Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Utah State Aggies
73 – 62
FINAL Neutral Conference Mountain West
San Diego State Aztecs
Mountain West Conference · Thomas & Mack Center (Neutral) · March 14, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread USU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money USU -148 / SDSU +124
Model Predictions
Spread Total USU win
Actual USU +11 135 Won
Massey USU -3.5 (+7.5) — —
Massey Totals — 151.6 (-16.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 64% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -1.7 (+9.3) 146.3 (-11.3) 59% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -2.6 (+8.4) 146.1 (-11.1) 61% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -2.3 (+8.7) 146.3 (-11.3) 61% ✓
Baseline ML USU -2.2 (+8.8) 146.6 (-11.6) 59% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 26, 2026 SDSU 89 – 72 USU
Jan 31, 2026 USU 71 – 66 SDSU
Feb 23, 2025 USU 79 – 71 SDSU
Dec 28, 2024 USU 67 – 66 SDSU
Mar 16, 2024 SDSU 86 – 70 USU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USU SDSU
Overall 29-7 22-11
Conference 15-5 14-6
Home 14-1 14-2
Away 7-5 5-5
Neutral 8-1 3-4
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 81.4 76.8
Avg Pts Against 71.2 71.3
Massey 14.9 (#33) 11.4 (#50)
Bradley-Terry 2.40 (#36) 1.83 (#53)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.75 (#43) 2.44 (#52)
RPI 0.615 (#20) 0.577 (#41)
Shooting & Four Factors USU SDSU
FG% 49.7% 47.2%
3PT% 35.6% 35.0%
REB / G 34.1 34.3
OREB / G 11.0 9.6
AST / TO 1.61 1.22
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.0% 53.1%
TOV% 15.6% 17.0%
ORB% 33.6% 29.4%
FT Rate 27.2% 28.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 48.4%
Opp TOV% 20.5% 20.7%
DRB% 67.4% 69.2%
Opp FT Rate 28.6% 29.0%

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