GAME PREVIEW: Dallas Plays Two Road Games With Anticipation of Locking Down SCAC Tournament Seed
MULTIMEDIA COVERAGE
(2/21/20 at the University of St. Thomas): Livestats | Video
(2/22/20 at Centenary College): Livestats | Video
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FIRST TIP
The University of Dallas men's basketball team will complete its regular season with two road games this upcoming weekend. The Crusaders (12-11, 8-8 SCAC) travel to the University of St. Thomas (TX) on Friday for a matchup slated for 5:30 p.m. On Saturday UD will play at Centenary College of Louisiana at 4:00 p.m. Dallas is coming off a 1-1 home Senior weekend after taking down Texas Lutheran University 76-71 on Friday, but ended up falling to Southwestern University 90-79 the next day. Dallas is still looking to secure a seed in this year's Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) men's basketball tournament. With one win on this road trip, UD would secure a spot in the postseason tournament.
UD NOTES
- Michael Wambsganss (Denver, Colo.) paced Dallas with 24 points in the close loss to the University of St. Thomas on December 20th. Dustin Mathis (Fort Worth, Texas) led the Crusaders with 18 points in the previous matchup with Centenary College.
- Jai Love (St. Louis, Mo.) leads the Crusaders with 4.7 assists-per-game, which is tied for the second-best mark among SCAC players.
- Letrell Toussaint (Waco, Texas) is the team leader in total rebounds (149) and blocked shots (13).
- Dallas is currently averaging 71.1 points-per-game.
- UD is 5-6 in true road games this season.
(Opponent Notes)
- The University of St. Thomas (21-2, 14-2 SCAC) has lost two contests this season to Texas Lutheran University and Centenary College. UST fell to the Gents of Centenary 99-89 in its last outing.
- UST won the SCAC regular season championship already. The Celts are not eligible to compete at the conference tournament as they are in a three-year transition from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III.
- The Celts are averaging 89.4 points-per-game and are shooting 48.4% from the field.
- Austin Arnold (54.0%), Nathan Ghavidel (43.8%), and Cameron Gims (43.0%) all rank in the top-five among all SCAC players for three-point percentage.
- Joshua Sanchez has played in 23 games for the Celts and leads the conference with a 67.5 shooting percentage.
- Centenary College (14-9, 11-5 SCAC) took down UST in Shreveport last weekend to push its winning-streak to six games.
- Cedric Harris is leading the Gents with 20.1 points-per-game and 8.5 rebounds-per-game.
- Ty Prince also is a key man to watch for, as he as accumulated a 51.4 field goal percentage (4th SCAC).
- The Gents are averaging 77.6 points-per-game and 40.5 rebounds-per-contest.
- Centenary is 8-1 on its home court this season, which has helped the Gents secure either the one or two seed in the conference tournament.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
2019-20 St. Thomas Season Stats
2019-20 Centenary Season Stats
UD All-Time Records: (3-5 vs. St. Thomas) | (5-13 vs. Centenary)
PREVIOUS MATCHUP
- Dallas vs. University of St. Thomas
- Dallas vs. Centenary College
ROAD AHEAD
Dallas will look to lock up a berth in the SCAC tournament this weekend. The conference tournament will be held in Kerrville, Texas on the campus of Schreiner University February 28th – March 1st.