Two of the hottest teams in the Mountain West, fighting for positioning and seeding, meet for the second time in 18 days when San Diego State plays at Utah State Tuesday evening.
The Aztecs have won a season-long five straight games and eight of their last nine contests, while the Aggies are winners of 10 of their last 11 games (with the lone loss coming at San Diego State).
Since Jan. 26, 2019, only Belmont and New Mexico State (9) have won more games than San Diego State's eight (10 other teams are tied with the Aztecs, including Duke, Gonzaga, Kentucky and Utah State).
The Aztecs and Aggies are meeting for the 15th time with SDSU owning an 11-3 series advantage. San Diego State has won the last 11 meetings between the teams and is 11-0 against Utah State since the Aggies joined the Mountain West.
The 11-game win streak is tied for San Diego State's second-longest active streak against any opponent. The Aztecs have defeated LaVerne, a team it has not played since Feb. 26, 1938, 13 straight times.
SDSU's 11-game win streak against Utah State is the second-longest active streak by any Mountain West team against a conference opponent (the longest is Colorado State's 16-game win streak against San José State).
Since the Aggies joined the Mountain West, SDSU is 3-0 in Logan but the games have been remarkably close. The Aztecs have wins by five points (in OT), three points and four points.
San Diego State senior guard Devin Watson, who has scored 13 or more points in a career-high 11 straight games, earned Mountain West Player-of-the-Week honors on Monday.
Last week, Watson guided SDSU to wins over No. 6 Nevada (highest-ranked team SDSU has defeated in school history) and at UNLV to move into third place in the standings. Watson averaged team-highs in points (14.0), assists (6.0), steals (2.0) and minutes played (37.5). He also averaged 4.5 rebounds in the two wins.
In his last 11 games, Watson is averaging 17.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists, and has connected on 28-of-70 (40.0 percent) three-point field goal attempts.
San Diego State student-athletes have claimed three of the last six Mountain West Player-of-the-Week honors.
Men's Hoops Head to Utah State
