No. 17 Utah State is at a point now in its surging program where a 27-point win is not sufficient.

That was the case in its last win, an 81-54 rout of North Carolina A&T on Friday night at Logan, Utah. The Aggies (4-0) were more concerned about leading by only 42-36 in the second half rather than the ultimate outcome.

"It was a grind, especially early on," Utah State sophomore forward Justin Bean said. "We just weren't ourselves and weren't playing our brand of basketball. We turned the ball over too much. That goes on everybody, from guards to bigs, just being locked in mentally."