| GAME 8: Northern Arizona (2-5) at San Jose State (2-6) |
GAME NOTES (PDF)
SATURDAY'S GAME
Northern Arizona returns to the road for the first game of a three-game road trip on Saturday at San Jose State in a 8 p.m. MST tip.
The meeting with the Spartans will mark the first for the Lumberjacks in a week following a 98-78 setback at home on Dec. 8 vs. Utah Valley.
Saturday's tilt will be aired live on TheW.tv and the Lumberjack Radio Network beginning with the pregame show at 7:30 p.m. MST.
NAU will be looking to snap a four-game losing streak when it faces San Jose State after consecutive losses at Hawai'i (11/18), at UC Davis (11/29) at Santa Clara (12/1) and vs. Utah Valley (12/8).
NAU will close out the current road trip and non-conference schedule at San Francisco (Dec. 19) and Utah (Dec. 21).
The 'Jacks will follow the three-game roadswing with seven days off before opening Big Sky Conference play at home on Saturday, Dec. 29 vs. reigning league champion Montana.
LOOKING FOR WIN #3
The Lumberjacks will be looking to claim their third win of the season in their eighth game overall when it takes on San Jose State on Saturday.
NAU has not posted three wins in its first eight games in a season since 2010-11 when it opened the season 3-2 overall.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. SAN JOSE STATE
The Lumberjacks will be facing San Jose State for the seventh time in program history when they meet on Saturday. NAU leads the all-time series 4-2 and have been victorious in its last two meetings with the Spartans.
The 'Jacks will be playing San Jose State for the fourth time on the road in the series and have posted a 2-1 mark in previous away games overall.
Previous meetings with San Jose State
| 12/20/80 |
L |
51-64 |
Away |
| 12/5/81 |
W |
60-57 |
Home |
| 12/30/97 |
W |
77-64 |
Away |
| 11/27/99 |
L |
46-49 |
Home |
| 2/17/07 |
W |
78-67 |
Home |
| 12/15/07 |
W |
62-57 |
Away |
DOUBLE-DIGIT TREYS FOR SECOND TIME THIS SEASON
The Lumberjacks connected on a total of 13 three-pointers vs. Utah Valley on Dec. 8 - marking the second time this season that NAU has connected on double-digit shots from beyond the arc.
The 13 three's marked their most made treys since dropping 14 vs. Idaho on Jan. 20, 2018.
NAU also made 10 treys in the season opener vs. Jacksonville on Nov. 10.
THREE-POINT STREAK
NAU has connected on at least one 3-pointer in 168 consecutive games.
The last time NAU did not make a 3-pointer was on Nov. 29, 2013, versus CSU Bakersfield.
The Lumberjacks finished that game 0-for-11 from beyond the arc.
THREE OR MORE IN DOUBLE DIGITS IS A REGULAR THING
NAU has already had a total of six games this season where at least three players have posted double-figure points over the first seven contests.
By comparison, the Lumberjacks had a total of 17 games with three players in double-figures over a total of 32 contests.
