Photo on left – Missouri’s Noah Carter celebrates a basket in a game against Mississippi at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. (Associated Press) Photo on right – Steven Ashworth hypes up the crowd in a game against Boise State at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan. (Cache Valley Daily) #10 seed Utah State and #7 seed Missouri will meet in Sacramento in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. Everything you need to get a good first look at these two teams is all available right here. Team records, rankings, strengths, weaknesses, top players and more. There may be more to these teams than these numbers, but this is the intro to both teams and how they match up. Utah State Record — 26-8 (13-5, 3rd in Mountain West) Head Coach — Ryan Odom (2nd season, 44-24 record) The Good 2nd in points per possession on jump shots (per Synergy Sports) 5th in 3-point percentage 9th-best halfcourt offensive rating (per Synergy Sports) 10th in assists per game 10th-best offensive rating (per Synergy Sports) 13th-best adjusted offensive efficiency