The men's collegiate basketball game between Seattle University and Utah State is still scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 19, at 7:10 p.m. at KeyArena.
A WAC PREVIEW: Next season, Seattle University and Utah State will face each other twice with position in the Western Athletic Conference on the line. This season, the Aggies won the first meeting in Logan a month ago, so the Redhawks look to avenge that loss Thursday night at KeyArena. After this game, Seattle U will play three of its next four games on the road, so playing well against Utah State is important to maintain the momentum from Monday's effort.
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP
Seattle University
- Guard: #5 Cervante Burrell - 5-10, 170 - Sr.
- Guard: #10 Sterling Carter - 6-0, 200 - So.
- Forward: #2 Aaron Broussard - 6-5, 225 - Sr.
- Forward: #12 Clarence Trent - 6-6, 225 - So.
- Forward: #25 Eric Wallace - 6-7, 233 - Sr.
THE EASTERN WASHINGTON GAME: Behind a career scoring performance from Aaron Broussard and a season-high scoring output by Sterling Carter, Seattle University picked up a 91-78 victory over Eastern Washington Monday night at KeyArena. Broussard shot 12-of-18 from the field, including 3-of-4 from behind the three-point line, and 7-of-11 from the free throw line to finish with 34 points, the second time this season he has scored over 30 points in a single game. Carter shot 9-of-11 from the field, including 5-of-6 from behind the three-point line, and 3-of-4 from the free throw line to score 26 points in the game. Ahead by just one halfway through the second half, Seattle U put the game away with a 19-3 scoring run, led by nine points from Broussard. The Redhawks posted a season-high shooting percentage, hitting 56.1 percent (32-of-57) of their field goal attempts, including 9-of-18 from behind the three-point line. The point guard play for Seattle U was solid, as Cervante Burrell finished with six points, four rebounds, five assists, and two steals, and Prince Obasi earned five points, seven rebounds, and seven assists. Eric Wallace and T.J. Diop also pulled down seven rebounds apiece as the Redhawks dominated the boards, 45-26.
SCOUTING UTAH STATE: Utah State comes into Thursday's game with a 10-8 record after defeating Louisiana Tech last Saturday, 69-65, to improve its conference record to 2-2. The Aggies are scoring 67.6 points per game and giving up 64.4 points per contest. As a team, Utah State is shooting 47.5 percent from the field, including 38.7 percent from behind the three-point line, and 68.9 percent from the free throw line. Preston Medlin leads the team in scoring, averaging 14.4 points per game as he is shooting 49.7 percent from the field, including 47.7 percent from behind the three-point line. Brockeith Pane is contributing 12.4 points and 3.7 assists per game, while Kyisean Reed is averaging 10.4 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, plus he is shooting 61.5 percent from the field. Morgan Grim leads the team in rebounding with 6.8 boards per game to go along with 9.9 points per contest.
SEATTLE U VS. UTAH STATE: This is the 29th meeting all-time between Seattle University and Utah State, but only the second game between the two schools in almost 36 years. The first meeting took place Dec. 1, 1956, in the Idaho State College Invitational in Pocatello, Idaho, a 66-59 Seattle U victory. Utah State won the next meeting on Dec. 3, 1959, in Seattle, 85-73. The two schools met twice per season every year from 1965-66 through 1975-76, when Seattle U swept Utah State (75-66 in Seattle, 79-73 in Logan). Utah State's last victories over Seattle U before this season came in the 1974-75 season (83-72 in Logan, 63-61 in Seattle). Utah State leads the overall series, 15-13, but Seattle U holds an 8-5 advantage in Seattle.
IT STARTS WITH AB: After passing the 1,000-point mark Nov. 22 at Montana State, senior Aaron Broussard is working his way up the Seattle U all-time scoring list. He currently has 1,261 career points, currently 18th on the all-time list. He needs eight points to move into 17th place past Jeffrey McDaniel, who scored 1,268 career points from 2002 to 2006. Broussard also has 146 career steals, passing Mike Boxley into fifth place on the career steals list. Broussard was named the Jesuit Player of the Week by the Jesuit Basketball Spotlight after his all-tournament performance in the Elgin Baylor Classic. He was also the College Sports Madness Independent Player of the Week after averaging 25.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game against Nebraska Omaha and San Jose State.
RETURN TO FORM: Two Redhawks who had not played in a collegiate basketball game since the 2009-10 season are having significant impacts on this year's Seattle U squad. Sophomore Clarence Trent sat out the 2010-11 campaign after transfering from the University of Washington. This season, he is second on the team in scoring with 10.4 points per game and third in rebounding with 4.7 boards per contest. After Seattle U seemingly did not have many dunks last season, Trent has added athleticism and excitement to the program this year. He has reached double figures in scoring nine times, including 16-point efforts at Portland State and at Arkansas State as well as three 15-point performances. Eric Wallace, a senior transfer from DePaul, spent the 2010-11 season rehabbing after suffering a severe leg injury during preseason workouts. Since coming west, Wallace has averaged 9.6 points and a team-high 7.7 rebounds per game. He scored 19 points against Nebraska Omaha and 18 points in games at Montana State and at Utah Valley. Wallace has notched two double-doubles so far this season: 12 points and 15 rebounds against Stanford, and 12 points and 13 rebounds at Arkansas State.