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PORTLAND STATE (2-3) vs. GRAMBLING STATE (2-2)
Tuesday, November 26, 2019, Noon • The Thunderdome (6,000), Santa Barbara, CA
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Live Stats: http://www.ucsbgauchos.com/sports/m-baskbl/tournament/boxscores/20191126_rq05.xml

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PORTLAND STATE (2-3) vs. UC SANTA BARBARA (2-3)
Wednesday, November 27, 2019, 7 p.m. • The Thunderdome (6,000), Santa Barbara, CA
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Live Stats: http://www.ucsbgauchos.com/sports/m-baskbl/2019-20/boxscores/20191127_f92h.xml

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Complete notes and stats in pdf
 
THE OPENING TIP
Momentum is a delicate commodity in sports. The Vikings hope to handle that precious commodity with care this week as they play back-to-back games on the road as part of a four-game road trip.
     
Portland State (2-3) comes off a convincing road victory at San Jose State on Saturday night, 91-76. It was the first road win of the year, and featured the trademarks of the Viking program as they forced 20 turnovers and grabbed 19 offensive rebounds. PSU's shooting percentage - though modest at .443 from the field - was up from the three previous games, all of which were losses.
     
The Vikings were particularly impressive playing without starting center Sal Nuhu (ankle sprain)against a tall SJSU team. Six players scored in double figures, led by a career-high 24 points from SR G Matt Hauser. JR G Holland "Boo Boo" Woods had 18 points and 11 assists for his fifth career double-double. SR Fs Rashaad Goolsby and Alonzo Walker had big games in Nuhu's absence. Goolsby scored 10 points and matched career-highs with 10 rebounds and five steals. Walker scored 13 points with nine rebounds and two blocked shots. 
     
Now the Vikings must bottle that combination of success as they take on Grambling State (2-2) in a neutral site game Tuesday at UC Santa Barbara's Thunderdome. That game will have a noon tip-off. Following on Wednesday, the Vikings will play the host Gauchos of UC Santa Barbara in a 7 p.m. game.
     
The Grambling State Tigers lost at San Jose State last Wednesday and at Oregon State on Saturday. Earlier wins have come over Ecclesia and Southeastern Louisiana. The Vikings and Tigers will be meeting for the first time in 40 years.
     
UC Santa Barbara, winners of 45 games over the last two years, has wins over Jackson State and Menlo College this season. Losses have come at UCLA and Oregon State and against Rice. The Gauchos beat the Vikings in a neutral site game last year, 76-69.
     
All of these match ups are satellite games played on campuses as part of the Las Vegas Holiday Classic. PSU wraps up its portion of the LVHC with a Sunday game at Oregon State.
     
There are no live streams or audio for the Tuesday game with Grambling, but live stats can be found at http://www.ucsbgauchos.com/sports/m-baskbl/tournament/boxscores/20191126_rq05.xml. The game with UC Santa Barbara is available at https://www.bigwest.org/watch/default.aspx?Live=2454&path=ucsb. Live stats are at  http://www.ucsbgauchos.com/sports/m-baskbl/2019-20/boxscores/20191127_f92h.xml.
 
COMING UP
Portland State plays at Oregon State on Sunday at 3 p.m. in the first meeting between the schools in seven years. The game will be televised on the Pac-12 Network.  The Vikings next home game is Dec. 6 against CSUN.
 
GAME NOTES: PORTLAND STATE vs. GRAMBLING STATE
• ALL-TIME SERIES: Grambling State leads the all-time series, 2-0, however the teams have not played since Feb. 1, 1979. The Tigers had a pair of close wins in the series, 75-74, in Portland on Dec. 21, 1976 and 82-75 at Grambling in 1979.
• PORTLAND STATE vs. THE SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE: Portland State is 3-2 all-time against members of the SWAC, going 2-0 against Jackson State, 1-0 against Texas Southern and 0-2 against Grambling State. The most recent meeting with a SWAC team was a 63-55 win over Texas Southern in 2008.
• COACHES: Vikings Coach Barret Peery (Southern Utah, 1996) is in his third season on the Park Blocks and has a 38-33 career record. Peery has never faced Grambling State or a team from the SWAC... Peery's only other head coaching experience is at the junior college level where he was 178-30 in six seasons (2005-08, College of Southern Idaho; 2011-14, Indian Hills (IA) CC)... the Tigers are coached by Donte Jackson in his second season. Jackson is 19-16 at Grambling State. In nine years of collegiate coaching, he is 145-89.
 
