LOGAN - Utah State defeated Seattle by a score of 88-76 in a Saturday afternoon exhibition that marked the unofficial beginning of Aggie basketball season. The result of the game won't go down in any record books, but it serves as an important jumping-off point for the team as it looks to compete for a Mountain West title and a return to the NCAA Tournament for a seventh time in eight seasons as a program.

The two teams played a fully competitive game, with back-and-forth scoring, a coaches challenge late in the game, and some situational full court pressing by both teams. The two sides even agreed (beforehand) to play an extra 10-minute period after the conclusion of regulation to get more time to develop players in a game situation.

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