Utah State at Nevada

A showdown between two of the five best teams in the Mountain West Conference. Top-ranked Utah State is second defensively in points given up (68.6 per game), third in shooting allowed (.409), and fifth at defending the 3-pointer (.324). The offense is 10th from the free-throw line (.710). Nevada has lost two of three, averaging 65.6 points. Nevada is sixth in the 12-team conference in points given up (71.8 per game) and fifth in shooting allowed (.436). The offense is 8th in points scored and 10th in field-goal shooting (.435). These rivals played a 71-62 game last month that went UNDER 147.5. Play Utah State/Nevada UNDER the total.