Tarleton State Texans (20-7, 13-3 WAC) vs. Utah Tech Trail Blazers (10-17, 6-10 WAC)
St. George, Utah.Thursday, 9pm ET
Highlights: Tarleton State visits the Utah Tech Trail Blazers after Devon Barnes scored 33 points in Tarleton State's 82-65 win over the California Baptist Lancers.
The Trail Blazers are 6-5 in home games. Utah Tech averages 15.1 turnovers per game for him and he is 4-7 when committing fewer turnovers than his opponents.
The Texans are 13-3 against WAC opponents. Tarleton State has a 6-2 record in one-possession games.
Utah Tech scores 70.0 points per game, 2.4 points more than Tarleton State's 67.6 points per game. Tarleton State is averaging 5.7 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 fewer than the 7.5 3-pointers Utah Tech allows per game.
Top performers: Trail Blazers' Noah Gonsalves averaged 12.0 points on 2.1 3-pointers per game, shooting 39.3 percent from the field. Tanner Christensen is averaging 11.2 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.6 blocks over Utah Tech's last 10 games.
Emmanuel Innocenti is averaging 6.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals for the Texans. Tarleton State's Jacorey Smith is averaging 17.7 points over the past 10 games.
Last 10 games: Trail Blazers: 3-7, averaging 70.5 points, 34.1 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 5.8 steals, 4.2 blocks and shooting 45.3% from the field. Opponents are averaging 77.7 points per game.
Texans: 9-1, averaged 77.7 points, 32.3 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 9.4 steals, and 3.4 blocks per game, shooting 46.6 percent from the field. The opponent's average score is 70.6 points.
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
