Storylines – Urbana University game
Urbana is coming off of an 87-77 loss to Wheeling Jesuit University entering Saturday's game against UVa-Wise. In that game, the Blue Knights had five players finish in double figures. Urbana was led by Matt Csuhran who had a team-high 19 points and six rebounds. Myles Busby assisted Csuhran finishing with14 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals, while Ognjen Rebic added 14 points and four rebounds. On the season, Csuhran is scoring 10.9 points per game and corralling 3.7 rebounds a night. The Blue Knights are scoring 84.7 points per game and grabbing 38.2 rebounds per game.
About UVa-Wise
UVa-Wise will look to halt a 17-game losing skid when the team plays Urbana University on Saturday. The Cavaliers are also winless in Mountain East Conference, having been outscored by MEC competition by nearly 22 points a game. Most recently, Glenville State rolled to a 75-57 victory over UVa-Wise at the Prior Center. In the loss, the Cavaliers shot 32.2 percent from the floor and were out-rebounded 47-30 by the Pioneers. .On the season, the Cavs are shooting 34.5 percent from the field and 30.3 percent from beyond the 3-point line. By contrast, opponents are making 49.9 percent of their shot attempts and 38.3 percent of 3-point attempts against the UVa-Wise defense. A bright spot has been the play of freshman
Philip Owens II who is scoring a team-high 13.8 points per game. Thursday, Owens tallied 14 points to score in double figures for the second consecutive game.
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