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Saine leads Weber State against Northern Arizona after 24-point showing
By The Associated Press
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (9-15, 3-8 Big Sky) at Weber State Wildcats
(11-13, 5-6 Big Sky)
Ogden, Utah; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Weber State takes on Northern Arizona after Tijan Saine scored 24
points in Weber State's 88-74 loss to the Northern Colorado Bears.
The Wildcats have gone 8-5 at home. Weber State is 3-12 against opponents with
a winning record.
The Lumberjacks are 3-8 in Big Sky play. Northern Arizona is ninth in the Big
Sky with 20.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Ryan Abelman averaging 4.0.
Weber State's average of 7.5 made 3-pointers per game is 1.5 fewer made shots
on average than the 9.0 per game Northern Arizona allows. Northern Arizona has
shot at a 47.5% rate from the field this season, 1.0 percentage point higher
than the 46.5% shooting opponents of Weber State have averaged.
The Wildcats and Lumberjacks face off Saturday for the first time in conference
play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Saine is shooting 45.8% and averaging 16.5 points for the
Wildcats. Viljami Vartiainen is averaging 12.8 points over the last 10 games.
Abelman is scoring 11.6 points per game and averaging 5.4 rebounds for the
Lumberjacks. Brennan Peterson is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10
games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 5-5, averaging 80.5 points, 30.7 rebounds, 12.2
assists, 7.6 steals and 1.0 block per game while shooting 45.7% from the field.
Their opponents have averaged 81.6 points per game.
Lumberjacks: 3-7, averaging 71.9 points, 23.4 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 5.1
steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.9% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 79.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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