<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3kLmxw_1H0VYWfF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3kLmxw_1H0VYWfF00" width="800" height="450" ><h2>Story Links</h2>LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego takes to the road for the first time this season when the Tritons visit Utah State Friday night. UC San Diego looks for its second straight 3-0 start after home wins over Whittier and Fresno State. The Tritons got a 24-point night in the Homecoming victory over the Bulldogs last time out. Playing in their first season as a member of the Pac-12, the Aggies are off to a 3-0 start.These teams have squared off twice previously. In the only prior meeting as Division I opponents, the Tritons earned a 75-73 road victory here in 2024.Friday's game tips at 8 p.m. MT in Logan with a national television broadcast on The CW (KUSI-TV in San Diego). The game can also be heard on 97.3 The Fan in San Diego, the free Audacy app, or SiriusXM app with pregame coverage getting underway at 6:30 PT.DETAILSGame 3: UC San Diego (2-0) at Utah State (3-0)Friday, Nov. 13 | 8 p.m. MSTDee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,270) | Logan, UtahThe CW | 97.3 The Fan | Live StatsSeries Record: Tied, 1-1 (UCSD 1-0 in Division I)Last Meeting: Tritons 75 at Utah State 73 (Dec. 17, 2024)ABOUT THE TRITONSRoster | Schedule | StatsOverall: 2-02025-26 Big West: 12-8Home: 2-0Away: 0-0Neutral: 0-0vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0Streak: W2ABOUT THE AGGIESRoster | Schedule | StatsOverall: 3-02025-26 Mountain West: 15-5Home: 3-0Away: 0-0Neutral: 0-0vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-0Streak: W3TRITONS, STATISTICALLY SPEAKINGStat UCSD Opp.Points 90.5 70.0Field Goal Pct. .493 .3943-Point FG Pct. .333 .284Free Throw Pct. .694 .654Rebounds 43.5 38.5Assists 13.5 12.5Turnovers 8.0 12.5Steals 8.5 4.0Blocks 1.5 4.0WHAT'S NEXTUC San Diego is back in LionTree Arena Monday to host Texas Southern on Military Appreciation Night. Tickets can be purchased through the Triton Box Office. Game time is set for 7 p.m., with live coverage on ESPN+ and 97.3 The Fan.LAST TIME OUT: TRITONS 81, FRESNO STATE 65 StatsUC San Diego used another strong second half to take down Fresno State, 81-65, in front of a Homecoming crowd of 3,669 at LionTree Arena Saturday night. Senior Leo Beath scored 24 and Treysen Eaglestaff added 14 points and eight rebounds for the Tritons, who shot 65% overall and 55% from beyond the three-point arc in the second half.Trailing by four points at halftime for the second consecutive game, UC San Diego (2-0) outscored the Bulldogs 49-29, after halftime.LAST TIME VS. UTAH STATE: TRITONS 80, AGGIES 74 (Dec. 17, 2024) StatsTyler McGhie scored 26 points on six three-pointers and Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones was 10-for-12 from the free throw line and finished with 20 as the Tritons won their eighth in a row, 75-73, over Utah State in front of 7,354 at Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. The Aggies (10-1) entered the night as one of five remaining unbeaten teams in NCAA Division I.UC San Diego (10-2) erased a seven-point halftime deficit in the comeback win. The Tritons outrebounded the Aggies, 21-18, in the second half. The back-and-forth thriller featured six ties and eight lead changes.LEADING THE PACWith an 81-65 victory over Fresno State (Nov. 7), the Tritons improved to 3-2 against Pac-12 opponents in UC San Diego's Division I era.ELEVATION GAINUC San Diego's game at Utah State will be played at 4,778 feet above sea level, one of only two Tritons games this season with an elevation higher than 1,000 feet (the other is at Utah Valley, 4600', in February). Perched above the Pacific Ocean, the UC San Diego campus in La Jolla sits approximately 300 feet above sea level.SECOND HALF STRENGTHThrough two games, the Tritons are outscoring their opposition by 49 points in the second half. UC San Diego trailed both games by four points at halftime.IMPRESSIVE DEBUTSFirst-year Triton guards Rahmir Barno and Kayde Dotson had strong debuts in an opening night win over Whittier (Nov. 2). Barno scored 19 points with six rebounds, four assists, two steals and no turnovers. Dotson added a game-high 21 points (19 in the second half), sinking