Mountain West foes will lock horns when the Nevada Wolf Pack (16-10) face off against the Utah State Aggies (13-12) at Lawlor Events Center. Action begins at 10:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Feb. 24 and can be seen on RT.
The Wolf Pack are hoping to rebound after their 102-91 loss to UNLV on Saturday. Despite the loss, Marqueze Coleman earned his first double-double this season with 31 points and 10 rebounds. The Aggies, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 75-68 loss against Fresno State on Saturday. Jalen Moore had a team-high 13 points.
Cameron Oliver has taken his game to another level over the last five games for the Wolf Pack. During that stretch, he has averaged 12.2 points, 14.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.0 steal, 2.6 blocks, and 0.6 three-pointers.
It will be a showdown of conflicting tempos, as the up-and-down Wolf Pack (ranked 29th in the nation in possessions per game) will look to push the slow-paced Aggies (264th in possessions per game).
This is the second game of the year between these two teams, with the Wolf Pack winning the first matchup 89-84. Tyron Criswell had a stellar game with 19 points, six rebounds, three assists, three steals, and two three-pointers.
Notes
The Nevada Wolf Pack have a defensive rating of 98.1 (ranked 56th), while the Utah State Aggies have an offensive rating of 107.0 (ranked 144th).
The Nevada Wolf Pack average a field goal percentage of 42.1% this season. The Utah State Aggies have a losing record of 6-11 when opponents have a FG% of 42.1% or greater.
The Nevada Wolf Pack rank higher based on their field goal percentage (267th) than their effective field goal percentage (309th). The Utah State Aggies rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (107th) than their field goal percentage (146th).
Utah State ranks 98th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.19. Nevada is ranked lower at 268th with an A/TO of .93.
Ranked 10th in the nation, Nevada averages 41.6 rebounds per game. Utah State ranks lower at 235th with 35.2 RPG.
Utah State ranks 233rd in offensive rebounds, while Nevada ranks at 18th in defensive rebounds.
Nevada has forced an average turnover percentage of 18.4% this season. Utah State has a losing 5-8 record when its TO% is 18.4% or higher.
