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UT Arlington Mavericks @ Southern Utah Thunderbirds
Current Records: UT Arlington 7-9, Southern Utah 8-8
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The UT Arlington Mavericks’ road trip will continue as they head out to face the Southern Utah Thunderbirds at 8:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at America First Event Center. Both of these teams will be coming in off a loss in a game they were expected to win.
On Thursday, UT Arlington came up short against Utah Tech and fell 74-62.
UT Arlington struggled to work together and finished the game with only eight assists. Sadly, that’s becoming something of a trend for them; they were averaging 15.9 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they’ve fallen to only 8.4 per game.
Meanwhile, Southern Utah’s recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their sixth straight loss. They took a 74-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tarleton State.
UT Arlington has been struggling recently as they’ve lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season. As for Southern Utah, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: UT Arlington has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 37.4 rebounds per game. However, it’s not like Southern Utah struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 37.9. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we’ll see if one team can grab an edge.
UT Arlington was able to grind out a solid victory over Southern Utah in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 90-85. The rematch might be a little tougher for UT Arlington since the squad won’t have the home-court advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Series History
UT Arlington has won 2 out of their last 3 games against Southern Utah.
- Feb 22, 2024 – UT Arlington 90 vs. Southern Utah 85
- Feb 01, 2024 – UT Arlington 76 vs. Southern Utah 68
- Feb 23, 2023 – Southern Utah 86 vs. UT Arlington 76
