARENA FEBRUARY 5, 2020 • DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Utah State vs San Diego State UNLV vs Utah State 02/01/20 7:00 pm at San Diego, Calif. (Viejas Arena) 02/05/20 8 p.m. at Logan, Utah (Dee Glen Smith Spectrum)

Utah State 68 • 17-7, 6-5 MW UNLV 54 • 11-13, 6-5 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 20 f 34 BEAN, Justin f 6-10 1-2 0-0 145113010223 BLAIR, Nick 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 4 2 1 1 0 0 16 34 f 23 QUETA, Neemias c 4-8 0-0 0-1 1 5 6 2 8 2 2 3 0 36 MBACKE DIONG, Cheik 2-9 0-2 2-2 0 3 3 1 6 0 4 2 0 29 03 HARDY, Amauri g 3-12 1-5 3-5 0 3 3 1 10 2 4 0 0 38 05 MERRILL, Sam g 5-12 4-8 2-2 0553161200039 13 HAMILTON, Bryce g 6-16 0-3 3-4 1 6 7 0 15 1 2 0 2 34 15 PORTER, Abel g 1-1 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 3 5 2 2 0 1 17 31 COLEMAN, Marvin g 2-3 1-1 2-2 0 5 5 4 7 1 1 0 3 34 22 MILLER, Brock g 5-12 3-6 2-2 101315000033 02 TILLMAN, Donnie 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 3 5 0 1 0 1 19 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 1-4 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 14 15 DEMBELE, Cheickna 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 2-3 0-1 0-0 1121 4010013 22 SHIBEL, Vitaliy 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 24 BRITO, Diogo 1-4 0-2 3-3 0 4 4 3 5 3 3 0 0 22 55 MITROU-LONG, Elijah 4-6 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 9 2 1 0 4 20 32 DORIUS, Trevin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0002 00000 3 Team 2 2 4 Team 2 1 3 Totals 20-52 4-15 10-13 5 21 26 18 54 7 14 2 10 200 Totals 25-54 9-21 9-10 6 22 28 19 68 19 10 3 3 200 FG % 1st Half: 12-26 46.2% 2nd half: 8-26 30.8% Game: 20-52 38.5% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 16-29 55.2% 2nd half: 9-25 36.0% Game: 25-54 46.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 1-6 16.7% Game: 4-15 26.7% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 7-10 70.0% 2nd half: 2-11 18.2% Game: 9-21 42.9% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd half: 8-10 80.0% Game: 10-13 76.9% 2 FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd half: 9-10 90.0% Game: 9-10 90.0% 0 Utah State 69 • 18-7, 7-5 Mw San Diego State 80 • 23-0, 12-0 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 34 BEAN, Justin f 2-5 1-1 1-2 2 9 11 3 6 1 2 0 3 32 05 WETZELL, Yanni f 4-8 1-1 2-2 6 4 10 4 11 0 3 1 2 30 23 QUETA, Neemias c 8-11 0-0 5-7 1 5 6 0 21 5 2 2 0 36 11 MITCHELL, Matt f 9-14 4-6 6-6 0 4 4 3 28 1 2 0 1 37 05 MERRILL, Sam g 5-14 2-8 8-10 0 2 2 2 20 4 2 0 3 39 10 FEAGIN, KJ g 3-8 3-8 6-8 0 4 4 2 15 4 1 0 0 36 15 PORTER, Abel g 3-5 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 3 7 4 2 0 0 32 20 SCHAKEL, Jordan g 2-4 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 1 27 22 MILLER, Brock g 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 4 4 3 2 2 2 0 0 15 22 FLYNN, Malachi g 5-13 3-10 2-3 066015711337 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 02 SEIKO, Adam 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 12 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 7 04 PULLIAM, Trey 0-1 0-0 0-0 0000 0100011 24 BRITO, Diogo 3-7 2-4 1-1 1 3 4 1 9 3 0 0 2 30 12 NARAIN, Nolan 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 32 DORIUS, Trevin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 35 MENSAH, Joel 0-0 0-0 0-0 0223 01000 8 52 KARWOWSKI, Kuba 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Team 1 2 3 1 Team 1 1 2 2 Totals 25-52 14-32 16-19 7 24 31 14 80 14 9 2 7 200 Totals 24-48 6-16 15-20 6 28 34 14 69 19 14 2 9 200 FG % 1st Half: 11-22 50.0% 2nd half: 14-30 46.7% Game: 25-52 48.1% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 11-24 45.8% 2nd half: 13-24 54.2% Game: 24-48 50.0% Deadball Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 5-13 38.5% 2nd half: 9-19 47.4% Game: 14-32 43.8% Rebounds 1 3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 6-16 37.5% FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd half: 12-14 85.7% Game: 16-19 84.2% FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd half: 12-16 75.0% Game: 15-20 75.0% 2

Officials: Tommy Nunez,Nate Harris,Eric Curry Officials: Mike Reed, Olandis Poole, Gregory Nixon Technical fouls: Utah State-None. San Diego State-None. Technical fouls: UNLV-None. Utah State-None. Attendance: 12414 Attendance: 8987

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Utah State 39 29 68 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench USU 28 11 10 4 11 UNLV 29 25 54 San Diego State 31 49 80 UNLV 26 18 4 6 14 SDSU 14 14 8 21 5 Utah State 27 42 69 USU 34 13 5 2 13

Last FG - USU 2nd-02:52, SDSU 2nd-03:03. Score tied - 2 times. Last FG - UNLV 2nd-01:56, USU 2nd-00:26. Score tied - 6 times. Largest lead - USU by 10 2nd-19:21, SDSU by 14 2nd-00:41. Lead changed - 4 times. Largest lead - UNLV by 8 2nd-17:39, USU by 16 2nd-01:50. Lead changed - 8 times. USU led for 13:11. SDSU led for 24:52. Game was tied for 01:57. UNLV led for 18:01. USU led for 16:44. Game was tied for 05:15. GAME 26 GAME 27 BOISE STATE AT UTAH STATE UTAH STATE AT COLORADO STATE FEBRUARY 8, 2020 • DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM FEBRUARY 11, 2020 • MOBY ARENA

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Boise St. vs Utah State Utah State vs Colorado State 02/08/20 8 p.m. at Logan, Utah (Dee Glen Smith Spectrum) 02/11/20 7:30 pm at Fort Collins, Colo. (Moby Arena)

