NAU Welcomes Southern Utah for Regular Season Home Finale
/ February 25, 2016
Game Notes
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Northern Arizona has won two of its last three home games as it hosts Southern Utah this Saturday in the regular season home finale. Tip-off at the Walkup Skydome is scheduled for 2 p.m. General admission tickets for the game are $5, while the concessions stand will be having a $2 sale on all items.
Ways to Tune In
Radio: Flagstaff - HITS 106.1 FM
Phoenix - Money Radio 1510 AM & 99.3 FM
Prescott Area - 97.9 FM Eagle Rocks
Window Rock/Ft. Defiance, Ariz. & Gallup, N.M. - KHAC 880 AM
Northern AZ Healthcare Lumberjack Radio Network
Mitch Strohman (Play-By-Play) Dave Brown (Color Analyst) Heather Thomas (Sideline)
Audio Stream: www.hits106.gcmaz.com and www.979theeagle.gcmaz.com
Live Stats: www.NAUAthletics.com
Live Video: www.WatchBigSky.com and www.NAU-TV.com
TV: FOX Sports AZ and FOX Sports College Pacific
Series Breakdown
Versus Southern Utah
All-Time: 16-10
In Flagstaff: 11-3
In Cedar City: 5-7
Last Time Out: 1/9/16 • Northern Arizona 73, Southern Utah 63
Win Streak: NAU has won the last five meetings dating back to 2014
Points in the Paint
• The Lumberjacks beat Southern Utah 73-63 on the road in Cedar City (Jan. 9) to pick up their first league win of the season.
• NAU (5-21, 3-12 BSC) was picked to finish fourth in both the media and coaches Big Sky Preseason Polls.
• SUU (4-21, 2-13 BSC) was picked to finish fifth in the coaches and ninth` in the media Big Sky Preseason Polls.
• Five Lumberjacks scored in double figures versus Southern Utah the last time out, including 18 points by Marcus DeBerry. Kris Yanku had a double-double of 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Felix Rivera-Vega notched a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds.
• In the last five games, NAU is averaging 70.4 points to 80.2 by its opponents. Yanku (17.0), Torry Johnson (14.4), and Ako Kaluna (11.0) are NAU's top scorers during that span.
Scouting the Thunderbirds
• Southern Utah has dropped its last 10 games, falling to 4-21 on the season and 2-13 in conference play.
• The Thunderbirds fell to Idaho State, 89-71, in the last outing.
• Southern Utah's last win was Jan. 16 on the road at Idaho. The Thunderbirds captured an 85-83 overtime win over the Vandals. Since then, three of its 10 losses have been by 10 points or less.
• The Thunderbirds score an average of 69.7 points per game, while allowing 83.5 ppg.
• James McGee averages 12.7 ppg and shooting 44.5 from the field. He had 18 points and three rebounds in SUU's last outing.