No. 23 Utah State brings stingy defense into clash vs. Grand Canyon

No. 23 Utah State will look to extend its winning streak to nine games on Saturday afternoon when it visits Grand Canyon in Phoenix.

The Aggies (15-1, 6-0 Mountain West) slipped past Nevada at home on Wednesday in their first game since being ranked this week in the Associated Press Top 25 poll.

Grand Canyon (10-6, 3-2), in turn, won five of six games before dropping an 87-64 decision at New Mexico on Tuesday.

Utah State will attempt to start the year with a 16-1 mark for the third consecutive season.