SERIES HISTORY ...
VS. ALASKA ANCHORAGE
- All-time: 26-24
- Streak: Won 5
- Last 10: 8-2
- Last win: Feb. 18, 2023 - 74-69 in Anchorage
- Last loss: Dec. 7, 2019 - 88-86 (OT) in Anchorage
- First Meeting: 1973
VS. ALASKA
- All-time: 27-23
- Streak: Lost 1
- Last 10: 6-4
- Last win: Jan. 21, 2023 - 61-59 in Monmouth
- Last loss: Feb. 16, 2023 - 61-58 in Fairbanks
- Last win in Fairbanks: Jan. 5, 2019 - 97-80
THE WOLVES ...
LAST WEEK: Loss vs. Seattle Pacific, 91-56, on Thursday; Loss vs. MSU Billings 69-60, on Saturday
STREAK:Â 3Â Losses
SPLITS: Home 2-5Â | Road 2-4Â | Neutral 0-2
TEAM STATS:
- PPG: 70.8Â (8th) | PPG Allowed: 79.0Â (9th) | Scoring Margin: -8.2Â (8th)
- FG%: 43.3 (8th) | 3FG%: 31.9Â (7th) | FT%: 72.8 (6th)
- FG% Allowed: 45.7Â (6th) | 3FG% Allowed: 32.9 (5th)
The Wolves dropped a pair of games last week, but showed fight shorthanded (seven players dressed) against first-place MSU Billings - taking the Yellowjackets down to the final minutes.Â
Cameron Benzel moved into the top 10 in the conference in scoring at 13.7 points per game. He also ranks in the top 10 in the conference in, field goal percentage (60.6 - 2nd), blocks (1.3 - 2nd) and rebounding (7.1 - 6th).
Jason Gallant is averaging 12.8 points per game while he's fourth in the conference in assists (3.2) and 10th in free throw percentage (81.3).
Kris Cook is also averaging double figures at 12.6 points per game while he's eighth in the conference in steals (1.3).
THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTS ...
ALASKA ANCHORAGE (14-4, 4-3)
LAST WEEK: Loss at Western Washington, 92-83, on Thursday; Win at Simon Fraser, 71-49, on Saturday
STREAK:Â Won 1
SPLITS: Home 8-0Â | Road 3-3 | Neutral 3-1
TEAM STATS
- PPG: 72.2 (6th)Â | PPG Allowed: 61.6Â (1st) | Scoring Margin: plus-10.6Â (3rd)
- FG%: 44.9 (6th) | 3FG%: 34.1 (5th) | FT%: 67.4 (10th)
- FG% Allowed: 42.1 (3rd) | 3FG% Allowed: 27.3Â (1st)
The Seawolves after splitting last week on the road find themselves in a four-way tie for third in the GNAC at 4-3. UAA is the top team in the conference in defense, allowing just 61.6 points per game while also ranking in the top three in field goal percentage allowed (3rd) and 3-point field goal percentage allowed (1st).
Tyson Gilbert leads the team in scoring at 14.2 points per game - sixth in the conference - along with steals (1.7 - 3rd in the GNAC) and 3-pointers per game (2.3 - tied for 2nd) . Dillon Barrientos is also averaging double figures in scoring at 11.1 while sitting second in the conference in assists at 3.9 per game. Sawyer Storms ranks seventh in the conference in rebounding (6.3) and assists (3.0).
ALASKA (3-15, 1-6)
LAST WEEK: Loss at Simon Fraser, 89-61, on Friday; Loss at Western Washington, 119-92, on Saturday
STREAK:Â Lost 6
SPLITS: Home 1-4Â | Road 2-7Â | Neutral 0-1
TEAM STATS:
- PPG: 64.7 (10th) | PPG Allowed: 75.7Â (7th) | Scoring Margin: -10.9Â (10th)
- FG%: 41.4Â (9th)Â | 3FG%: 29.4Â (9th) | FT%: 72.6Â (7th)
- FG% Allowed: 46.1Â (8th) | 3FG% Allowed: 38.3Â (10th)
The Nanooks had their losing streak move to six after dropping a pair of games last week. Alaska ranks last in the conference in scoring (64.7) and scoring margin (-10.9).
Alaska's Abdullahi Mohamed ranks fifth in the conference in scoring at 15.4 points per game, ninth in rebounding (6.1) and fourth in blocked shots (1.0).
