Colorado State visits Utah State following Bean's 21-point showing

Colorado State Rams (22-4, 12-4 MWC) at Utah State Aggies (16-13, 7-9 MWC)

Logan, Utah; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Utah State hosts the Colorado State Rams after Justin Bean scored 21 points in Utah State's 81-56 victory over the New Mexico Lobos.

The Aggies have gone 9-5 in home games. Utah State ranks second in the MWC with 25.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Bean averaging 7.3.

The Rams have gone 12-4 against MWC opponents. Colorado State is third in the MWC with 14.5 assists per game led by Isaiah Stevens averaging 4.9.

The teams play for the 10th time this season in MWC play. The Rams won the last matchup 77-72 on Jan. 13. David Roddy scored 24 points to help lead the Rams to the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bean is shooting 55.8% and averaging 18.0 points for the Aggies. Steven Ashworth is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Utah State.

Roddy is averaging 19.8 points and 7.7 rebounds for the Rams. Stevens is averaging 9.3 points over the last 10 games for Colorado State.

LAST 10 GAMES: Aggies: 6-4, averaging 73.6 points, 32.9 rebounds, 19.0 assists, 5.0 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 49.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.1 points per game.

Rams: 7-3, averaging 70.6 points, 28.2 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 5.4 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.6 points.

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