Boise St. 61 • 16-9, 8-5 MW Utah State 75 • 20-7, 9-5 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 WILLIAMS, RJ f 1-2 0-0 2-4 1 3 4 5 4 0 0 0 0 11 34 BEAN, Justin f 3-7 0-1 0-0 1 4 5 0 6 3 1 0 2 34 03 JESSUP, Justinian g 7-17 3-8 3-3 2 3 5 2 20 3 0 0 2 37 23 QUETA, Neemias c 7-11 0-0 0-0 3 8 11 3 14 2 1 2 0 27 05 g 10 DENNIS, RayJ g 2-8 1-7 2-4 1 4 5 4 7 1 2 0 0 32 MERRILL, Sam 12-18 6-10 2-2 134232520138 15 g 21 ALSTON, Derrick g 2-8 1-4 2-4 1 2 3 4 7 2 2 1 0 33 PORTER, Abel 3-9 1-5 2-2 0 1 1 2 9 3 2 0 0 37 22 MILLER, Brock g 1-7 1-6 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 17 34 HOBBS, Alex g 6-10 1-2 2-4 066315310035 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 00 DICKINSON, Marcus 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 8 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 0-0 0-0 0-0 0001 00000 3 11 ABERCROMBIE, Riley 2-9 0-5 0-0 1233 4100017 24 BRITO, Diogo 5-9 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 0 11 2 1 0 1 28 12 RICE, Max 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 32 DORIUS, Trevin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 00100 3 25 JORCH, Robin 1-3 0-1 0-0 0005 2010013 Team 3 0 3 1 52 KARWOWSKI, Kuba 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 3 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 10 Totals 22-62 6-29 11-19 10 21 31 27 61 11 7 1 4 200 Team 3 2 5 Totals 31-62 9-27 4-4 10 23 33 11 75 16 8 3 6 200 FG % 1st Half: 9-29 31.0% 2nd half: 13-33 39.4% Game: 22-62 35.5% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-13 15.4% 2nd half: 4-16 25.0% Game: 6-29 20.7% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 16-34 47.1% 2nd half: 15-28 53.6% Game: 31-62 50.0% Deadball FT % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd half: 7-11 63.6% Game: 11-19 57.9% 2 3FG % 1st Half: 5-14 35.7% 2nd half: 4-13 30.8% Game: 9-27 33.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd half: 4-4 100.0 Game: 4-4 100.0 0 Utah State 70 • 19-7, 8-5 MW Colorado State 72 • 17-9, 8-5 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 34 BEAN, Justin f 1-3 0-0 5-6 4 12 16 4 7 0 1 1 0 34 21 Roddy,David f 5-8 0-0 0-0 3 4 7 0 10 1 1 4 0 29 23 QUETA, Neemias c 5-8 0-0 11-14 3 5 8 3 21 0 3 5 0 31 31 Thistlewood,Adam f 3-7 2-6 2-2 0 1 1 0 10 0 0 0 1 30 05 MERRILL, Sam g 4-7 1-3 8-8 0 2 2 4 17 4 2 1 0 23 32 Carvacho,Nico c 5-10 0-0 2-5 189312331032 15 PORTER, Abel g 1-5 0-3 2-2 1 6 7 2 4 4 2 0 1 30 03 Moore,Kendle g 2-9 2-6 0-0 0 2 2 0 6 3 1 0 3 34 22 MILLER, Brock g 2-9 1-6 0-0 0 2 2 4 5 1 1 0 0 23 04 Stevens,Isaiah g 9-12 1-3 0-1 033319740033 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 1-5 0-2 0-0 0 3 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 12 00 Edwards,Hyron 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 13 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 1-3 0-0 1-2 1122 3110013 01 Martin,Kris 3-4 3-4 0-0 2022 9010015 24 BRITO, Diogo 4-10 0-5 3-3 2 5 7 1 11 2 1 1 1 31 11 Thomas,Dischon 2-3 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 8 32 DORIUS, Trevin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 00000 3 23 Tonje,John 0-2 0-2 0-0 0110 00000 6 Team 0 0 0 1 Team 0 1 1 Totals 19-50 2-19 30-35 11 36 47 22 70 12 12 8 2 200 Totals 30-58 8-22 4-8 8 21 29 10 72 16 10 5 4 200 FG % 1st Half: 11-26 42.3% 2nd half: 8-24 33.3% Game: 19-50 38.0% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 12-31 38.7% 2nd half: 18-27 66.7% Game: 30-58 51.7% Deadball Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd half: 1-10 10.0% Game: 2-19 10.5% Rebounds 4 3FG % 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 8-22 36.4% FT % 1st Half: 12-16 75.0% 2nd half: 18-19 94.7% Game: 30-35 85.7% FT % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd half: 1-3 33.3% Game: 4-8 50.0% 1

Officials: Chris Rastatter, Ryan McDaniel, Chad Shepherd Officials: Deron White,John Higgins,David Hall Technical fouls: Boise St.-None. Utah State-TEAM. Technical fouls: Utah State-None. Colorado State-None. Attendance: 10033 Attendance: 4038

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Boise St. 24 37 61 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench BOISE 30 14 5 6 8 Utah State 37 38 75 Utah State 35 35 70 USU 38 8 4 14 11 USU 26 9 9 10 16 Colorado State 30 42 72 CSU 38 10 11 7 15

Last FG - BOISE 2nd-01:01, USU 2nd-00:11. Score tied - 0 times. Last FG - USU 2nd-00:29, CSU 2nd-00:10. Score tied - 1 time. Largest lead - BOISE by 1 1st-19:20, USU by 12 1st-06:46. Lead changed - 4 times. Largest lead - USU by 12 1st-09:54, CSU None. Lead changed - 0 times. BOISE led for 02:21. USU led for 36:59. Game was tied for 00:12. USU led for 39:15. CSU led for 00:00. Game was tied for 00:45.

Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 • 41 UTAH STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

GAME 28 GAME 29 UTAH STATE AT FRESNO STATE WYOMING AT UTAH STATE FEBRUARY 15, 2020 • SAVE MART CENTER FEBRUARY 19, 2020 • DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Wyoming vs Utah State Utah State vs Fresno State 02/19/20 7 p.m. at Logan, Utah (Dee Glen Smith Spectrum) 02/15/20 7 p.m. PT at Save Mart Center --- Fresno, Calif. Wyoming 58 • 6-21, 1-14 MW Utah State 71 • 21-7, 10-5 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 11 TAYLOR, TJ f 7-13 2-3 0-0 3 1 4 1 16 0 1 0 1 35 34 BEAN, Justin f 6-10 2-2 1-2 5 6 11 2 15 120133 00 HENDRICKS, Jake g 2-8 2-8 2-2 0 4 4 2 8 1 2 0 0 36 23 QUETA, Neemias c 2-6 0-0 3-4 3 6 9 4 7 1 4 2 2 31 02 BANKS, AJ g 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 15 05 MERRILL, Sam g 8-15 3-6 5-6 044224410140 03 MARBLE, Kwane g 3-7 1-2 0-0 0 4 4 4 7 3 4 0 0 21 15 PORTER, Abel g 0-4 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 24 MALDONADO, Hunter g 2-12 0-2 4-6 0 4 4 3 8 3 4 1 3 38 22 MILLER, Brock g 2-10 1-7 0-0 1121 5000024 05 FORNSTROM, Haize 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0+ 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 2-4 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 1 5 3 0 1 0 20 12 MILTON, Greg 4-7 2-3 0-0 0 4 4 1 10 1 0 0 2 25 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 2-3 1-1 0-0 0110 50000 6 13 PORTER, Brandon 1-5 1-5 2-2 0 1 1 5 5 0 1 0 0 11 24 BRITO, Diogo 4-7 2-4 0-0 2 5 7 2 10 3 3 0 1 26 22 FOSTER, Kenny 2-4 0-2 0-1 0 2 2 3 4 1 0 1 0 19 52 KARWOWSKI, Kuba 0-0 0-0 0-0 0222 0000010 Team 1 0 1 1 Team 1 3 4 1 Totals 21-57 8-25 8-11 4 21 25 20 58 11 14 2 6 200 Totals 26-59 9-22 10-14 13 31 44 14 71 14 11 3 5 200 FG % 1st Half: 10-28 35.7% 2nd half: 11-29 37.9% Game: 21-57 36.8% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 13-32 40.6% 2nd half: 13-27 48.1% Game: 26-59 44.1% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-13 23.1% 2nd half: 5-12 41.7% Game: 8-25 32.0% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 9-22 40.9% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd half: 4-5 80.0% Game: 8-11 72.7% 1 FT % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd half: 9-12 75.0% Game: 10-14 71.4% 1 Utah State 78 • 22-7, 11-5 MW Fresno State 59 • 9-17, 5-10 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 34 BEAN, Justin f 8-13 1-3 3-3 4 10 14 2 20 3 3 0 2 34 10 ROBINSON, Orlando f 2-8 1-3 2-4 0 2 2 2 7 0 0 3 1 19 23 QUETA, Neemias c 4-9 0-0 0-2 3 12 15 1 8 3 2 2 0 31 32 GRIMES, Nate f 4-8 3-6 0-3 4 6 10 2 11 1 1 1 0 29 05 MERRILL, Sam g 9-13 3-6 5-5 0 5 5 2 26 4 3 0 3 36 00 WILLIAMS, New g 3-8 2-7 0-0 0 3 3 2 8 5 2 0 0 32 15 PORTER, Abel g 3-7 2-3 2-2 0 1 1 3 10 2 1 0 0 25 03 HYDER, Jarred g 1-4 0-2 4-4 0 3 3 1 6 3 2 0 1 33 22 MILLER, Brock g 0-7 0-5 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 24 55 BLACKWELL, Noah g 5-11 3-8 0-0 123013210034 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 8 04 HART, Niven 3-10 2-5 1-2 1 4 5 3 9 1 2 0 0 22 04 GROOTFAAM, Roche 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 13 AGAU, Aguir 1-1 0-0 0-0 0002 2010111 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 2-4 0-1 3-3 0 1 1 3 7 0 2 0 0 11 25 HOLLAND, Anthony 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 1 2 20 24 BRITO, Diogo 2-3 1-2 2-2 1 1 2 1 7 5 1 0 0 28 Team 0 0 0 52 KARWOWSKI, Kuba 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 20-53 12-33 7-13 6 23 29 14 59 12 9 5 5 200 Team 0 0 0 Totals 28-56 7-20 15-17 8 34 42 13 78 18 16 2 7 200 FG % 1st Half: 9-26 34.6% 2nd half: 11-27 40.7% Game: 20-53 37.7% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd half: 9-21 42.9% Game: 12-33 36.4% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 16-29 55.2% 2nd half: 12-27 44.4% Game: 28-56 50.0% Deadball FT % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd half: 5-7 71.4% Game: 7-13 53.8% 2 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 7-20 35.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 6-6 100.0 2nd half: 9-11 81.8% Game: 15-17 88.2% 1 Officials: Bob Staffen, Casey McClellan, Brad Ferrie Technical fouls: Utah State-None. Fresno State-None. Officials: David Hall, Gerry Pollard, Larry Spaulding Attendance: 5671 Technical fouls: Wyoming-None. Utah State-None. Attendance: 9452 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Utah State 31 40 71 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast USU 22 9 17 2 20 Wyoming 27 31 58 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Fresno State 23 36 59 FS 12 10 4 0 14 WYO 24 16 5 0 19 Utah State 42 36 78 USU 40 22 12 11 14 Last FG - USU 2nd-01:06, FS 2nd-02:13. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - USU by 13 1st-08:22, FS None. Lead changed - 0 times. Last FG - WYO 2nd-00:11, USU 2nd-00:34. Score tied - 2 times. USU led for 39:24. FS led for 00:00. Game was tied for 00:36. Largest lead - WYO by 3 1st-19:38, USU by 23 2nd-00:16. Lead changed - 3 times. WYO led for 03:10. USU led for 35:49. Game was tied for 01:01. GAME 30 GAME 31 SAN JOSÉ STATE AT UTAH STATE UTAH STATE AT NEW MEXICO FEBRUARY 25, 2020 • DEE GLEN SMITH SPECTRUM FEBRUARY 29, 2020 • DREAMSTYLE ARENA

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics San Jose State vs Utah State Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics 02/25/20 9 p.m. at Logan, Utah (Dee Glen Smith Spectrum) Utah State vs New Mexico 02/29/20 8:00 pm at Albuquerque, NM (Dreamstyle Arena) San Jose State 56 • 7-22, 3-14 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Utah State 64 • 23-8, 12-6 MW ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 12 LANE, Eduardo f 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 12 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 IVEY, Brae g 2-5 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 2 5 2 0 0 0 23 34 BEAN, Justin f 3-6 0-1 0-0 2 4 6 2 6 3 3 1 3 30 10 MOORE, Omari g 5-9 2-4 0-0 2 0 2 0 12 1 4 0 4 23 23 QUETA, Neemias c 8-12 0-0 2-3 5 9 14 3 18 1 8 2 0 35 13 KNIGHT, Seneca g 3-13 3-9 4-5 0 6 6 1 13 5 2 0 1 39 05 MERRILL, Sam g 6-16 4-12 2-2 011318201235 22 WASHINGTON, Richard g 4-15 4-11 0-0 2 5 7 2 12 1 4 1 1 30 15 PORTER, Abel g 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 2 3 0 2 27 01 SIMMONS, Caleb 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 24 BRITO, Diogo g 1-7 1-3 3-4 0 5 5 2 6 7 3 1 0 37 04 CHAPPELL, Zach 0-6 0-4 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 14 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 6 11 ANIGWE, Christian 1-5 1-1 1-2 1 3 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 22 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 3-4 0-0 0-0 0111 61000 9 35 AGEE, Ralph 2-7 1-4 1-1 0 4 4 2 6 0 1 0 0 15 22 MILLER, Brock 2-4 2-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 21 44 SMITH, Trey 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 Team 1 2 3 Team 4 0 4 Totals 19-67 12-39 6-8 7 24 31 14 56 10 15 1 7 200 Totals 25-53 7-19 7-9 12 25 37 13 64 17 17 5 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 5-29 17.2% 2nd half: 14-38 36.8% Game: 19-67 28.4% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 14-28 50.0% 2nd half: 11-25 44.0% Game: 25-53 47.2% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-20 15.0% 2nd half: 9-19 47.4% Game: 12-39 30.8% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 7-19 36.8% Rebounds 0,1 FT % 1st Half: 1-1 100.0 2nd half: 5-7 71.4% Game: 6-8 75.0% 1 FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0 2nd half: 5-7 71.4% Game: 7-9 77.8%

Utah State 94 • 23-7, 12-5 MW New Mexico 66 • 18-13, 7-11 MW Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 34 BEAN, Justin f 6-9 0-0 0-0 5 8 13 2 12 1 1 1 2 26 01 Corey Manigault f 7-15 1-2 1-1 011416030124 23 QUETA, Neemias c 9-16 0-0 5-6 3 7 10 0 23 2 3 0 1 22 02 Vance Jackson g 6-12 3-8 2-2 2 2 4 1 17 2 3 1 3 37 05 MERRILL, Sam g 5-12 4-10 4-4 0 1 1 2 18 7 1 0 0 28 05 Jaquan Lyle g 3-13 2-8 0-0 1343 81031240 15 PORTER, Abel g 1-3 1-3 3-4 0 6 6 2 6 2 0 0 0 20 10 Makuach Maluach g 3-7 3-4 1-3 1 4 5 1 10 3 0 1 1 31 24 BRITO, Diogo g 2-5 1-3 1-2 0 5 5 1 6 5 1 0 2 28 30 Kurt Wegscheider g 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 0 0 1 1 0 1 20 02 BAIRSTOW, Sean 1-4 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 4 3 0 0 15 00 Zane Martin 5-9 0-1 0-2 1 2 3 4 10 2 1 0 2 30 04 GROOTFAAM, Roche 2-7 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 4 0 1 0 1 10 03 Keith McGee 2-2 1-1 0-0 0000 5000011 10 ANDERSON, Alphonso 4-9 2-2 1-4 4 3 7 1 11 1 2 0 0 18 14 Vante Hendrix 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 22 MILLER, Brock 2-3 2-2 0-0 0 6 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 23 33 Jordan Arroyo 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 00000 2 32 DORIUS, Trevin 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 4 Team 3 2 5 52 KARWOWSKI, Kuba 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 6 Team 2 2 4 Totals 26-58 10-24 4-8 9 18 27 13 66 19 11 3 10 200 Totals 35-72 10-21 14-21 16 42 58 10 94 22 13 1 7 200 FG % 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 2nd half: 13-29 44.8% Game: 26-58 44.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 6-11 54.5% 2nd half: 4-13 30.8% Game: 10-24 41.7% Rebounds FG % 1st Half: 18-36 50.0% 2nd half: 17-36 47.2% Game: 35-72 48.6% Deadball FT % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd half: 3-4 75.0% Game: 4-8 50.0% 1 3FG % 1st Half: 8-16 50.0% 2nd half: 2-5 40.0% Game: 10-21 47.6% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5% 2nd half: 7-13 53.8% Game: 14-21 66.7% 4 Officials: Shawn Lehigh,Mike Scyphers,David Hall Officials: Randy McCall, Verne Harris, Kevin Brill Technical fouls: Utah State-None. New Mexico-None. Technical fouls: San Jose State-None. Utah State-None. Attendance: 11215 Attendance: 8925 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Utah State 32 32 64 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench USU 32 16 11 6 16 San Jose State 14 42 56 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench New Mexico SJSU 12 7 2 7 12 33 33 66 UNM 26 25 10 11 15 Utah State 51 43 94 USU 50 15 24 13 29 Last FG - USU 2nd-01:58, UNM 2nd-00:21. Score tied - 7 times. Last FG - SJSU 2nd-00:07, USU 2nd-00:52. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - USU by 14 2nd-11:46, UNM by 5 1st-18:08. Lead changed - 10 times. Largest lead - SJSU None, USU by 43 2nd-01:45. Lead changed - 0 times. USU led for 27:28. UNM led for 10:13. Game was tied for 02:19. SJSU led for 00:00. USU led for 39:39. Game was tied for 00:21.

