Utah faces Manhattan

Published Dec. 9, 2021 5:31 p.m. ET

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Manhattan (6-2) vs. Utah (6-3)

Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Manhattan and Utah look to bounce back from losses. Each squad is coming off of an ugly loss in their last game. Utah lost 76-62 in Fort Worth to TCU on Wednesday, while Manhattan came up short in a 90-73 game at home to Quinnipiac on Sunday.

SENIOR STUDS: Utah's Both Gach, David Jenkins Jr. and Riley Battin have collectively accounted for 41 percent of the team's scoring this season, including 45 percent of all Runnin' Utes points over the last five games.JUMPING FOR JOSE: Jose Perez has connected on 25 percent of the 12 3-pointers he's attempted and has made 2 of 7 over his last three games. He's also converted 65.2 percent of his free throws this season.

PERFECT WHEN: The Runnin' Utes are 6-0 when holding opponents to 42.3 percent or worse from the field, and 0-3 when opponents shoot better than that. The Jaspers are 5-0 when converting on at least 68.8 percent of its free throws and 1-2 when they shoot worse than that from the line.

ASSIST-TO-FG RATIO: The Utes have recently created baskets via assists more often than the Jaspers. Utah has 35 assists on 68 field goals (51.5 percent) over its past three matchups while Manhattan has assists on 29 of 80 field goals (36.3 percent) during its past three games.

DID YOU KNOW: Manhattan is ranked first among MAAC teams with an offensive rebound percentage of 33.1 percent. The Jaspers have averaged 10.5 offensive boards per game and 11.7 per game over their last three games.

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