four three-pointers and pulling down four rebounds. Dotson's seven made field goals matched a career high.CONTROLLING THE GLASSUC San Diego out-rebounded the Poets, 49-37, in the opening night victory (Nov. 2).FIRST-TIME STARTERSIn the Tritons' season debut vs. Whittier (Nov. 2), Rahmir Barno, Dimitrije Vukicevic and Treysen Eaglestaff all made their first starts for UC San Diego.OPENING STRONGWith the win over the Poets (Nov. 2), UC San Diego improved to 5-2 all-time in season openers as a Division I program.TREYSEN TAKES CHARGEPlaying in his first game as a Triton, fifth year guard Treysen Eaglestaff stuffed the stat sheet for UC San Diego. Eaglestaff scored a game-high 29 points, sinking five three-pointers in an exhibition against USC (Oct. 17). Eaglestaff added seven rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal over 29 minutes.MILESTONE WATCHSeveral Tritons are approaching personal career milestones:Rahmir Barno 779 points346 assistsLeo Beath 987 points471 reboundsTom Beattie 725 points328 reboundsAlex Chaikin 791 pointsTreysen Eaglestaff 1,733 points422 rebounds2025-26 REWINDIn his first season at the helm, head coach Clint Allard '08 led the Tritons to a 23-11 record. The 23 victories are the second-most by the Tritons in the program's Division I era.FINAL BIG WEST POLLUC San Diego was selected to finish second in The Big West preseason men's basketball coaches' poll. In addition, Triton senior Leo Beath was named to the preseason coaches' team. The preseason poll and preseason team are voted on by the league's 12 head coaches.NO PLACE LIKE HOMEUC San Diego has excelled inside LionTree Arena, posting a 39-9 record in La Jolla over the past three-plus seasons.BLUE (AND GOLD) RIBBONA pair of UC San Diego men's basketball scholar-athletes have been highlighted in this year's Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook. Senior Leo Beath has been named to the Preseason All-Big West Team and first year Triton Rahmir Barno (Florida Gulf Coast) was selected as the conference's Newcomer of the Year by the annual publication.Leo Beath is in his second season in La Jolla following a breakout campaign in 2025-26. Beath was named Honorable Mention All-Big West by the league's head coaches and was crowned Tournament MVP of the Adventure Bracket at the Terry's Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational after averaging 23.6 points in three UC San Diego victories, leading the Tritons to the championship title. Last season, Beath was UC San Diego's leading scorer at 12.2 points per game. Other accolades from a season ago include being selected by the USBWA as Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week and Lou Henson National Player of the Week in December.A Philadelphia native, Rahmir Barno joined UC San Diego after spending three seasons at Florida Gulf Coast University. He registered the second most assists and assists per game in the ASUN conference as a junior, ranking 38th nationally. Barno notched three point-assist double-doubles, averaging 11.5 points and 31.5 minutes per game.BIG FINALE ON THE WEST COASTUC San Diego is in its final season competing in The Big West. The men's basketball program – and most Triton teams – will transition to the West Coast Conference in July.About UC San Diego AthleticsAfter two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 24-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 39 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.</div></body>

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LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego takes to the road for the first time this season when the Tritons visit Utah State Friday night. UC San Diego looks for its second straight 3-0 start after home wins over Whittier and Fresno State. The Tritons got a 24-point night in the Homecoming victory over the Bulldogs last time out. Playing in their first season as a member of the Pac-12, the Aggies are off to a 3-0 start.

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LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego takes to the road for the first time this season when the Tritons visit Utah State Friday night. UC San Diego looks for its

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