GAME 6: Utah (3-2) vs. Northwestern (4-1) |
WHERE:Â Fullerton, Calif. (Titan Gym) |
WHEN:Â Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018 |
TIP-OFF:Â 11 a.m. PT |
TELEVISION:Â ESPNU /Â WatchESPN (Dave Feldman and Corey Williams) |
RADIO: ESPN700 / Utah Radio Sports Network (Bill Riley and Jimmy Soto) |
LIVE STATS:Â StatBroadcast |
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FAST BREAKS
• Utah will wrap-up play at the Wooden Legacy, taking on the Northwestern Wildcats in the fifth-place game of the tournament.
• Utah fell to Hawaii in the opener, but defeated Grand Canyon in the consolation bracket and move to Sunday's fifth-place contest.
• Northwestern fell to Fresno State in the opening game, but defeated La Salle on Friday.
• With its win over Grand Canyon, Utah moved to 1-1 in neutral site games this season. Utah is now 15-10 overall in neutral court appearances since the 2014-15 season.
• Senior
Sedrick Barefield rebounded from back-to-back games of just four points with a 26-point effort in Utah's win over Grand Canyon.
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THE GAME
Utah (3-2) will take on Northwestern (4-1) in the fifth-place game of the Wooden Legacy, as the teams will meet up on Sunday, Nov. 25, in Fullerton, Calif. Tip-off between the Utes and Wildcats is set for Sunday at 11 a.m. PT at Titan Gym.
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COVERING THE RUNNIN' UTES
Sunday's contest will air on the Utah Athletics Radio Network (ESPN 700 AM) with Bill Riley and
Jimmy Soto announcing. The game will be televised on ESPNU/WatchESPN with Dave Feldman calling the action and Corey Williams providing color commentary.
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SCOUTING NORTHWESTERN
Northwestern is 4-1 overall on the season, with its only loss coming in the opening round of the Wooden Legacy, falling to Fresno State (78-59) on Thursday. The Wildcats turned around and poured in 91 points and limited La Salle to just a 74-point effort in Friday's win to advance to the fifth-place game.
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The Wildcats opened the season with three straight home wins, picking up victories against New Orleans (82-52), American (63-51) and Binghamton (82-54).
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UTAH vs. NORTHWESTERN SERIES HISTORY
This will mark just the fourth meeting between Utah and Northwestern. Utah leads the all-time series 2-1, but dropped the last contest the two teams played. The Utes fell 77-44 to the wildcats in San Juan, Puerto Rico, back on Dec. 21, 2006. Previous to that, Utah had defeated the Wildcats 73-63 in Portland, Ore., back on Dec. 29, 1980, and 88-69 in the initial meeting, which took place in Salt Lake City back on Dec. 23, 1971.
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LAST TIME OUT
Senior
Sedrick Barefield scored 18 of his season-high 26 points in the second half to lead the Utah Runnin' Utes to a 75-66 win over the Grand Canyon Lopes in the second round of the Wooden Legacy on Friday. Utah, who led wire-to-wire and came away with the nine-point victory, out-shot the Lopes, .500 (24-48) to .432 (19-44) overall in the game.
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Barefield scored a season-high 26 points on 9-of-16 shooting overall and knocked down four of his eight three-point attempts. He was 4-of-5 from the free throw line and dished out three of Utahs' 12 assists on the evening. It marked Barefield's highest point total since scoring 26 points against Arizona last season, back on Jan. 27, 2018. season-high .528 shooting percentage to Hawaii in the loss.
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