GRAMBLING STATE TIGERS
• Grambling State is a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, located in Grambling, LA.
• The Tigers were 17-14 last season, 13-5 and winners of the SWAC regular season title. GSU played in the CollegeInsider.com post-season tournament last year.
• Grambling State is 2-2 on the season, 1-2 away from home. The Tigers average 90.5 points per game and allow 71.3 points. They have shot .496 from the field while opponents have shot only .416.
• Among games in the Las Vegas Holiday Classic, the Tigers have lost at San Jose State, 83-76, and at Oregon State, 80-58.
• Senior forward Devante Jackson leads the team with 17.0 points per game. He shoots .545 from the field and has grabbed 5.0 rebounds per game.
• Senior guard Ivy Smith Jr. is averaging 14.5 points, 3.8 assists and 2.8 steals per game.
• Junior forward Terreon Randolph is the top rebounder at 8.0 per game to go with 6.0 points and 2.0 assists.
 
GAME NOTES: PORTLAND STATE vs. UC SANTA BARBARA
• ALL-TIME SERIES: UC Santa Barbara leads the all-time series, 2-0. The Gauchos won a neutral site game in Boise last season, 76-69. They also won a 90-79 game in Santa Barbara on Jan 2, 1981.
• LAST YEAR: Nov. 23, 2018 in Boise, UCSB 76, PSU 69: Portland State shot only .313 from the field after halftime, including 2-17 from three-point range, as the Gauchos hung on for the win. PSU hit 22-63 shots from the field (.349) and 3-24 from three-point range (.125) for the game. The Vikings also battled foul trouble all night with 36 total fouls. UCSB shot .462 from the field and hit 26 free throws in the game. Armond Davis had 20 points and six rebounds to lead the Gauchos. Jarriesse Blackmon had 10 points, nine rebounds, three assists and three blocked shots. Michael Nuga led the Vikings with 13 points. Jamie Orme, Sal Nuhu and Holland Woods each had 11 points. Orme grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Vikings.
• PORTLAND STATE vs. THE BIG WEST: Portland State is 28-37 all-time against current members of the Big West Conference. The Vikings lost at Hawai'i, 83-75, on Nov. 15. They will also face CSUN of the Big West on Dec. 6 at Viking Pavilion... Coach Barret Peery is 2-2 against Big West schools in his PSU career.
• COACHES: Vikings Coach Barret Peery (Southern Utah, 1996) is in his third season on the Park Blocks and has a 38-33 career record. Peery is 0-1 against UC Santa Barbara and 2-2 against Big West schools... Peery's only other head coaching experience is at the junior college level where he was 178-30 in six seasons (2005-08, College of Southern Idaho; 2011-14, Indian Hills (IA) CC)... the Gauchos are coached by Joe Pasternack, in his third season. He has a 47-22 career record, including 1-0 against the Vikings. In his first two seasons at UCSB, Pasternack was 23-9 and 22-10.
 
UC SANTA BARBARA GAUCHOS
• UC Santa Barbara is a member of the Big West Conference.
• The Gauchos were 22-10 last season, 10-6 and second place in the Big West. Three starters and eight letterwinners return from that team.
• UCSB averages 76.0 points per game while shooting an excellent .502 from the field and .807 at the free throw line. The Gauchos allow 73.6 points per game. They have out-rebounded opponents by an average of 7.6 per game, but have committed 3.4 more turnovers per game.
• Sophomore forward Amadou Sow has been the Gauchos top player, averaging 17.0 points, 9.4 rebounds, and shooting .577 from the field and .852 at the free throw line.
• Senior guard Max Heidegger is averaging 16.4 points and 2.8 assists. Backcourt mate and junior guard Jaquori McLaughlin averages 9.6 points and 4.0 assists.
 
