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01/02 03:43 CST Southern Utah Thunderbirds face the UT Arlington Mavericks on
4-game losing streak
Southern Utah Thunderbirds face the UT Arlington Mavericks on 4-game losing
streak
By The Associated Press
UT Arlington Mavericks (9-5, 1-1 WAC) at Southern Utah Thunderbirds (4-10, 0-1
WAC)
Cedar City, Utah; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Southern Utah heads into the matchup with UT Arlington as losers
of four games in a row.
The Thunderbirds have gone 3-1 at home. Southern Utah is 1-0 in one-possession
games.
The Mavericks are 1-1 against WAC opponents. UT Arlington is fifth in the WAC
with 23.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Raysean Seamster averaging 4.3.
Southern Utah averages 7.3 made 3-pointers per game, 3.3 more made shots than
the 4.0 per game UT Arlington gives up. UT Arlington averages 71.3 points per
game, 9.6 fewer points than the 80.9 Southern Utah allows.
The Thunderbirds and Mavericks square off Saturday for the first time in
conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Elijah Duval is shooting 46.3% and averaging 13.2 points for
the Thunderbirds. Tanner Hayhurst is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers over the
last 10 games.
Seamster is shooting 52.6% and averaging 14.0 points for the Mavericks. Marcell
McCreary is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Thunderbirds: 3-7, averaging 73.7 points, 31.2 rebounds, 13.5
assists, 5.2 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 80.7 points per game.
Mavericks: 6-4, averaging 66.7 points, 29.8 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 7.3 steals
and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.0% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 66.7 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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