Through most of the first half of Utah State’s home finale against San Diego State on Saturday, the Aggies didn’t play particularly well. On offense especially. It was supposed to be something of a shootout given the season-long struggles on defense for both the Aggies and Aztecs,

Falslev led the Aggies (5-0) with 25 points and 12 rebounds on 9-of-15 shooting in a 77-69 win over the Hawkeyes in Kansas City. Utah State handed Iowa (5-1) its first loss of the season and held it to the lowest scoring output of the season for the Hawkeyes.

It was another strong outing for Utah State, which has turned its season around, though it is too little too late for the Aggies to become bowl eligible. Here are three takeaways

If a football team scores the first 13 points of a game and knocks the opposing team's quarterback out in the 1st half, it's perfectly acceptable to assume that team ended up winning the game. It's certainly reasonable to think maybe they lost but it was close.

San Diego State has enjoyed success in its series against Utah State, winning 13 of 17 all-time meetings between the teams. Recent history isn’t so favorable, with the Aggies winning three of four meetings since 2019.

For SDSU: The Aztecs hold an identical record to that of USU, at 3-7 overall and 2-3 in conference play. SDSU was handled in its most recent outing, on the road at UNLV. The Aztecs have lost four straight games and haven’t won since defeating Wyoming on the road in early October.