Chicago State Cougars (7-24, 3-15 WAC) vs. Utah Valley Wolverines (19-11, 10-8 WAC)
Las Vegas; Tuesday, 11:30 p.m. EST
Line: Utah Valley -12.5; more/less 132.5 . Is
Bottom line: The Utah Valley Wolverines and the Chicago State Cougars meet at the WAC Tournament.
The Wolverines lead 11-2 in home games. The Utah Valley has a 1–1 record in one-capped games.
The Cougars are 3-15 against Conference opponents. Chicago State is 3-5 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 14.0 turnovers per game.
The teams will meet for the second time this season. The Utah Valley won the last matchup on January 28, 101-87. Conor Harding led the Utah Valley with 18 points, and Dominic Alexander led Chicago State with 23 points.
Top performer: Lettre Darthard averages 1.5 makes 3-pointers per game for the Wolverines, while shooting 36.4% from Beyond the Arc gets 9.8 points. Fardaws Aimaq is shooting 46.9% and averaging 18.2 points in the last 10 games for the Utah Valley.
Brandon Bateson averages 14.4 points for the Cougars. Jahansin Corbett averages 11.2 points in his last 10 matches for Chicago State.
Last 10 games: Wolverine: 5-5, averaging 63.4 points, 36.8 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 5.2 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 40.8% from the field. Their opponents average 65.1 points per game.
Cougar: 1-9, averaging 62.2 points, 25.9 rebounds, 8.7 assists, 4.4 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 40.7% from the field. His opponents average 73.4 points.