Sacramento State plays Portland State, aims for 4th straight home win

Published Dec. 30, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Portland State Vikings (6-7) at Sacramento State Hornets (7-6)

Sacramento, California; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento State hosts Portland State aiming to continue its three-game home winning streak.

The Hornets are 4-0 in home games. Sacramento State is the leader in the Big Sky at limiting opponent scoring, allowing 68.0 points while holding opponents to 45.2% shooting.

The Vikings are 2-4 in road games. Portland State is 1-1 in one-possession games.

The Hornets and Vikings match up Saturday for the first time in Big Sky play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Zach Chappell is averaging 14.8 points and 1.5 steals for the Hornets. Austin Patterson is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Sacramento State.

Hunter Woods is averaging 10.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.8 steals for the Vikings. Jorell Saterfield is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Portland State.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hornets: 5-5, averaging 68.5 points, 33.3 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 5.6 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.4 points per game.

Vikings: 5-5, averaging 76.4 points, 27.6 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 8.3 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.0 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.