42 • Utah State 2019-20 Men’s GATA Basketball • Mountain West Tournament • March 4-7 UTAH STATE 2019-20 PRESS CLIPPINGS AGGIES AND THE MAGIC BEAN - getting elbowed in the face, in a February 2011 game ed pounds and something less than a sharp skillset. Matt Craig, Basketball Times (January 2020) against UIC, causing blood to stream from his nose and a cut above his eye, painting the entire half of his face “It was rough,” Bean says of his early practices. “I defi- LOGAN, Utah – There was a time in the not-too-distant bright red like a horror movie. nitely looked in the mir- ror quite a few times and had to past when Utah State was a measuring stick for midma- reflect and decide if this was something I really wanted jor consistency. From an overlooked conference (Big A professor of management at Butler studied the pro- to do.” West, then the WAC), in an overlooked town (Logan), gram’s Final Four runs and concluded players like the program won 20-plus games in 14 consecutive sea- Howard “are literally catalysts – agents that provoke The reevaluation led to a rededication. Bean wanted to sons and reached eight NCAA Tournaments from 2000- a chemical reaction between substances that would contribute, desperately, hoping he could ovecome any 11, twice with an at large bid. Locals talk about the stars otherwise have no effect on each other … Alone they lack in skills by flying around the court setting screens, from this era in the way most describe their children. would be just average, but put them on the court and diving on the floor for loose balls and fighting for every Mention to them names like Preston Medlin, Tai Wesley the pieces start fitting together.” rebound. While redshirting during the 2017-2018 season, or Nate Harris and you’re sure to generate a smile and he went to the gym after games to get shots up and a story. This year’s Utah State Aggies have one such catalyst. work on his handle, and pushed himself to get in shape. Squint your eyes and he might even look like Matt How- Back then, the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum got so loud ard’s long lost cousin. Or, frankly, a character in Re- “I matured a lot on my mission as well,” Bean says. “I just that players swore the court shook under their feet. venge of the Nerds. kind of developed into a different kind of player hon- During one five-year span, the Aggies posted an 81-2 estly, more tough, more physical.” home record. His name is Justin Bean. He’s 6-foot-7 and gangly, a for- mer walk-on with a mouth full of braces resulting from Smith replaced Tim Duryea as head coach heading into “I’ve been at Duke and Kentucky and UConn and Syra- two separate occasions in which he’s gotten his teeth last season, bringing in a philosophy that effort could cuse, and it’s clearly the best I’ve ever seen in terms of knocked in this season. In both instances, he played the offset errors (in the form of an acronym, G.A.T.A., which atmosphere,” said Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall remainder of the game with blood-covered lips. stands for “get after their … butts”). Smith saw Bean’s after a 2010 game. potential. “And doesn’t say a peep,” says Utah State coach Craig In recent seasons, Utah State looked like a victim of Smith. “Some dudes would’ve been out three weeks, “He would screw so many things up defensively last conference realignment, unable to find its footing after and he doesn’t miss three minutes.” year, it was almost like I was constantly blowing the whis- moving to the Mountain West in 2013. Five consecutive tle like, ‘Bean! What are you doing?’” Smith says. “But seasons under 20 wins quieted the crowds. But after Look no further than a recent game against Fresno you always saw something in that guy, there’s just some- winning 28 games last season, this year’s team – a 10-1 State for proof of Bean’s catalytic abilities. It’s a night thing about his heart, he has some intangible things you start, and at one point ranked as high as No. 15 – is the when starting center Neemias Queta is on a minutes can’t teach.” program’s best chance to reclaim the Spectrum magic, restriction and backup center Kuba Karwowski is side- and more importantly, to make a deep postseason run. lined after an emergency appendectomy. The Aggies Smith remembers asking his wife around the holidays That’s one thing even the Utah State teams of old were are playing poorly and shooting even worse, just over why he wasn’t playing Bean and fellow walk-on Abel never able to accomplish. The program is 1-16 in the Big 25 percent from the field, trailing by eight points midway Porter more. His wife reminded him he was the head Dance since 1970. through the second half. Bean logs the full 45 minutes coach, with the power to change that. So in January, in an overtime win, playing extended minutes as the Smith put Bean and Porter on scholarship and made This reemergence can be credited to a return to the team’s center down the stretch. them a fixture in the rotation. The Aggies ripped off a program’s roots: gritty, tough players and an unselfish, shocking 15-3 record in the Mountain West, exceeding a unspectacular style of play. One Twitter troll ungracious- On one of the final possessions of regulation, he con- ninth-place projection to win the league and eventually ly but not unfairly dubbed the team “revenge of the tests an underneath inbounds pass lobbed toward mid- earn an 8-seed in the NCAA Tournament, the highest in nerds playing basketball.” court and knocks the ball off the Fresno State player to the school’s storied history. earn pos- session – a possession that should have won Which begs the question. What type of player do you the game if not for a 30-foot bank shot at the buzzer. This season, Bean is the team’s anchor. He’s averaging expect to find on a mid-major team capable of reach- Hustle plays like these have become his trademark. In 14.7 points, 12 rebounds, 2.6 assists and nearly three ing the Final Four? overtime, he snags an offensive rebound and puts it combined steals/blocks per game. Anyone inside the back to tie the game, then helps ice it with two free program will tell you he’s worth far more than the num- Probably someone like Steve Nash, Damien Lillard or throws in the final minute. He fin- ishes with 14 points bers. Stephen Curry, a diamond in the rough that uncovered and 13 rebounds, including six offen- sive rebounds, five NBA superstar potential at an overlooked program like steals, and after the game, one fat lip. Along the way, Bean has become a crowd favorite. Santa Clara, Weber State, or Davidson (respectively). Every time he checks into the game, scores, or grabs Memories flash of Jimmer Fredette or C.J. McCollum “He’s a cross of the Ultimate Warrior and Dick Butkus,” a contested rebound, chants of “Beeeeeeean!” greet throwing in shots from the parking lot. Smith says. him. Late last season, he and teammate Diogo Brito spawned the chant, “Bean burrito!” But you’d be wrong. Bean is quick to admit his WWF wrestler-meets-NFL line- backer mentality did not come naturally. The wordplay suits Bean, whom teammates say is a Of the five true Cinderella teams in the modern era of lover of puns. Other quirks make him a singular figure college basketball – 2006 George Mason, 2011 Butler “I didn’t like to bang,” he says of his time playing high in college basketball. He runs up and down the court (2010 Butler was nationally ranked and a 5 seed), 2011 school ball in Moore, Okla. with a perpetual smile, produced by some combina- VCU, 2013 Wichita State and 2018 Loyola Chicago – tion of his personality and the thick, translucent mouth only four players ever suited up for an NBA game. Only An ACL injury his senior year left him without any schol- guard protecting his braces. Teammates swear he has two got drafted. These were not superstars in disguise. arship offers. Then he went on a two-year mission as a a singing voice that belongs on a television talent show. mem- ber of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day And during games of one on one after practice, Porter In fact, the leading scorer among this group was Butler’s Saints to Reno, Nev., where he picked up a basketball says Bean will block his shot and then apologize, saying Matt Howard (16.4 ppg). Nothing about Howard sug- only sparingly. Bean’s height was enough to at least something like, “I probably fouled you bro, it’s alright, gested stardom. He rode to practices on a rusted out at- tract some interest as a potential walk-on, and he you take the ball.” bicycle, got his hair cut only once per year (by a friend agreed to join the Utah State team after an Aggies as- for free), and wore the same pair of socks and shoes sistant and family friend visited him in Reno. Bean’s unassuming appearance and unconditional every day until the elastic was stretched and the socks effort has earned the love of fans in part because it re- drooped down to his ankles. His signature moment was He showed up on campus in 2017 with 10 to 15 unwant- minds them of the great Aggie players of old. UTAH STATE 2019-20 PRESS CLIPPINGS AGGIES AND THE MAGIC BEAN (CONT.) time around, the target will be squarely on their back. appearing in a video together on his YouTube channel, Matt Craig, Basketball Times (January 2020) most likely when the Aggies basketball season ends. But with a roster full of powerful chemicals and a cata- “He is the quintessential Utah State player,” says Bill lyst like Justin Bean, the potential for a chain reac- tion Bean’s teammates are no strangers to his musical ren- Sprout, better known as famous Aggie superfan “Wild in March is extremely high. ditions. Some of them might get annoyed at times, he Bill” during USU’s last heyday. “He’s a Brian Green. He’s a said, but he also gets the sense that others enjoy that Preston Medlin. He’s this energy and this passion and this “We talked about the Mountain West championship a side of him. clutch player that comes in. He’s a Tyler Newbold that lot last year. That was our mindset, that was our goal,” will outwork anybody, and that’s what we appreciate Bean says. “This year, why not go to the Final Four and One of those players is senior guard Sam Merrill. While at Utah State.” see something happen, try to cut down some nets?” Merrill may tell people he “can’t hold a tune to save his life,” Bean insists that isn’t the case. These days, Sprout keeps up with the team from the UTAH STATE’S JUSTIN BEAN IS THE AGGIES’ BASKETBALL stands at the Spectrum and as the host of a Utah State- SPARK PLUG. HE ALSO PLAYS A MEAN UKULELE - “We’ve jammed out to ‘Lion King’ [song] ‘Hakuna Mata- centric podcast. He sees a similarity between Bean and Alex Vejar, Salt Lake Tribune (Jan. 17, 2020) ta’ before,” Bean said of signing duets with Merrill. “He’s his own appeal a decade ago as a 350-pound shirtless got a good voice. He’ll sing the melody, I’ll sing the har- wonder. Justin Bean is always singing. mony, kind of shake it up. It sounds really good. I’m not going to lie. I think it’s the acoustics in the locker room.” “You look at Justin Bean and you’re like, you’re tall but Whether it’s in the locker room, in the ice bath, in the However, Bean did not sound confident about the pos- are you really going to get out here and ball?” he says. car with his friends or teammates, or in his shower, the sibility of Merrill appearing in a YouTube video. The same “I think everybody likes to be pleasantly surprised, every- Utah State forward constantly carries a tune wherever goes for the rest of his teammates. body likes to be shocked. That’s what did me so he goes. well. I shocked them.” “They’ve kind of joked about it before,” Bean said. After practices or games, he accompanies his singing “They’ve said, ‘Yeah Bean, we need to do a collab or Bean’s story is not unique. Every college program in the with playing ukulele, a hobby he picked up about six a duet.’ But none of them would ever take me up on it, country touts the adversity it has had to go through. Yet months ago. He told The Salt Lake Tribune that he plays I’m afraid.” few have taken quite as long on the road to relevance before bed or after basketball because it calms him as Utah State. In 2016, leading scorer and past Mountain down. One of the team’s managers, Ryan Corbett, is Bean’s West MVP Sam Merrill was in Nicaragua on his two-year roommate. He said he has not been inclined to care LDS mission, where at one point he got two of his own “It kind of soothes me,” Bean said. much about music or singing, but that’s changed since teeth knocked out while being robbed. Starting guard he’s lived with Bean for the last two and a half years. Brock Miller served in Argentina, not an easy place to Bean has since started a YouTube channel where he’s be for some- one with the auto-immune disease alope- posted two videos of him playing “Imagine” by John And no matter what is going on with the Aggies — even cia. Porter was posted in Russia before coming up the Lennon and the often-covered “Somewhere Over the their recent three-game losing streak — Bean has the ranks as a walk-on. Reserve forward Alphonso Anderson Rainbow.” He said more videos are on the horizon for his same sunny disposition. played junior college ball in Northern Idaho. Neemias channel, which has 133 subscribers. Queta and Diogo Brito were going through preps in “He doesn’t try to take the results of the team to a per- Portugal, Sean Bairstow in Australia, Kuba Karwowski in Bean comes from a family of musically talented people. sonal level,” Corbett said. “Obviously he’s always trying Poland. His mother, youngest sister and oldest brother all play pi- to improve and work on his game and stuff. I would say ano, one of his older brothers plays guitar, and his other the best way I can describe Justin is someone who just “The experiences we’ve had, we’re men,” Miller says. older brother plays ukulele. doesn’t cry over spilled milk.” “Coach treats us like men, too, so we have those high expectations and we’re able to limit those little distrac- Not only that, but every single member of the Bean fam- Bean practices ukulele about 30 minutes a day during tions and stay on task and do what we need to do.” ily can sing. He said they often gather around the piano the week and an hour on weekends, he said. He antic- and sing different arrangements of songs together. He ipates playing much more over the summer. For now, In a college basketball landscape increasingly domi- has not taken a single voice lesson, he said. though, he just plays and sings for fun. nated by teenage under-classmen and infinite trans- fers, Utah State looks and acts like a team full of adults. Bean’s ukulele-playing brother had some influence in When Bean started his YouTube channel, he thought Perhaps that is why they’ve been so successful in close him choosing that particular instrument, he said. But his mostly family would follow along. But he’s been hum- games. They took the best blows of Montana State and girlfriend, who plays piano and sings as well, may have bled by the attention it’s gotten outside those close North Texas, overcoming second half deficits to pull been the catalyst. circles. away. They climbed out of a 19-point hole to stun LSU. They held a one-point lead with three minutes to play Bean started playing piano when he was 10 years old, “I saw maybe 20, 30 [subscribers] and I saw half of that in a slug- fest at Saint Mary’s, before taking their first loss but stopped three years later after his teacher moved being family and extended family,” Bean said. “So yeah of the season. away. Around the same time, he started getting more it’s pretty awesome, honestly. I definitely want to keep involved in basketball, causing piano to fall by the way- them happy and keep them interested. So I definitely Even Fresno State’s miraculous buzzer-beater to send side. need to post some more videos here soon.” the game to overtime, a broken play in which the play- ers on the court failed to carry out Smith’s directive to So when Bean met his girlfriend and discovered they MERRILL IS ONE SPECIAL AGGIE - foul, didn’t unnerve the veteran team. shared an interest in music, he wanted to find a way Shawn Harrison, Logan Herald Journal (Feb. 24, 2020) for the couple to adequately complement each other “Having guys that are mature, not just in the real world in that aspect. When he takes the court Tuesday night for the last time but are also mature and veterans on the basketball in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, he would like to look up court, makes a huge dif- ference,” Merrill says. “I think it “I knew I didn’t want to play piano again because I and see no empty seats. helps us every game.” knew she already had that covered,” Bean said. “So I just wanted to try and play something else. So that’s It’s wishful thinking for the senior, but that’s what he It remains to be seen what the ceiling for this team can kind of where the inspiration came from. She loves mu- would like in his final home game for the Utah State be. The Aggies had not yet played a game this sea- son sic, plays the piano, so I thought we could do some du- men’s basketball team. No. 5 would like to remember at full strength. With Queta and Karwowski still on the ets with that.” playing in front of a packed arena one last time. mend, they will have to find their stride in the midst of a tough Mountain West conference schedule. And this Bean said he and his girlfriend have already discussed “It’s going to be bittersweet because I have so many UTAH STATE 2019-20 PRESS CLIPPINGS good memories here at this arena,” Aggie guard Sam “I’ve never been able to do that at home,” Merrill said. higher level than he was . He looks more mobile, more Merrill said. “I know it’s a late game on Tuesday night. “Part of that is I feel comfortable on the road, not that explosive. He is elevating more on his shot, really making I’m hoping there will be a good crowd and not just for I don’t here. I think there have been a decent amount a lot of plays. myself but for Diogo (Brito). Diogo is the definition of of games I could have at home, but every team plays Utah State basketball. He was not highly recruited and better at home and I haven’t needed to score as much “I also think it is that time of year, close to the end. You didn’t hardly play as a freshman, but he stuck it out. He or gotten as many minutes.” see this with seniors where they know it is the end of their has helped our team so much, and the same thing with career.” Abel (Porter), a walk-on who earned a scholarship and He was surprised before the last home game when he has been so important to our team. Roche (Grootfaam) was presented a game ball at midcourt, honoring him Even though it is not about scoring for Merrill, he has has hardly played but has the best attitude and is the for going over 2,000 career points. been averaging 24.8 points per game over the last four loudest on the bench. and most likely would be closer to 26 or 27 had he not “I’m grateful Mr. Hartwell (athletics director John Hart- found himself in foul trouble against Boise State and sat “We’re hoping people can make the sacrifice to come well) did that,” Merrill said. “The fans cheering for me for an unheard of 12 minutes in the second half of a to a late-night game and support us.” was a special moment. That was cool for sure.” close game.

