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GAMEDAY: MBB at Utah Valley

Round two of Western Athletic Conference play begins on Saturday, Feb. 8 for Seattle U men's basketball (11-12, 4-4 WAC) as the Redhawks travel to Orem, Utah, to face Utah Valley (9-14, 3-5 WAC).

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GAMEDAY: MBB at Utah ValleyGAMEDAY: MBB at Utah Valley
Sarah Finney
SEATTLE – Round two of Western Athletic Conference play begins on Saturday, Feb. 8 for Seattle U men's basketball (11-12, 4-4 WAC) as the Redhawks travel to Orem, Utah, to face Utah Valley (9-14, 3-5 WAC). Tip-off from the UCCU Center is set for 2 p.m. Mountain Time, 1 p.m. Pacific. The game will stream live on the WAC Digital Network at 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 UTAH VALLEY
Seattle U and Utah Valley are meeting for the 21st time, with the series tied 10-10 all-time. The Redhawks won this season's first meeting, 83-50, in the Redhawk Center on Jan. 11, 2020. Riley Grigsby led SU with 17 points, Delante Jones had 13 and Terrell Brown had 12 as 10 total Redhawks scored in the runaway win. UVU swept the home-and-home series in 2018-19, winning, 88-78 in Orem and 77-68 in Seattle. The teams split the home-and-home series during the previous two seasons, each winning on their home court. Seattle U's last win in Orem came on Jan. 28, 2016 - a 73-62 victory for the Redhawks.

QUICK HITS

  • The Redhawks dropped a 72-65 decision to California Baptist on Feb. 1.
  • The loss moved the Redhawks to an even 4-4 in WAC play at the midpoint of the conference slate.
  • Terrell Brown had 14 points, five rebounds and five assists in the defeat. Morgan Means added 13 points and Mattia Da Campo had 10. Myles Carter hauled in 11 rebounds in 25 minutes off the bench.
  • The Redhawks committed just three turnovers in the game versus CBU, their lowest mark of the season.
  • Continuing their strong performance at the free-throw line, the Redhawks went 20-25 (80%) in the game. That marks the sixth game this season they have made 20 or more free throws.
  • Conversely, they shot just 28.4 percent from the field, marking the lowest FG percentage of the season. The previous low was 28.6 in a defeat at Ole Miss on Nov. 19. That snapped a string of five games shooting 40 percent or better.

WAC STATS
The Redhawks' statistical numbers have steadily risen during WAC play. In WAC only games, SU ranks 1st in scoring (80.1 ppg), 1st in FT% (78.7) 1st in FG% defense (.396), 1st in turnover margin (+6.12), 2nd in 3-pt FGs (9.3 per game) abnd 2nd in scoring margin (+8.4). In WAC play, the Redhawks have also seen greater offensive balance as three players average double-figures including Terrell Brown (18.1 ppg), Morgan Means (13.9 ppg) and Riley Grigsby (10.0 ppg), while Delante Jones is close behind (9.4 ppg).

DISHING HIS WAY INTO THE RECORD BOOK
Terrell Brown dished five assists in the Redhawks last game (Feb. 1 vs. CBU), bringing his season total to 112 and counting. The redshirt junior totaled 150 assists during his first season with the program in 2018-19. His current career total of 262 breaks him into the Seattle U all-time top-10 list at No. 10. Sitting in ninth is Mike Cheatham (1990-92) with 285 career assists. The all-time record holder is Dave Anderson (1981-85) with 619.

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 13 points (Feb. 1 vs CBU), bringing his current career total to 1,199. 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.

1,000 POINT CLUB PART II
In just his second season with the Redhawks, Terrell Brown is on pace to hit the 1,000 career point marker. The redshirt junior enters Saturday's game at Utah Valley with 915 career points. With at least nine games remaining on the season schedule, Brown would need to average just 9.4 ppg to achieve the feat. He would follow Morgan Means as just the fourth player in the program's modern-day DI era.

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