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GAMEDAY: MBB vs. NM State

A battle for the top of the Western Athletic Conference standings is on the line Saturday as Seattle U men's basketball (10-9, 3-1 WAC) hosts NM State (13-6, 4-0 WAC) in a 7 p.m. tip-off at the Redhawk Center. The game will stream live on the WAC Network (wacdigitalnetwork.com). Fans can also tune in to KTTH 770 AM in Seattle or online at mynorthwest.com.

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GAMEDAY: MBB vs. NM StateGAMEDAY: MBB vs. NM State
Sarah Finney
SEATTLE – A battle for the top of the Western Athletic Conference standings is on the line Saturday as Seattle U men's basketball (10-9, 3-1 WAC) hosts NM State (13-6, 4-0 WAC) in a 7 p.m. tip-off at the Redhawk Center. The game will stream live on the WAC Network (wacdigitalnetwork.com). Fans can also tune in to KTTH 770 AM in Seattle or online at mynorthwest.com.

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ABOUT THE SERIES VS NM STATE
This will be the 20th meeting all-time between Seattle U and NM State. The Aggies hold a 16-3 advantage over the Redhawks in the all-time series. The Redhawks nearly pulled off a huge upset in the teams' last meeting. In front of nearly 12,000 fans at the Pan American Center on Feb. 17, 2019, Seattle U led the Aggies for nearly 32 minutes, but the lead would slip away late against the home team, which had lost just four conference games at home over the past decade. NM State would prevail, 59-53. The Aggies also win that season's first meeting, 87-60, on Jan. 17, 2019 at the Redhawk Center. The teams split the regular-season home-and-home series in 2017-18, each winning on their home court. The Aggies won 75-62 on Jan. 18, 2018 at the Pan American Center as the Redhawks could not overcome a 15-point half-time deficit. In the season's rematch at KeyArena on Feb. 17 for Senior Day, Jordan Hill poured in 24 points and Josh Hearlihy added 19 as Seattle U snapped a seven-game skid against the Aggies with a 73-63 OT victory. New Mexico State won the last meeting between the two sides, an 84-79 final in the 2018 WAC Tournament semifinals.

QUICK HITS

  • Seattle U earned an 91-74 win over UTRGV on Jan. 16, improving the Redhawk record to 10-9 on the season and 3-1 in WAC play.
  • The win marked the third straight WAC win and keeps SU on pace among the top teams in the league.
  • Five players scored in double figures against the Vaqueros including Morgan Means (22), Myles Carter (17), Riley Grigsby (15), Delante Jones (12) and Mattia Da Campo (11). This marks the third time this season five players have scored in double-figures.
  • The Redhawks hit 13 three-pointers in the win, marking the third straight game they have made double-digit threes.
  • The Redhawks shot 48.4 percent from the field, their third highest mark of the season, and highest against a DI opponent. This marks the second straight game the team shot better than 45 percent.
PROTECT THE ROCK
Seattle U averages a WAC-low 11.2 giveaways per game, which also keeps pace among the nation's best. The Redhawks' mark ranks 23rd among all NCAA DI teams.

FINDING BALANCE
While Terrell Brown led the Redhawks in scoring in 13 of the first 15 games this season, the last four outings have seen others step up and produce with big numbers. Morgan Means has led the team twice in the last four games, scoring 21 and 22 points, respectively, on those occasions. Mattia Da Campo and Riley Grigsby also own the honor for a game. Three Redhawks now enter Saturday's game averaging double-figures for the season – Brown (18.9 ppg), Means (11.5 ppg) and Carter (10.3 ppg) – while two others are not far behind – Grigsby (9.5 ppg) and Delante Jones (8.1 ppg).

GETTING TO THE STRIPE
Seattle U's free-throw shooting has been a high-mark of the season as the Redhawks are 318-414 from the stripe, hitting at a 76.6 percent clip. That mark is second in the WAC and ranks 24th in the nation in games played through Jan. 16. They also rank 7th in total makes and 19th in attempts. The team percentage is a marked improvement from one year ago when the Redhawks finished the season shooting 71.6 percent from the line.

Morgan Means is among the top individual free-throw shooters in the nation, ranking 27th in games played through Jan. 16 with an 88 percentage (44-50) from the stripe.

1,000 POINT CLUB
Morgan Means scored seven points on Nov. 26 versus Western Michigan, giving him exactly 1,000 for his career. Most recently, the senior guard scored 22 points (Jan. 16 vs. UTRGV), bringing his current career total to 1,1047. Means is the third Seattle U player to reach the 1,000-point mark in the modern DI era. Aaron Broussard (2009-12) finished his career with 1,271 while Isiah Umipig (2013-15) scored 1,164 career points.

GET YOUR 2019-20 TICKETS!
Mini-plans and single-game tickets for remaining Seattle U men's basketball home games are on sale now! For more information and to reserve your seats today, contact the SU Athletics Ticket Office at 206-398-4678 or visit goseattleu.com/tix.