MOVING PAST THE HYPE: A lot was said about Seattle University's previous game against Washington. While all of the talk was helpful the spreading the word, it was only the seventh game of the 2012-13 season for the Redhawks. There are still three non-conference games to be played before the start of conference play. This stretch of three games in six nights begins Monday when Jackson State comes to KeyArena.
WHERE TO FIND THE GAME: 770 AM KTTH The Truth will broadcast the game live, with Dave Grosby and Gary Hill Jr. courtside starting with the pregame show at 6:45 p.m. Live stats and live video will also be available on GoSeattleU.com.
THE WASHINGTON GAME: Despite an 11-2 run to open the second half, Seattle University found itself in too large of a deficit to overcome, and fell to cross-town foe Washington in the team's annual matchup, 87-74, Thursday night at KeyArena. Chad Rasmussen led the Redhawks with 19 points, a season high, and Clarence Trent also scored in double figures with 12 points. Washington was led by Scott Suggs with 24 points, as well as four other Huskies who scored in double figures. UW outshot SU overall, 54.4 to 37.3 percent, but the Redhawks led in three-point percentage (38.5 percent to 36.4 percent). The Huskies also led from the free-throw line (77.8 percent to 51.9 percent). UW also outrebounded Seattle U, 42-37, but committed more turnovers, 12-10. Washington shot 64.3 percent (18-of-28) from the field in the first half, plus hit 11-of-12 free throw attempts, in pulling out to a 46-19 lead before the Redhawks closed the half on an 8-3 scoring run.
WHITEOUT: Thursday night against Washington, Seattle U wore white uniforms for the first time since the end of the 2008-09 season. Over the previous three seasons, the Redhawks wore grey uniforms for the vast majority of their home games. This season, Seattle U went with its red uniforms in the exhibition game and the first three regular season home contests.
SCOUTING JACKSON STATE: The Tigers enter Saturday's game at Washington with an 0-7 overall record after a 52-41 loss at Washington State Thursday night. Jackson State is scoring 58.3 points per game and allowing 82.7 points per contest. As a team, the Tigers are shooting 33.8 percent from the field, including 32.3 percent from behind the three-point line, and 63.5 percent from the free throw line. Dundrecous Nelson has played in the last three games for the Tigers, averaging 17.0 points per game, including a 27-point effort against Saint Mary's. Kelsey Howard scored 25 points against Tulsa and is averaging 14.7 points per game, while Christian Williams is contributing 13.6 points and 1.9 steals per game, including three games of scoring more than 20 points. Willie Readus leads the team in rebounding with 5.8 boards per game. This will be the first meeting all-time between Seattle U and Jackson State.
COURTSIDE CLUB LUNCHEON: The next Seattle U Courtside Club Luncheon is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 9, starting at 11:45 a.m. at F.X. McRory's in Pioneer Square. Donald "Slick" Watts, a former player for the Seattle Supersonics and coach at Seattle's Franklin High School, will be the guest speaker at the monthly event. The cost of attending the luncheon is $25. Online registration is available through the Special Events tab on GoSeattleU.com. For more information, contact Jessica Khoshnood at khoshnoo@seattleu.edu.
SMILE, YOU'RE ON CAMERA: Thursday's game against Washington was the second one televised by ROOT SPORTS and the fourth Seattle U game broadcast this season, with the Virginia game shown on ESPN3.com and the Stanford contest carried by the Pac-12 Network. ROOT SPORTS will carry six more Seattle U contests this season, starting with the WAC opener Dec. 29 against Idaho. The regional sports network will also carry the games against New Mexico State (Jan. 10), Denver (Jan. 12), UTSA (Jan. 24), and Utah State (Feb. 2), as well as the Feb. 7 game at Denver.