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Homestand Continues Thursday Versus Utah Tech

SEATTLE – Seattle University men's basketball continues its season-long, three-game homestand on Thursday, Jan. 16, hosting Western Athletic Conference foe Utah Tech in a 7 p.m. tip at Redhawk Center. The game will air on ESPN+.

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Homestand Continues Thursday Versus Utah TechHomestand Continues Thursday Versus Utah Tech

SEATTLE – Seattle University men's basketball continues its season-long, three-game homestand on Thursday, Jan. 16, hosting Western Athletic Conference foe Utah Tech in a 7 p.m. tip at Redhawk Center. The game will air on ESPN+.

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QUICK HITS

  • • Seattle U earned a 66-64 win over Abilene Christian on Saturday, Jan. 11, moving to 1-1 in conference play.
  • • The win marked the first time in 10 games this season that the Redhawks had trailed at halftime and came back to win.
  • • It also marked the first time in six games this season that the Redhawks won when the final score was within five points.
  • • Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe scored the game-winning bucket with four seconds remaining. The graduate forward finished the night with 23 points, matching his career high. He added 11 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the year.
  • • Moncrieffe is inching closer to the most double-doubles in a season by a Redhawk since Myles Carter collected 10 during the 2018-19 season.
  • • Moncreiffe was named WAC Player and Newcomer of the Week for his performance against the Wildcats.
  • • Already Seattle U's all-time leader in blocks, Williamson tallied one block versus Abilene Christian, bringing his career total to 152 and counting.
  • • Paris Dawson had 12 points versus ACU and now has eight double-digit scoring outputs on the season, including in seven of the last 10 games. His season average of 10.9 ppg more than doubles his 2023-24 average of 5.1 ppg in nearly the same number of minutes per game.

ABOUT THE SERIES VS UTAH TECH

  • • This marks the 10th all-time meeting between Seattle U and Utah Tech (formerly Dixie State) with the Redhawks holding a 7-2 series lead.
  • • The Redhawks swept the home-and-home series last year and have won six of the last seven meetings.
  • • In the last meeting, on Feb. 17, 2024 in St. George, Utah, Kobe Williamson slammed home a putback dunk with one second remaining to seal a 66-65 win.
  • • The Redhawks won last season's first meeting, 70-53, in Seattle. John Christofilis had a career-high 32 points in the win.
  • • A neutral site affair during the 2006-07 season marked the first ever meeting between the two programs. The game, played on Dec. 29, 2006, was part of Seattle Pacific's Oak Harbor Freight Lines Classic. Seattle U won the match-up, 87-70.

NATIONAL RANKS (games thru Jan. 13)
The Redhawks rank:

  • • 10th in Free Throws Made Per Game (18.9)
  • • 11th in Free Throw Attempts Per Game (25.7)

Individuals rank:

HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
Seattle U has gone 46-11 (.807) on its home court during the past three-plus seasons under Head Coach Chris Victor. That record includes a 34-7 (.829) mark at the Redhawk Center, including 12-2 in 2023-24, and a 14-4 (.778) mark in 18 total games played at Climate Pledge Arena.

GET YOUR TICKETS
Single-game tickets and mini plans are available for purchase. All ticket options may be purchased online at goseattleu.com/tix or over the phone at 206-398-GOSU.

UP NEXT
Seattle U concludes a three-game WAC homestand on Saturday, Jan. 18, hosting Southern Utah. Tip off from the Redhawk Center is set for 5 p.m. The game will air on ESPN+.

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