Thursday, December 12, 2013

Idaho State at Washington (Saturday, 2 p.m. MST) — an early look

Idaho State (3-3) is back in action against its third Pac-12 team of the season Saturday when the Bengals play Washington (4-4) in Seattle at 3 p.m. (MST).

For a game recap of ISU's 74-66 loss to Utah, click here.

Check out the Salt Lake Tribune's photo gallery here.

Here's an early look at the Huskies statistically ....

  • The Bengals are 0-4 all time against the Huskies. Their last meeting, a 82-50 UW victory, was Dec. 31, 2007.

  • Washington has already beaten two Big Sky teams this season at home. The Huskies downed Eastern Washington 92-80 Nov. 17 and they squeaked by Montana 83-79 Nov. 26. 

  • Washington is averaging 81.5 points per game (6th in the Pac-12) and allowing a league-worst 84.1 ppg.

  •  While UW scores at a high rate, only Washington State has a lower field-goal percentage than Washington's 42.6 percent. And the Huskies have the lowest field-goal percentage defense in the Pac-12 at 50.8 percent.

  • C.J. Wilcox, a senior 6-foot-5 guard, is third in Pac-12 scoring, averaging 21.9 points (that's also 17th in the country. Wilcox is projected to go in the second round of the 2014 NBA draft.

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