ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The men's basketball team returns to action against its instate rivals, the University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves on Saturday evening at the Alaska Airlines Center.
Date: Saturday, February 7, 2015
Time: 7:30 p.m. AKT
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The Nanooks, who have lost seven games in a row, will be looking to avenge an earlier loss this season to Anchorage. Back on January 10, the Seawolves earned a 76-64 victory over the Nanooks at the Patty Center. Alaska, who was led by Almir Hadzisehovic with 12 points and Ashton Edwards and Anthony Reese each had 11, cut a 20 point deficit to five points in the second half, but was unable to overcome UAA.
That loss was the first on Alaska's seven game losing streak, that dates back to a 121-111 win over Simon Fraser on January 3. Last weekend, the Nanooks lost to both Simon Fraser and Western Washington on the road.
TEAM COMPARISONS UAA UAF
UAA Home/UAF Road 7-5 1-6
Points per Game 78.7 69.8
Points Allowed/Game 72.1 75.2
Rebounding Diff. +4.5 -1.9
Assists per Game 17.7 13.4
Turnovers per Game 12.9 12.5
Steals per Game 5.8 4.7
Blocks per Game 2.2 2.6
FG% .473 .433
3-pt FG% .371 .340
FT% .757 .694
Alaska will also be looking to end a streak of 11 straight defeats in Anchorage, dating back to a 73-70 win on February 22, 2003.
Next weekend, the Nanooks return home to face Seattle Pacific and Montana State Billings at the Patty Center. Thursday's game against the Falcons is set for 7:00 p.m. with Saturday's contest against the Yellowjackets will be at 1:00 p.m.
