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Game Information
Date Fri/Sat, January 19-20
Time 6:15 p.m.
Location Saskatoon, SK
Venue Ron & Jane Graham Court at the PAC
Series ('00) SSK Leads 16-3
Current Streak SSK W 10
Home SSK leads 9-0
Last Meeting November 27, 2015
SSK 71 @ TWU 53
5 Things
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Winners of five straight dating back to their last game of the 2017, the Huskies finally return home after going 4-0 on back-to-back road trips.
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16-3 all-time vs the Spartans while winning the last nine matchups. The Spartans have never beaten the Huskies in Saskatoon.
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Already having secured their spot in the playoffs, Saskatchewan is tied with the Regina for first in the conference with a 13-1 record but holds the edge in RPI, which determines playoff rankings.
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The Spartans (11-3) aren't far behind and are in third in RPI.
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Friday is You Can Play Night at the PAC, while Saturday is Shoot For The Cure.
By The Numbers
2.4 - Megan Lindquist's assist-to-turnover ratio, third highest in the conference.
16.1 - PPG by third-year guard Sabine Dukate, the lone Huskie inside the conference top 10.
39.1 - Huskies three-point FG%, at 39.1 is the highest in the conference.
88 - The Huskies have scored exactly 88 points in their last three wins and average a Canada West-best 84.1 points per game.
Scouting The Spartans
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Spartan forward Kayla Gordon is nearly averaging a double-double per game with 13.5 PPG and 9.6 RPG.
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The Spartans are in the top three across the board for all rebounding categories. 14.4 offensive (T-3rd) and 29.9 defensive (2nd) rebounds add up to 44.2 total, only behind Regina's 45.5 mark.
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The Spartans shoot 70.9% from the free-throw line, fifth highest in the conference.