Seattle U (11-17) @ Stanford Cardinal (14-14) (7-10) Pac-10

Maples Pavillion (Palo Alto, CA)

Tuesday March 1, 2011 7:00 pm

RADIO: 710 ESPN Seattle   INTERNET AUDIO: seattleufan.com

Series- Stanford 2-0

Last Meeting- December 13^th, 1985- Stanford- 105-54

Scouting Stanford:

Stanford fields a team without a senior for the first time in school history. Stanford exploded to a 9-4 record out of the gates this season, but conference play has taken its toll on this young squad and the Cardinal have managed just a 5-10 record since. This is the second to last game of the regular season for Stanford as they will finish their campaign against their rivals Cal over the weekend. Former NBA, Duke player and Duke assistant Johhny Dawkins guides Stanford in his third campaign. A win tonight would surpass the 14 they picked up last season as the Cardinal attempt to resurrect to impressive recent success from this proud program. The Cardinal like to control temp only scoring 66.4 points per game, but they only give up 64.6. They have been solid on the boards at + 2.2 and they are fairly capable from three at 35.8%.

The Ones to Watch:

Jeremy Green- 6’4 198 JR G- 16.2 ppg  3.5 rbs 1.1 assts

The explosive guard is one of the best shooters in Stanford basketball history. He knocks down a staggering 41% of his threes while hoisting a grand total of 178. Last season he set the single season Stanford mark for threes made with 93 and he is already perched # 3 all-time for made threes in Cardinal history. The Cardinal leading scorer also hits on 80% from the free-throw line. Lever will have another tough assignment tonight on one of the best guards in the Pac-10.

Josh Owens- 6’8 230 JR F- 12 ppg  6.7 rbs

Owens will be a very difficult match-up for SU tonight. The big-fella uses his size effectively around the basket shooting an impressive 58% from the field which is amongst the best in NCAA basketball. He would have been a SR this year, but had to use a red-shirt year last season due to a medical condition. Look for Stanford to try and feed their second leading scorer often against SeattleU to take advantage of his size advantage.

Keys to the Game:

1-     Rebound- SU has not won a game this year without out-rebounding their opponents.

2-     Slow Green- This should be a great match-up with elite defender Lever on him.

3-      Hit the three- SU changed the game against Bakersfield with the three-ball. A few threes tonight could make things very interesting.

Numbers to Know:

- 11- – The number of games SeattleU has played in Cali this year including tonight.

- 5- Where Garrett Lever sits on the all-time single season steals list

- 1- The number of steals Lever needs to move into a tie for 4^th on the list.

- 2- The number of road games SU has won in a row.

-20- The number of assists Seattle accumulated against Bakersfield last game which was the second most of the season.

Tune in at 7:00 pm on 710 ESPN Seattle and the live blog will be cooking at seattleufan.com.

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SU looks for two in a row on the road… It is next

15:42- CSBU 7-2- SU scored the first bucket, but the Raodrunners on a 7-0 run since. They are playing a zone and SU having a tough time penetrating.

10:30- CSBU 17-12- Rasmussen planted two threes and SU has steadied themselves.

3:42- SU 26-18- SU has forced the Roadrunners into a jump shooting team and they have gone ice cold. SU is in control.

HALF- Bakersfield went a long, long, long time without a field goal. SU with a 31-22 lead at the break. CSB hit a three to take a 17-12 advantage, but it has been all SeattleU since.

1401- SU 47-30- Career high for Rassmussen 15 points on 5 threes. Rolling

11:40- SU  53-32- This is the best SU has moved the ball all year long. They are destroying the Roadrunners from downtown. Six threes in the second half.

7:48- SU 63-43- SU is dominating

GAME- SU 73-54- They were great on both sides of the ball

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Seattle U and UW back at Seattle Center…

It should be fun tonight and the live blog will be rolling.

15:59- UW 6-4- Burrell off to a good start with a couple of buckets. UW wants to get in transition. SU MUST get back on D.

12:57- UW 14-6- UW taking advantage of length.

7:49- UW 23-16- SU a 6-0 run as they climb back in. Jones has been great keeping the UW front line off the glass the last few minutes.

3:37- UW 32-23- SU cutsw it to 5, but UW gets out on the run to extend the lead. SU would love to keep it to single digits going into the half. A big three minutes coming.

HALF- UW 37-29- Strong half by SU to stay within single digits in the first half. Very impressive especially considering Broussard has 0 points.

15:47- Uw has taken control in teh second half. SU has been stagnant on offense. No field goals yet.

11:39- UW plants only their second three of the game and they have taken a 20 points lead- 58-38.

7:26- UW 74-54- SU continues to battle a 7-0 brings them back to within 20 before a UW bucket.

3:03- UW 85-65-

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Here we go…

16:20- SU 10-2- Great start. They are pounding the ball inside the Lever has been great on D.

15:44- SU 10-2- Silas is 1-3 to start- good sign

7:59- SU 17-6- They have dominated the game, but have struggled the past few minutes on offense otherwise the lead would be big. Lever has been great on Silas- 1-5 with 2 TOs.

3:13- Well SU has a chance to keep an opponent to 6 points in a half. Wow.

HALF- SU dominated- 33-12

Only 4 TOs for Su in the first half

NIU just 13% shooting including 0-10 from 3.

Silas is 1-7

15:22- SU 38-18- SU still in control. Outscored 6-5 so far in the second frame, but they can trade baskets the rest of the way if they want to. SU has still only turned it 6 times. Impressive.

10:50- SU 41-26- An 8-0 run for NIU as they climb back in. Seattle is shooting just 20% in the second half.

7:54- SU 48-29- It looks like SU may have survived the shot from NIU. A 9-3 run since the 8-0 NIU run

3:49- SU 52-37- Seattle coasting to a road win. They jumped on NIU early and have never really looked back.

FINAL- SU dominated early and coasted to an impressive road victory

SU 60-48

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