For those fans who come to watch the Aggies take on The best cheers are those at the end of games with the Merrill is averaging 35 minutes a game for the season San Jose State, they will get to witness one of the greats Aggies winning. That is ultimately the most important and 36.2 in league contests. His 4,185 career minutes play his final game at home. Merrill is still expecting to thing for the 23-year-old. ranks second all-time at USU, about 400 minutes fewer play in half dozen or more games in a USU uniform, but than Carroll. those contests will not be in Cache Valley. “There are a lot of great memories, but there is noth- ing better than winning a championship,” Merrill said. For his career, Merrill has averaged 33.2 minutes a “The sky is the limit for this team,” Merrill said. “Who “Winning at Colorado State last year to win a share of game. Smith quickly learned he could count on No. 5 to knows what that actually means. We’ve shown the the league title and then winning the conference tour- play big minutes and in fact he expected to. ability to play with and beat very good teams on our nament to this point have been the highlights. A lot of schedule this year. A lot of our best wins came when great wins, but we are hoping to do something even “I learned in my first game at Utah State,” Smith said. we weren’t playing our best basketball like we are right more special this year.” “I took Sam out two times in the first half at Montana now. We are back into a rhythm on offense. ... We can State. The second time he came out in the second half, still reach our goals.” The past two years there has been plenty of winning. as he walks by me he says how only Sam can, ‘you know With the 28 victories last season, the Aggies nearly coach, I averaged 36 minutes a game last year.’ I was, When the seniors are honored before taking on the equaled the 31 over his first two seasons at USU. During ‘oh, OK.’ That was good that he said that because ev- Spartans, it may take a while in introducing Merrill. The his nearly four years, Merrill has been able to enjoy a win erybody handles fatigue differently. It was a learning Bountiful native has been moving up the career lists in 81 times so far with more to come. curve for me. Maybe he looks tired, but he is OK. Now his final season. His name is all over the record books for we have very open discussions about it. I trust him. season marks, game records and certainly for what he The 6-foot-5 senior is the reigning MVP of the Mountain has accomplished during his Aggie career. West and was tabbed the preseason MVP. Not one to “He loves to play and never wants to be out. There are seek the spotlight, Merrill admits the spotlight of all the times I’ve had to convince him to sit for a little bit, but he Does any one list or statistic stick out more to him? attention can be daunting. knows his body better than anyone.”

