South Dakota State (8-3) vs. Washington State (7-2)
Wallis Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum, Pullman, Washington; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Two guards will be on display as Baylor Scheierman and South Dakota State will battle Michael Flowers and Washington State. The sophomore Scheierman is averaging 15.6 points over the last five games. Flowers, a senior, is averaging 15.2 points over the last five games.
BIG MEN ON CAMPUS: Washington State's Flowers has averaged 13 points and 4.4 rebounds while Noah Williams has put up 12.4 points. For the Jackrabbits, Scheierman has averaged 14.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists while Noah Freidel has put up 19.8 points.SOLID SCHEIERMAN: Scheierman has connected on 44.6 percent of the 56 3-pointers he's attempted and has made 14 of 26 over his last five games. He's also made 81.3 percent of his foul shots this season.
UNBEATEN WHEN: The Cougars are 6-0 when at least three of their players score 10 or more points and 1-2 when any fewer than that achieve double-figures. The Jackrabbits are 5-0 when the team blocks at least three shots and 3-3 when they fall short of that total.
ASSIST DISTRIBUTION: The Jackrabbits have recently used assists to create baskets more often than the Cougars. Washington State has 35 assists on 78 field goals (44.9 percent) across its past three contests while South Dakota State has assists on 58 of 104 field goals (55.8 percent) during its past three games.
GETTING DEFENSIVE: The stout Washington State defense has held opposing offenses to a field goal percentage of 38 percent, the 27th-lowest mark in Division I. South Dakota State has allowed opponents to shoot 45.3 percent through 11 games (ranking the Jackrabbits 287th).
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