The No. 24-ranked Delaware State Hornets (0-11) are looking for their first victory when they match up with the No. 24-ranked Utah Runnin’ Utes (9-2) at Jon M. Huntsman Center. The game begins at 9:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Dec. 22 and will air on PAC.
The Runnin’ Utes come into this game hoping to repeat their last performance, edging Duke 77-75 on Saturday. With 19 points and 14 rebounds, Jakob Poeltl recorded his sixth double-double of the season. The Hornets, meanwhile, are coming off a 78-63 loss against Temple on Saturday. DeAndre Haywood had a game-high 21 points.
Scoring opportunities from the charity stripe may be sporadic for the Hornets in this one. They’re 339th in the nation in FTA rate (26.3), while Utah is among the nation’s least foul-prone teams (yielding a rate of 24.9, ranking 12th overall).
Notes
On average, Utah has 69.7 possessions per game and scores 1.151 points on each possession. Delaware State has both fewer possessions (65.9) and scores fewer points during those possessions (.814).
Delaware State has an average effective field goal percentage of 40.0%. Utah is an exceptional 7-2 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
Utah ranks 95th in assists, registering 15.0 per game. Delaware State performs worse at 340th with 10.2 assists per game.
Utah, the 75th-ranked team in rebounding, register an average of 39.9 rebounds per game. Delaware State does worse, ranked 338th with 30.5.
The Delaware State Hornets make an average of 5.5 steals per game. When the Utah Runnin’ Utes give up 5 or more steals, they are a superb 6-2.
