+ .500
After a long climb Seattle has pushed past the .500 summit. Seattle can clinch their 4th winning season in a row. Most importantly, SU becomes eligible for post-season play with a tally above the even mark. Seattle plays two teams they have already beaten this season- Portland State at home Tuesday night and the regular season finale in Utah against Utah Valley.
Notes-
-Seattle has now won 6 of their past 7 games
-SU is now 9-3 at home this season
-Seattle is 9th in the nation in steals with 9.6 per game
-SU is tied with Old Dominion, North Carolina and Kansas State for 5th in the nation with 15.1 offensive rebounds per game- Providence, West Virginia, Morgan State and Duke are the top 4
-Seattle has 439 offensive rebounds compared to 295 for their opponents
-SU is 0-9 when outrebounded
-Alex Jones is averaging 19 points per game in his last 5
-Charles Garcia only stepped to the line 4 times vs Bakersfield, but he still leads the nation in free-throws attempted with 291.
-Seattle has gone to the line 813 times as a team this year which is 5th in the country
-The SU bench has outscore their opponents bench 94-15 in the last two games
-Charles Garcia was held to single-digit scoring against Bakersfield for the first time since he scored 2 against Utah Valley on January 16th. He has been in doubles in 26 of 29 games this year.
-Seattle is 9-4 in games decided by 4 points or less
-Garrett Lever has 11 steals in his last 6 games


February 28th, 2010 at 10:27 pm
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