“I couldn’t tell you most of those,” Merrill said. “I know “I try and say this every time it comes up,” Merrill said. The Aggie guard has never made any excuses or want- I’m No. 2 in assists (460, trailing Oscar Williams with 562) “For me, it’s not about putting up 25 points or anything ed to talk about his nagging injuries. He did admit re- and No. 3 in scoring (2,078, trailing Jaycee Carroll with like that. It was great to get some preseason accolades cently that his ankles have slowed him at times and “it’s 2,522 and Greg Grant with 2,127) and No. 1 in career and for the things that happened last year, but for me been a bit of a tough year.” However, he said he is get- free throw percentage (.892). Those are the only ones it’s always been how can I play better to help our team ting close to 100 percent and “feeling much better than I know. I really don’t pay attention to it. I just hope my win, whether that is defensively or passing the ball or a month and a half ago.” impact is felt on the court.” scoring. I never felt any outside pressure. I put a lot of ex- pectations on myself. It hasn’t been a perfect season for “I also decided to change my mindset after that losing Here are a few more of his career accomplishments: me. I didn’t shoot the ball as well as I would have liked streak,” Merrill said. “I decided I needed to stop worrying Seventh in career steals (123), sixth in career field goals early in the season. I’ve gotten healthy and I’m playing about that (injuries) and just play as well as I could and made (675), fifth in career field goals attempted (1,441), much, much better right now.” try and win games. Since that shift with my mindset, it second 3-point field goals (300), second 3-point field has been better.” goals attempted (711), seventh 3-point field goal per- Yes, he is. Over the last four games Merrill is shooting .623 centage (.422), third 10-point games (103), seventh in (33 of 53) and .520 from beyond the 3-point arc (13 of Merrill can be his own worst critic. games played (126) and fifth in games started (114). He 25). He has also made 20 of 21 from the foul line over is also climbing up the career lists in the Mountain West. that same timespan, but that shouldn’t be surprising “I’ve had a good year, my percentages have crept Having career highs of 38 points, nine rebounds, 12 as- since he holds the school record for career foul shooting back up and are basically where they were last year, sists and five steals, what does he take most pride in? at .891. besides shooting better from three,” Merrill said. “Assists “I do like getting double digits in assists,” Merrill said. “It’s are about the same, rebounds a little higher. Statistically, hard to do in college. Any time the assist numbers are “This is the first time since the first six games that he has it has been a good year, but it’s all about what we can high for the team, that’s a good number.” been 100 percent and really healthy,” USU head coach do as a team in the regular season and the postseason. Craig Smith said of Merrill. “He’s had a myriad of inju- We need to get to the NCAA Tournament, but then we Merrill is the lone Aggie to have more than 1,900 points, ries throughout this season. Our non-conference season need to take the next step for Utah State and get some- 400 assists and 100 steals in a career. He is just the third was grueling in terms of travel and the competition we thing done there. I feel I’ve done a solid job trying to athlete to accomplish that feat in the MW. played.” help our team win games.”

