Men’s Basketball Takes on San Diego State Saturday
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – After
some Thanksgiving turkey, the Northern Arizona men’s
basketball team will look to build on its win at Pacific on
Wednesday when it takes on San Diego State Saturday afternoon at 4
p.m. in its final game of the West Coast Classic.
The game was moved to 3 p.m. PT (4 p.m. MT) after originally
scheduled for 7 p.m. PT at Viejas Arena.
Junior college transfer DeAngelo Jones broke out with a 28-point
effort to lead NAU to a 88-72 victory over Santa Clara Wednesday
night.
NAU shot 52.7 percent from the field and made seven three-pointers
and connected on 71 percent (23-of-31) from the charity stripe.
Junior Shane Johannsen sat out the game with a sprained ankle. D.
Jones took over in the starting the lineup along with true freshman
Stallon Saldivar. Both players were making their first career
starts as Lumberjacks.
Junior Cameron Jones continues to lead the Lumberjacks at 19.5
points per game, while Eric Platt has contributed 14.6 points per
game off the bench.
NAU has posted a 1-1 record in the West Coast Classic with its
third game against Pacific suspended due to a power outage.
The game can be heard on the Sodexo Lumberjack Radio Network in
Flagstaff on KAFF AM 930 starting at 3:35 p.m. with the pregame
show. Mitch Strohman and Dave Brown will call the game
courtside.
West Coast Classic Schedule
November 17,
2009
Fresno State 65, Northern Arizona 59
November 19,
2009
Pacific at Northern Arizona, Suspended
San Diego State 86, Santa Clara 53
November 22,
2009
Pacific 84, Santa Clara 57
November 23,
2009
San Diego State 62, Fresno State 58
November 25,
2009
Pacific 71, San Diego State 63
Northern Arizona 88, Santa Clara 72
November 28, 2009
Fresno State at Santa Clara
Northern Arizona at San Diego State
December 1,
2009
Pacific at Fresno State
West Coast Classic Standings
Pacific 2-0
San Diego State 2-1
Northern Arizona 1-1
Fresno State 1-1
Santa Clara 0-3
