| GAME 9: Northern Arizona (2-6) at San Francisco (10-1) |
GAME NOTES (PDF)
WEDNESDAY'S GAME
Northern Arizona continues its three-game non-conference road trip at San Francisco in a 8 p.m. MST tip. The 'Jacks dropped the opener of the three-game in eight-day trip on Saturday night at San Jose State by a 79-74 margin.
The Lumberjacks will be looking to snap a five-game losing streak when they face the 10-1 Dons, whose only loss this season has came by just four points against Buffalo, who is a perfect 11-0 this season.
Wednesday'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 close out the current road trip and non-conference schedule at Utah (Dec. 21).
The 'Jacks will the road trip with seven days off before opening Big Sky Conference play at home on Saturday, Dec. 29 vs. reigning league champion Montana.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. SAN FRANCISCO
The Lumberjacks will be facing San Francisco for the sixth time in program history when they meet on Wednesday night. NAU trails the all-time series 3-2. The teams have not met since the 2011-12 season.
The 'Jacks will be playing San Francisco for the fourth time on the road in the series and have dropped each of the previous three road meetings in the series.
Previous meetings with San Francisco (2-3)
1951-52 L 53-76 Away
12/21/05 W 70-56 Neutral (Tempe, Ariz.)
11/27/06 L 73-82 Away
12/5/06 W 84-62 Home
11/12/11 L 50-69 Away
'JACKS LEAD BY 12 BEFORE FALLING AT SAN JOSE STATE
The Lumberjacks raced out to a 12-point first half lead before falling 79-74 at San Jose State on Saturday night (Dec. 15).
NAU held the lead until the 9:59 mark of the second half which saw the Spartans outscore the 'Jacks 49-34 over the final 20 minutes.
20 X 2 at SAN JOSE STATE
Bernie Andre (21 points) and
Luke Avdalovic (20 points) netted at least 20 points at San Jose State on Dec. 15.
The duo marked the first time that NAU has had pair of 20-point scorers in the same game since Jan. 18, 2018 vs. Eastern Washington – a span of 21 games.
AVDALOVIC ON FIRE AT SAN JOSE STATE
Luke Avdalovic erupted for 20 points on six three pointers in NAU's 79-74 loss at San Jose State on Dec. 15.
Avdalovic's six treys marked the most by a Lumberjack since Mike Green connected on six vs. Portland State on Jan. 16, 2017.
LOOKING FOR WIN #3
The Lumberjacks will be looking to claim their third win of the season in their ninth game overall when it takes on San Francisco on Wednesday.
NAU has not posted three wins in its first nine games in a season since 2014-15 when it opened the season 3-6 overall.
DOUBLE-DIGIT TREYS FOR THIRD TIME THIS SEASON
The Lumberjacks connected on a total of 12 three-pointers at San Jose State on Dec. 15 - marking the third time this season and the second straight game (13 vs. Utah Valley on Dec. 8) that NAU has connected on double-digit shots from beyond the arc.
The 13 vs. Utah Valley 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 169 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 seven games this season where at least three players have posted double-figure points over the first eight contests.
By comparison, the Lumberjacks had a total of 17 games with three players in double-figures over a total of 32 contests.
