Seattle U (0-2) at Montana State (2-1, 0-0 Big Sky)

Worthington Arena (Bozeman, MT)

Tuesday November 22, 2011 7:00 pm

RADIO: 710 ESPN Seattle

Series- Tied 7-7

Last Meeting- 11/29/10- SU 72-70

Scouting Montana State:

This is a tough team to figure out. They had a great deal of roster turnover from a team that finished 13-18 and 7-9 in the Big Sky. They only return one starter and they welcome in a handful of JC transfers. Despite the heavy losses they have impressed early on this season. They are coming off of a 70-64 win over Pac-12 Utah on the road and they gave Arizona State a good game before falling 78-72 in the opener. They blasted a lower division team for their other win. On paper they should struggle to score the basketball, but the numbers are masked by the 111 points they put up in Game 2 of the season.

The Ones to Watch:

Rod Singleton- 5’10 185 SR G- 12 ppg 2.3 rbds  4 assts

Singleton is the key to the Bobcats. He is the only returning starter averaging 8 points and 3.5 assists a game last year. He will need to shoulder much more of the scoring load this year and SU will key on him. He is off to a blazing start this year having scored 18 points against Utah. He is shooting 61% from the floor, 62% from 3 and 75% from the free-throw line.

Shawn Reid- 6’5 195 SO F- 12.5 ppg  5 rbds

Reid came off the bench last year to average 5.7 points a game, but he torched SU for 23 points at Key Arena. He was 3-6 from downtown in that game, but he was quiet his last time out against Utah- 6 & 4..

Keys to the Game:

1-     Stop Singleton- He makes this team go and Obasi will be charged with stopping him.

2-     Find the offense- SU struggled from the field so far this year. They have played well enough to win defensively, but they need to improve on 39% from the field and 25% from 3.

3-      Crash the glass- A surprising number is -8.5. That is margin SU is being outrebounded by. They have  a chance tonight to dominate the paint with the sizeable and athletic front line.

Numbers to Know:

- 1- The number of points Aaron Broussard needs to reach 1,000 for his career becoming the 35^th played in Seattle U history to do it.

- 1-1- The record for the Bobcats against the Pac-12 this year.

- 2-14- The combined shooting from the Seattle U backcourt in the last game against San Francisco. .

Seattle U looks for win number 1 tonight- tune in at 7:00 on 710 ESPN Seattle.

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