“I did not know that,” Merrill said. “That’s cool and an After some days off during the Aggies’ first bye of con- Heading into the final week of the regular season, Merrill interesting stat for sure.” ference play, Merrill has seemed to have more pep in leads the team in scoring (18.9), assists (4.0), 3-pointers his step. (70), 3-point percentage (.414) and free throw percent- Another interesting fact is Merrill has had seven games age (.897). He is fourth in rebounds (4.3) and third in where he has scored 30 or more points in a game, but “He is playing excellent basketball, Sam Merrill type steals (22). none of them have happened in the Spectrum. basketball,” Smith said. “He is certainly scoring it at a UTAH STATE 2019-20 PRESS CLIPPINGS MERRILL IS ONE SPECIAL AGGIE (CONT.)- decision Bill Sproat had left to make was where he was During the first free throw of the second half, the 26-year- Shawn Harrison, Logan Herald Journal (Feb. 24, 2020) going to kill himself. Would it be easier for people to find old, 350-pound Sproat tore off his clothes, climbed on him in his living room, he wondered, or the backyard? top of the barrier dressed as a Chippendales dancer Despite averaging 30 points on .667 shooting and five — black speedo, bowtie, white collar and wrist tape assists in two wins against Colorado State, Merrill singled “I was worried people would find bone fragments and — and shook his comically large belly. The crowd went out a game the Aggies lost as his best this year. bloody matter all in the yard,” he says. “I don’t know crazy. The Aggies won the game by 10 points, and Fre- why I thought about that but I did.” dette went an icy 5-for-15 from the field. “At San Diego State is my best game, where I had a double-double (16 points, 12 assists),” Merrill said. “Even He sat at the kitchen table and weighed the options The legend of “Wild Bill” was born. though we didn’t win, I felt like I was in control.” while putting the finishing touches on his suicide note. A gun rested on the table close by. He picked it up. He followed up the Chippendales outfit with a Nacho Li- And his worst game during the 2019-20 campaign was bre costume, then over the next two seasons dressed as against North Texas in Jamaica. It was the lone game At that time when he was considering ending his life, Peter Pan, a hula dancer, a mermaid, a teapot, and ba- he did not reach double figures in scoring this season. it’s difficult to overstate Sproat’s stature on and around sically anything else that didn’t restrict him from shaking He finished with five points — all at the foul line — as he the campus of Utah State University. He was more than what his momma (and an uninhibited diet) gave him. missed all six of his field goal attempts. a student. He was a full-blown celebrity in Logan, Utah. And when he stepped inside the Dee Glen Smith Spec- Back then, the average sports fan didn’t recognize “They (Mean Green) are a good team and have been trum, he became something more: a demigod, with the Spectrum as one of the most fearsome venues in playing really well lately,” Merrill said. “They are one of 10,000 people chanting his name. Nationally, he had college basketball, even though the Aggies were in the best defensive teams I’ve ever played against. It become one of the most recognizable faces in all of the midst of a 71-2 home winning spree. The students came after the LSU game and maybe I was emotionally sports, written about in Sports Illustrated, discussed on accounted for a third of the 10,000-plus fans packed in drained a little. I just did not play well and hurt my ankle. ESPN’s First Take, and even given the top spot in ESPN’s for every game, and had already popularized the “I Be- That was definitely my worst game.” Top 10 plays. lieve That We Will Win” chant spreading nationwide. But it was Wild Bill who became the icon representing Utah While Merrill is usually all business, he has shown a fun So why on earth did he want to die? State teams that went 27-8 and 30-4 in his two seasons side. Near the end of games he will engage with oppos- behind the basket, making a pair of NCAA Tournament ing players when free throws are being shot or there is a An unexpected phone call cut through the silence in appearances. Before the widespread use of YouTube stoppage of play. the kitchen. and social media, his free throw escapades spread like wildfire. “I’m not a trash talker,” Merrill said. “I just like talking to “I’m outside and I’m coming in,” Naki Asisi, Sproat’s for- guys. It’s nothing that’s the same every game. You can mer roommate, told him. A decade ago in Logan, everyone wanted a piece of tell throughout a game if a guy is going to respond. If Wild Bill. He never waited in line for a party. He rarely he is not going to respond, I won’t say anything. Most The two were scheduled to go to lunch, though Sproat paid for a drink. Alumni treated him to dinners or gave of the guys in the league are pretty good guys, so you had cancelled in a text just minutes earlier. Asisi remem- him a $200 dollar handshake in the hopes that he’d can say something. Usually it’s something like how bad bers seeing the text and brushing it off, before a sudden come play craps with them. His house on campus be- their teammates are or something about their coach.” sick feeling in his stomach compelled him not to take came a nonstop hub of people coming and going, no for an answer. He called from the car and walked looking for a good time. Most times you can see a smile on the opposing player directly into the house though the unlocked front door. and some even break out laughing. Sproat panicked, hid the gun in a cabinet and buried Sproat embraced living hard and fast. He once bet a the note in his pocket. He asked for a minute to get friend that he’d be dead at the age of 33. It was a stu- As his Aggie career winds down, Merrill would hope funs ready, ran into the backyard and burned the note, for pid bet, he admits, because if he won it meant he was remember him in the future. shame of someone finding it. Asisi could tell something dead and if he lost he’d have to buy his friend dinner. He was off, but said nothing until Sproat asked him to pull felt in no danger of losing. “I hope they look at me, Diogo and the rest of these the car over in the Cache Valley Mall parking lot minutes guys as integral parts in helping resurrect this program,” later. He shared that the surprise visit had saved his life. “I planned on dying at 33, just like three of the greatest Merrill said. “Obviously coach Smith is at the top. Fans The friends cried together. men ever,” he said. He’s referring, of course, to his he- love those teams from the 2000’s. They have a deep re- roes: John Belushi, Chris Farley, and Jesus. spect for them and the players that played then, and I “I look at it as a miracle,” Asisi says now. “Somebody on do too. That’s how we want to be seen as one of those the other side knew he wasn’t ready.” Farley’s Chippendales skit on “Saturday Night Live” in- teams.” spired Wild Bill’s first costume, as well as his persona in Looking back now, it’s easy to see how Sproat used the front of the crowd. Sproat carried Farley’s burden as a When the 2019-20 season ends, Merrill will not be done same techniques that made him famous to successful- particular kind of funnyman. His weight was not some- playing basketball. He has aspirations at making it at ly hide his depression. He even admits as much. To the thing he could turn off, and he felt the need to enter- the next level, preferably in the NBA. He and his wife, outside world, he masked himself as a happy-go-lucky tain people everywhere he went. He could make them Kanyan Ward, who was a soccer player at USU, are ex- jester. He was the king of the Spectrum without ever laugh, but couldn’t determine whether they were cited for the future. stepping foot on the floor, ruling from his throne in Sec- laughing with him or at him. The uncertainty tortured tion F, Row 1, Seat 17. He was a costumed super-fan who him. “I’ve heard there is a real opportunity if I keep work- mounted the barrier to the student section and held ing hard,” Merrill said. “That’s the goal, the NBA. If that court during opposing free throw attempts. In the bowels of the Spectrum as he put on his costumes doesn’t happen, I’d love to keep playing so I could go for games, Sproat would cry and scream at himself. over to Europe. The end goal is to either coach at the The legend began on Dec. 2, 2009, when Jimmer Fre- “You’re an idiot, people hate you, you’re ugly, you’re NBA level or work in a front office at the NBA level. That dette and the BYU Cougars came to town. Sproat hat- fat,” he’d shout. “Don’t you dare do this.” is down the line, because I want to play for as long as ed BYU, He couldn’t stand their fans viewing the in-state I can.” rivalry with Utah State as nothing more than a hammer- He began disassociating Wild Bill, the carefree party ani- and-nail relationship with their little brothers up north. So mal, with Bill Sproat, the sensitive human being. THE BALLAD OF WILD BILL: THE RISE, FALL, AND RISE OF he wanted to do more than just help Utah State win the UTAH STATE’S ICONIC SUPERFAN - game. Jessica Wilkinson witnessed both sides. She met Sproat Matt Craig, Basketball Times (March 2, 2020) at a fall party when he was wearing nothing except a “I really wanted to offend them,” he said. red speedo and a painted set of six pack abs on his bel- On a Sunday morning in the spring of 2011, the only ly (a “bodybuilder” costume, he claims). UTAH STATE 2019-20 PRESS CLIPPINGS “Even though I was like ‘who is this guy,’” Wilkinson said, for PTSD related to his brush with death, and remembers As summer turned to fall, Wesley shipped off to play “I had one of those unique feelings, which is like ‘we’re his doctor questioning how he could be depressed with professional ball in Australia. Gary and Jessica Wilkinson going to be lifelong friends,’ you just kind of know.” 10,000 people chanting his name at every game. were already gone, first to Greece and then New Zea- land. Time passed. Sproat began working at a residen- As the wife of Utah State’s star basketball player Gary “I feel like I’m going to let them down,” he would say. tial treatment facility for kids on the autism spectrum, Wilkinson, Jessica saw the other Bill during weekly game “This whole place can chant my name and I’ll feel all and — with Wild Bill behind him — found a measure of nights with the players, where he relaxed and used his alone.” control over his mental health. supernatural ability to connect with people to forge deep and meaningful relationships. Still, Sproat lived for those precious moments in the spot- He began spending more time with James Clark, one light, like an addict’s high. The rest of his life spiraled of his best friends since adolescence, since both were “Those are my favorite memories of Bill,” she added. downward. He stood on the barrier only once wear- members of what Sproat calls the “elite club” of people Sproat struggled to keep his two lives apart. And he ing one of his most memorable costumes, Mrs. Teapot nearing 30 and still single in Utah’s LDS community. Then self-medicated. from Beauty and the Beast, before he passed out and tragedy struck again. Sproat woke up in the middle of had to be taken to the training room mid-game. He the night at Clark’s house in 2014 to use the restroom “To find a night that I wasn’t completely hammer drunk hadn’t eaten all day or slept the night before. and noticed the door open and a light on in his friend’s was damn near impossible,” he said. “It helped me not room. He thought nothing of it and went back to sleep. care for a little bit, but you can only drown the feelings Linda Zimmerman, a Utah State cheerleading coach In the morning he slipped out early and texted Clark to for so long until you drown yourself.” who volunteered her office to let Sproat change into phone when he woke up. Immediately he received a costumes, identified the incident as something more call back. Inside the Spectrum, the Wild Bill persona became an than heatstroke. She noticed his sunken eyes and the uncontrollable maelstrom. During a February game he dark rings forming around them. “James is dead! James is dead!” It was Clark’s father. earned ESPN’s Not Top 10 play of the week by causing Sproat rushed back to the house and took in the scene Idaho’s Marvin Jefferson to badly miss two free throws “Everybody thought he was this happy-go-lucky person, with disbelief. An accidental overdose of medication for using a Cupid costume, complete with pink tutu, fairy an entertainer, always a smile on his face,” she said. his severe back pain placed Clark’s time of death right wings, a miniature suction cup bow and arrow, and a “When I worked with him one on one it was a totally dif- around when Sproat had seen the light on in the night. nasty full-body sunburn from an unsupervised nap in a ferent demeanor. Sadness, very, very, very depressed.” Sproat’s spirits plummeted. He blamed himself. For tanning bed. “Bill! Bill! Bill!” the crowd chanted before In early 2011, in the depths of winter, Sproat began to the next couple months he lived like a nomad, hitch- the first miss, pointing at the 350-pound fairy. After the question why he was still alive. He was failing out of hiking aimlessly and reliving the nightmare every time miss, “You like Bill! You like Bill! You like Bill!” school, medical bills were piling up, and he was certain he closed his eyes. It was dangerous, but that was the that at any moment his funny guy act would tire. point, he says: After helping cut down the nets to celebrate Utah State’s 2010 WAC Championship, opportunities arose “When I died and came back I felt that Jesus had given “I wanted someone to kill me.” nationwide, pulling him further from his friends and sup- me a second chance, but I didn’t feel like I was doing port system with each experience. He travelled to Char- anything with it,” Sproat said. “I felt like it was wasted on Around 1 a.m. on an October night, Sproat sat and pon- lotte to appear on ESPN studio shows, then around the me, that someone else should have this.” dered the same morbid question he’d grappled with country for a “Nitro Circus” style stunt show called “Thrill- three years earlier. Where should he kill himself? He held billies.” There were no lengths to which Sproat would That’s how he found himself at the kitchen table with a bottle of liquor in one hand and a gun in the other. not go to sustain his own legend, and his disregard for a gun in his hand. After Asisi’s miraculous intervention, A text message buzzed on his phone. personal health passed a dangerous threshold. One Sproat used renewed faith to climb out of depression’s “Thrillbillies” stunt broke both his ankles and cracked his grip, rededicating himself to the Church of Jesus Christ Hi Bill, it’s Jess Wilkinson. Just thinking about you and skull. He’d been spitting up blood for three months, and of Latter-Day Saints. hoping all is well. Please let us know if you ever need hadn’t slept in at least six. His skin turned pale gray. Still anything. We love you so much.” the partying continued. The legend lived on. Sproat also reconnected with friends. He spent nearly every day in the summer of 2011 with Tai Wesley, the Looking back, Wilkinson can’t believe the simplicity of Sproat refused to see a doctor until a violent coughing reigning WAC Player of the Year and a fellow Polyne- the message. She felt burdensome, texting him so late bout caused him to crack a rib during a grocery trip with sian. Wesley played a key role in the Wild Bill origin story at night, and besides, he was closer with her husband his mother. He begrudgingly went in for x-rays, which re- by convincing Sproat to come watch him play in early Gary anyway. vealed 50-plus blood clots in his lungs, two golf-ball-sized 2009, even though Sproat didn’t like basketball. When clots in his heart and a 10 percent ejection fraction (a the duo got together it was like, in Wesley’s words, “put- “What’s weird is right before I sent it I got this really sick healthy heart ejects 55 to 70 percent of blood in the left ting gasoline on a fire.” Both had an insatiable compet- feeling,” she said. “And that’s when I was like, whatever, ventricle with each heartbeat). A virus, left untreated, itive streak and a flair for high-school-style hijinks. For the even if he thinks I’m psycho and doesn’t answer, I’m just had enlarged his heart and shut down his kidney and prize of a dollar store WWE championship belt, Sproat going to text him.” liver. The doctor told his mother he’d never seen some- would eat a banana so rotten it was black, or wear a one survive in such condition. He was flown to a Salt string of fireworks across his chest like a bandolier and Wilkinson remembers it taking several minutes for a re- Lake City hospital on a life flight plane. After a weeklong light the fuse. sponse. coma, he awoke to a room full of doctors, nurses, and concerned family members, so he chose his first words A handful of times they stole the athletic department’s Love you Jess. Thanks for your message, I needed it. carefully. golf carts for joy rides around campus, hurling basket- ball-sized water balloons at passers-by, until one night “I’m just thankful that we had the relationship with the “There better not be any BYU fans in here. I’d rather die.” the police got called. Sproat swears he wasn’t there, real Bill, so it was able to be received in the way my Soon after, he did “die,” when an incorrect dose of adding in the most Wild Bill way possible, “I think we heart so meant it,” Wilkinson said, crediting divine inter- medication caused his heart to stop beating for seven would’ve gotten out of it if I was there because I knew vention. minutes. He would learn later the nurse operating the the cop really well.” defibrillator who revived him was a BYU graduate. Not until November 2018 would she fully understand He existed somewhere in the gray area between think- the gravity of her text, when Sproat shared his story on Sproat recovered and made a hesitant return to his Wild ing his celebrity status made him untouchable and a friend’s podcast. He went into painful and intimate Bill character for the 2010-11 season. By then there was actually being untouchable. More than that, he was detail. Wilkinson remembers crying from start to finish. immense pressure to live up to expectations. According happy. to WIlkinson, fans were coming to the games as much for Wild Bill as for the team. Sproat attended therapy UTAH STATE 2019-20 PRESS CLIPPINGS THE BALLAD OF WILD BILL: THE RISE, FALL, AND RISE OF After milking the pot for a couple hundred dollars, I met Sproat at his house in Salt Lake City, and we spoke UTAH STATE’S ICONIC SUPERFAN (CONT.) Sproat gave in. He descended the stairs of the student down in a basement that he’s converted into a pod- Matt Craig, Basketball Times (March 2, 2020) section nervously, unsure if current students would even casting studio. The walls are plastered with Wild Bill re- remember Wild Bill. galia, framed jerseys and signed balls and magazine Sproat has embraced the role of advocate since com- covers. ing to accept his struggles with depression. He speaks at “I was freaking out the entire time,” he said. schools about mental health. He even started his own He seems content, at peace if not entirely happy. His podcast, inviting Utah State figures past and present to Finally, a foul. Wild Bill ripped off his shirt and stepped up latest struggle is with infertility, which Sproat calls one share their stories. During a special episode airing during to his former throne. of the hardest things he’s ever been through. The day Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, he laid out his before, he’d undergone surgery to remove some blood own near-suicides in full. “I got up there and it was almost like…I don’t know,” vessels near his testicles, causing what Sproat affection- he said. “It was a mix of the most scared I’ve ever been ately refers to as “hot nuts.” Ask Sproat or any of his friends how he’s reached what with like, ‘hey, I’m home.’” he calls “a really good place,” and the first person they “[Infertility] strains your relationship, it strains your view of will mention is Cami. They met in late 2016 via a mutu- In the stands, Cami remembers her own hands shaking you as a human and as a man especially,” he said. al friend and were married in October 2017. Cami, fit- as she took a video of the moment. He then showed me his backyard, where he keeps his tingly, graduated from BYU. The school rivalry has been chickens. He turned and motioned to the ground where the source of endless trash talk and at least one serious “I know what it had caused for him in years past, and I he plans to build a garden. For now, it’s still winter, and marital fight when Bill refused to sit with Cami’s family could tell he was kind of anxious and stressed about it, the ground is brown and barren. But one day, hopefully underneath (or even beside) a BYU tent during a day but now it wasn’t in a negative way,” she said. “To see soon, he knows the weather will warm. at the lake. She took it to mean he didn’t like her family. him as Wild Bill, it was fun and it was something that I was “I have standards,” he remembers saying. happy I could finally see in real life.” Hope springs eternal.

