Washington vs. Sacramento State
Time: 6 p.m. Friday, Alaska Airlines Arena
TV/Radio: Pac-12 Networks/KOMO 1000 AM & 97.7 FM
Records: Washington (7-4): Sacramento State (6-2).
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Projected starting lineups:
Sacramento State
Player … Ht. … Yr. … PPG … RPG … APG
G Marcus Graves … 6-0 … Sr. … 15.4 … 6.1 … 6.0
G I. Mauriohooho-Le’afa … 6-2 …. Jr. … 9.5 … 2.8 … 2.6
G Osi Nwachukwu … 6-5 … Jr. … 7.0 … 3.4 … 2.1
F Bryce Fowler … 6-6 …. So. … 7.0 .… 4.5 … 3.3
C Joshua Patton … 6-8 … Jr. … 14.6 …. 6.4 … 0.1
UW
Player … Ht … Yr … PPG … RPG … APG
G David Crisp … 6-0 … Sr. … 9.5 …… 3.2 … 3.1
G Jaylen Nowell … 6-4 … So. … 18.0 … 4.6 … 3.1
G Matisse Thybulle … 6-5 … Sr. … 8.5 …. 2.8 … 2.0
F Noah Dickerson … 6-8 … Sr. … 15.5 … 7.2 … 0.8
F Hameir Wright … 6-9 … So. … 2.7 …. 3.3 … 1.0
Scouting report: The Huskies have been off for six days since their 73-61 loss last Saturday against No. 13 Virginia Tech. … Based on opponents’ win percentage through game at the start of the week, UW has faced the second-most difficult schedule this season as its foes have a cumulative .732 (93-34) win percentage that trails only No. 1 Kansas (.779). … Jaylen Nowell has scored fewer than 14 points in just two games this season. He’s shooting 54.4 percent from the field this season up from 45.1 a year ago. … Sophomore Naz Carter nearly had his first career double-double in UW’s last outing as he posted 11 points and a career-best nine rebounds. … Matisse Thybulle, UW’s career steals leader at 236, has now recorded at least one steal in 57-straight games. … The Huskies are 5-0 at home this season, which includes wins over UC Santa Barbara, Eastern Washington, Seattle, San Diego and Western Kentucky. … Last season Sacramento State was 7-25 and riddled with injuries. … Fifth-year senior point guard Marcus Graves, who missed all of last season after suffering a back surgery, leads the backcourt. … Meanwhile, junior center Joshua Patton has increased his scoring nearly four points to 14.6 points per game. … The Hornets’ 6-2 record marks just the second time the team has won six of its first eight games since becoming a Division I team in 1991. … The Hornets and Huskies have played just twice, and Washington won both of those meetings in Seattle. In their last matchup, UW won 83-74 on Nov. 19, 2006.
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