Game No. 11 and No. 12
Tarleton (3-7, 0-4) at Utah Valley (5-6, 3-0 WAC)
UCCU Center | Orem, Utah
 
Television: WAC Digital Network
 
Radio: Tarleton Sports Network, KTRL 90.5 FM
Casey Hogan, Play-by-Play
 
AT A GLANCE
 
Tarleton Men's Basketball will travel to Utah for the second time in a week to take on Utah Valley in Orem, Utah on Jan. 29-30 at the UCCU Center. Utah Valley is 5-6, 3-0 in the season and one of three WAC teams undefeated in conference play while Tarleton is 3-7, 0-4 this season. UVU is 4-2 at home this season.
 
GAME COVERAGE
 
This weekend's game will be streamed free of charge on the WAC Digital Network. Links for live stats can be found on the men's basketball schedule at TarletonSports.com. A complete radio broadcast of the game can be heard on the Tarleton Sports Network presented by the North Texas Ford Dealers. The Voice of the Texans, Casey Hogan, will have the call on the flagship station of Tarleton Athletics – KTRL 90.5 FM in Stephenville – and worldwide at TarletonSports.com/ListenLive. The pregame show begins 30 minutes before tip-off.
 
ATTENDING THE GAME
 
Utah Valley is not allowing fans to attend games this season due to COVID19 policies.
 
NET RANKINGS
 
In the latest NCAA Net Rankings of 2021, Tarleton is seventh in the WAC at 309. Grand Canyon leads the WAC with a 130 Net Raking. The NET utilizes two factors in ranking teams: The Team Value Index (factors in results, quality of opponent and location) and the team's net efficiency (efficiency metrics scaled for quality of opponent and location).
 
Grand Canyon – 130
Utah Valley - 205
UTRGV - 206
California Baptist – 245
Seattle U - 264
New Mexico State - 278
Tarleton - 309
Dixie State - 330
Chicago State - 346
 
Tarleton opponents: ACU (82), Weber State (115), Texas A&M (134)
 
INSIDE THE SERIES: UTAH VALLEY
 
Tarleton and Utah Valley are meeting for the first time in program history this weekend.
 
LAST TIME OUT: HOWARD PAYNE
 
Tarleton scored a season-high 113 points in a 113-53 rout over Howard Payne. Konstantin Dotsenko led the Texans with a career-high 25 points while Montre Gipson followed with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the Texans.
 
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
 
Tarleton will return to Utah for the third time this season as they take on fellow WAC transitional member Dixie State on Feb. 19-20 in St. George, UT.