Initially, she had no idea about Sproat’s Wild Bill side. He The moment certainly appeared cathartic, or at least as liked that, since previous girlfriends were more interest- cathartic as a 35-year-old, nearly 300-pound man shak- ed in the legend than the person behind it. For months ing his belly could ever be. she avoided videos and photos, and even when he felt comfortable enough to share it, she had a hard time Sproat readily admits he hasn’t conquered depres- grasping the magnitude of Wild Bill’s legacy. sion. He’s learned better ways to cope now, whether it’s hunting, fishing, working out consistently, or eating Then in March of 2019, the Sproats travelled north from cleanly. He’s happy with his job as a facilities manager their home in Salt Lake City to Logan for a game against for 1-800-CONTACTS. the nationally ranked Nevada Wolf Pack. At halftime, Sproat chatted with friends who had stood beside him But the tragedy of Sproat is that despite the extraordi- in the front row of the student section a decade earlier. nary life he’s lived, he still struggles. They floated an idea. Would Wild Bill consider a return, for old times sake? No, he told them. What if they paid “I live with my demons every day, I still battle them,” he him? One offered $50. Another matched. Ryan Balis, said. “I still get a little down on myself sometimes. I don’t who used to stand in Section F, Row 1, Seat 16, directly think I’ve done anything significant with my life yet, and beside Bill — a seat that “somehow” got detached and people are always saying you’re here for a reason. I say now resides in Balis’s home — remembers venmo-ing ‘when you figure that out will you let me know because Sproat $50 with the memo line “Make Wild Bill Naked I feel like shit still.’” Again.”

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