GAME PREVIEW: Dallas Hits the Road for Two Conference Tilts this Weekend
MULTIMEDIA COVERAGE
(1/17/20 vs. Texas Lutheran University): Livestats and Video
(1/18/20 vs. Southwestern University): Livestats | Video
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FIRST TIP
The University of Dallas men's basketball team is set for a key road trip to south Texas to take on two tough competitors. Dallas (8-5, 4-2 SCAC) will look to keep the streak going as they take on Texas Lutheran University on Friday at 5:30 p.m. TLU is just ahead of UD in the conference standings and could be a key game in determining postseason seeding. This will be the first meetup between these two clubs since the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Championship game a year ago, in which the Bulldogs prevailed in double overtime. The Crusaders will then take on the Pirates of Southwestern University on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. in a building where UD fell last season by double-digit points
UD NOTES
- Dallas has now won four straight SCAC games to begin 2020, but faces a tough road trip this weekend.
- Four different Crusaders have led UD with scoring totals in games this season.
- UD continues to have a positive rebound margin on the season (+2.5).
- Jai Love (St. Louis, Mo.) and Letrell Toussaint (Waco, Texas) have been a force at the free throw line as of late and have now notched 44 and 40 attempts on the year, respectively to lead the team in that category.
- UD currently sits in third place in the conference standings, right behind Texas Lutheran and St. Thomas.
(Opponent Notes)
- Texas Lutheran (9-5, 6-1 SCAC) is currently riding a five-game winning streak after taking down the University of St. Thomas (TX) 77-74 in Houston and beating Centenary College 79-75 in Shreveport, Louisiana.
- The Bulldogs are averaging 70.1 points-per-game and are shooting 40.7% from the field.
- TLU has given up a 44.8 field goal percentage to opponents on the year
- Sebastian Andrade, Caleb Lister, and Jordan Kite are the main threats on offense averaging 17.4, 14.7, and 12.6 points-per-game, respectively.
- TLU is 5-3 on its home court this season.
- Southwestern (7-7, 3-4 SCAC) has lost four in-a-row after falling to St. Thomas 83-69 in its last outing
- Brandon Alexander leads the team averaging 14.9 points-per-contest starting in all 14 games.
- No SU player averages more than seven rebounds-per-game, but own the rebound margin (+1.7) on the season.
- SU is allowing 75.1 points-per-game to opponents on the year.
- The Pirates are 3-2 at home this season.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
2019 Texas Lutheran Season Stats
2019 Southwestern Season Stats
UD All-Time Records: (7-16 vs. TLU) | (20-40 vs. Southwestern)
ROAD AHEAD
Dallas will host Austin College next Tuesday (January 21) at 5:30 p.m.