No. 9 Utah State (28-6, 15-5) vs. No. 8 Villanova (24-8, 15-5)
- Tip: Friday, 2:10 p.m. MDT
- Venue: Viejas Arena, San Diego, California
- TV: TNT
- Streaming: hbomax.com, March Madness Live
- Radio: 1280 AM
- Previous meeting: Utah State won 73-72 in the 1960 NIT
The trends
For USU: No. 29 in KenPom, averaging 82.5 points scored and 70.4 points allowed per game
Most recent game: 73-62 win over San Diego State in the Mountain West championship game
For Villanova: No. 33 in KenPom, averaging 77.2 points scored and 70.8 points allowed per game
Best win of the season: 64-56 road win against Seton Hall
Players to watch
USU guard Mason Falslev: Averaging 16.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists
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Villanova guard Tyler Perkins: Averaging 13.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists