Portland State visits Northern Arizona following Cone's 36-point showing

Published Jan. 29, 2022 1:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Portland State Vikings (4-13, 2-7 Big Sky) at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (7-11, 3-4 Big Sky)

Flagstaff, Arizona; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

LINE: Northern Arizona -2.5; over/under is 136.5

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona hosts the Portland State Vikings after Jalen Cole scored 36 points in Northern Arizona's 70-65 victory against the Sacramento State Hornets.

The Lumberjacks have gone 5-5 at home. Northern Arizona is 3-8 in games decided by at least 10 points.

The Vikings are 2-7 against conference opponents. Portland State is 4-5 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 13.9 turnovers per game.

The Lumberjacks and Vikings match up Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Carson Towt is averaging 8.1 points, 9.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists for the Lumberjacks. Cone is averaging 21.0 points and 2.9 rebounds while shooting 41.7% over the past 10 games for Northern Arizona.

Khalid Thomas is shooting 23.5% from beyond the arc with 1.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Vikings, while averaging 10.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.8 steals. James Jean-Marie is shooting 55.6% and averaging 11.2 points over the last 10 games for Portland State.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lumberjacks: 4-6, averaging 63.7 points, 32.9 rebounds, 11.1 assists, 3.6 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 39.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.9 points per game.

Vikings: 1-9, averaging 67.2 points, 29.7 rebounds, 10.9 assists, 8.6 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 41.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.0 points.

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