Dan Akin. Photo by Lorene Hale SAN FRANCISCO – Facing its highest rated opponent in what was essentially a road game, playing without its starting point guard, making a mere five 3-pointers and its leading scorer not playing as dominant as usual was…absolutely no problem for Utah State. The Aggies found other ways to not only win, but dominate at times on their way to an 82-64 win over San Francisco in the Chase Center on Sunday evening. The closest Utah State came to being in trouble after the opening exchange of blows at the start of the game was a pair of San Francisco runs, one in the first half and another in the second. The Aggies went up 22-10 mid-way through the first half, and while the Dons cut that lead to 28-23 USU responded with a 14-1 run for a 42-28 advantage. And in the second half a 64-42 Utah State lead was impressively cut down to 66-59, but yet again the Aggies responded by grinding the lead back up to 18 by the end of the game. Even with those runs by San Francisco, the Aggies were overall successful in their one goal for Sunday’s game:

Photo by Lorene Hale LOGAN – Utah State barely skated by Utah Tech in its last game and while the Aggies came out victorious, they didn’t come out unscathed. USU will be down its starting point guard as it heads to California to take on the highest-rated opponent of the season on a “neutral” court. San Francisco will test Utah State in every way from depth to defense. Should the Aggies leave the Bay Area still undefeated it’d be the most impressive feat by the team to date. How to watch Tip-off: 6:30 p.m. MT Location: Chase Center | San Francisco, CA Broadcast: WCC Network Aggie GameDay Coverage on KVNU (102.1 FM/610 AM & KVNU mobile app): 5:30 p.m. MT KVNU Aggie Call (102.1 FM/610 AM, KVNU mobile app): Immediately after game ends Injuries Utah State G – Rylan Jones – OUT (Concussion) Jones left Thursday’s game after being struck inadvertently in the face. He looked visibly dazed and Ryan Odom confirmed the senior suffered a concussion on the play. Odom said Jones would be out Sunday, adding “we don’t know how long” Jones will be sidelined. San Francisco No reported injuries Projected Starters Utah State (6-0) G