It will be a battle between Western Athletic opponents when the Utah Valley Wolverines (9-11) welcome the Seattle Redhawks (8-11) to UCCU Events Center. The game gets underway at 8:00 pm ET on Thursday, Jan. 28.
The Wolverines were victorious over Chicago State 82-76 in their last game. Jaden Jackson led all scorers on the team with 22 points on 6-for-15 shooting. The Redhawks are coming off a 70-59 win over Texas-Rio Grande Valley in their last outing. Jack Crook led the game in scoring with 16 points on 8-for-12 shooting.
Jackson has really been playing well as of late for the Wolverines, averaging 20.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 0.6 steals, and 3.6 three-pointers over the last five games.
This game should be a battle of contrasting styles. The Wolverines (ranked eighth in the nation in possessions per game) prefer a fast-breaking style of play, while the Redhawks (274th) are slow-paced.
Notes
On average, Utah Valley has 75.1 possessions per game and scores 1.021 points on each possession. Seattle has both fewer possessions (67.4) and scores fewer points during those possessions (.981).
The Utah Valley Wolverines average an effective field goal percentage of 50.2% this season. The Seattle Redhawks have an abysmal record of 2-6 when opponents have an eFG% of 50.2% or greater.
Seattle ranks 84th in assists, recording 15.2 per game. Utah Valley performs worse at 120th with 14.4 assists per game.
Utah Valley records 6.0 steals per game. Seattle is 6-9 when giving up at least 5 steals.
