The Utah Valley Wolverines (12-16) will have their chance to beat the Western Athletic’s best team when they take on the Grand Canyon Antelopes (24-6) at UCCU Events Center. The game gets underway at 4:00 pm ET on Saturday, Mar. 5.
The Wolverines lost a tough one against Seattle 72-69 in their last game. Marcel Davis was the best player for the Wolverines, finishing with 14 points, eight rebounds, and six assists. The Antelopes are coming off a 73-64 loss to Saint Mary’s in their last outing. Grandy Glaze had a good shooting night, leading the team with 16 points.
Davis has really been playing well as of late for the Wolverines, averaging 15.0 points, 6.4 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 0.6 steals, and 1.6 three-pointers over the last five games.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Antelopes won the first game 99-88. Joshua Braun was a standout player in the game, producing 34 points, five rebounds, one steal, one block, and one three-pointer.
Notes
The Grand Canyon Antelopes have a defensive rating of 98.6 (ranked 58th), while the Utah Valley Wolverines have an offensive rating of 102.2 (ranked 246th).
Utah Valley averages 74.2 possessions per game, scoring 1.022 points on each possession. While Grand Canyon averages fewer possessions per game with 69.3, they score more points per possession with 1.104.
The Grand Canyon Antelopes average an effective field goal percentage of 51.2% this season. The Utah Valley Wolverines have a poor record of 4-10 when opponents have an eFG% of 51.2% or greater.
The Utah Valley Wolverines average 24.0 three point attempts per game and are 10-13 when attempting at least 20 in a game. The Grand Canyon Antelopes average 16.0 attempts and have a tremendous record (6-2) when attempting 20 or more.
Grand Canyon ranks 76th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.24. Utah Valley is ranked lower at 169th with an A/TO of 1.07.
Grand Canyon ranks 114th in offensive rebounds, while Utah Valley ranks at 41st in defensive rebounds.
On average, Utah Valley forces a turnover rate of 17.4%. When Grand Canyon turns over the ball at a similar or higher rate, the team has a solid 11-5 record.