SUSTAINABLE AND RECYCLABLE VIKING QUICK NOTES
 
WHO IS HOT
• PSU has 59 steals, opponents just 17. The Vikings lead the Big Sky in steals (11.8) and rank fifth in the nation.
• SR F Rashaad Goolsby had a career-high five steals against Portland and followed that with five more steals at San Jose State. Goolsby leads the Big Sky Conference in steals (3.2 pg) and is followed by teammate JR G Holland Woods (2.8) who ranks second.
• Portland State leads the Big Sky in offensive rebounding (16.0) and turnover margin (+5.8).
• SR G Matt Hauser scored a career-high 24 points (9-15 FG, 4-9 3-pt, 2-2 FT) with six rebounds, three assists and three steals in the win over San Jose State. His previous career high had been 22 points for Santa Clara in a game against Portland State in 2017 (the Vikings won 87-84).
• With 18 points (6-13 FG, 1-3 3-pt, 5-6 FT) and 11 assists against San Jose State, JR G Holland Woods had the fifth pts/ast double-double of his career.
• FR G Kyle Greeley is shooting 60% from the field and 82% at the line.
 
WHO IS NOT
• SR C Sal Nuhu missed the game at San Jose State with an ankle sprain.
• Portland State has been out-shot by opponents in all three categories (.423/.301/.676). Opponents shoot .463/.360/.717.
• The Vikings are last in scoring defense in the Big Sky Conference (79.0).
 
BOO BOO ON THE VERGE
Portland State point guard Holland "Boo Boo" Woods is on the verge of becoming the number one helper in Viking basketball history. Woods has 384 career assists in 70 games (5.5 pg). That total has him ranked third all-time at PSU. Woods, a junior, is only 37 assists away from the record held by Terry Adolph in 1976-78. Adolph was a prolific assist man in his two-season career at PSU, no doubt benefiting from having the second all-time leading scorer in NCAA history playing alongside him in Freeman Williams. Adolph averaged 7.8 assists per game in each of his two seasons, totaling 421 in 54 games. Behind Adolph is teammate Chucky Smith (1974-78, 392 assists) and "modern-era" star Derek Nesland (1996-2000, 371 assists).
     
As for Woods, at his current pace he would break the Portland State assist mark some time in late December of this season.
     
Woods is also on pace to reach 1,000 career points in late December. He would be the 19th Viking in history to reach that milestone (currently 913).
     
And finally, Woods now has 113 career steals, ranking fifth all-time at PSU. The school record is 128 by Calaen Robinson (2015-17). Woods would be on pace to set that record later this season.
 
BOO BOO, PART TWO
A few more highlights from Holland Woods:
• Currently leads the Vikings in scoring (18.2) and assists (5.6) and ranks second in steals (2.8).
• Ranks third in the Big Sky in scoring, second in assists and steals and fourth in free throw percentage (.848).
• Has led the team in scoring twice and assists all five games this season.
• Boo Boo has led the team in assists in 57 of 70 career games.
• Posted 18 points (6-13 FG, 1-3 3-pt, 5-6 FT), 11 assists and three steals in the win over San Jose State.
• Scored 22 points (9-16 FG, 1-4 3-pt, 3-3 FT) with five assists and four rebounds against Portland.
• Had a game-high 27 points at Indiana (5-13 FG, 4-8 3-pt, 13-16 FT) and three assists.
• Named 2nd team All-Big Sky Conference in 2018-19. Was Big Sky Freshman of the Year in 2017-18.
• Led the Vikings in scoring (15.0), assists (5.3) and steals (1.6) last season.
 
HAUSER FILLING A VOID
SR G Matt Hauser is a graduate transfer from Santa Clara where he made 113 three-pointers in three seasons. The hope for Hauser is that he will provide that kind of production for a Viking team that was sub-par from outside last season. So far, so good.
• Hauser is averaging 16.8 points while shooting .457 from the field, .382 from three-point range and .875 at the free throw line. He has a team-high 13 three-point field goals.
• Has led the team in scoring three times this season and has two 20+ point games.
• Ranks seventh in the Big Sky in scoring.
• Posted a career-high 24 points (9-15 FG, 4-9 3-pt, 2-2 FT) with six rebounds, three assists and three steals in the win over San Jose State.
• Scored 21 points at Indiana (7-9 FG, 4-6 3-pt, 3-3 FT).
• He averaged 8.4 points and 2.4 assists in his 85-game career at Santa Clara. Included was a career-high 22 points against Portland State on Dec. 9, 2017 (a PSU win).
 
TALKING THE WALKER
The Vikings' other graduate transfer newcomer, SR F Alonzo Walker, has started every game for PSU and been productive. In 25.2 minutes per night, he averages 10.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals.
• Walker has led the team in rebounding twice.
• Posted 13 points with nine rebounds and two blocked shots in the win at San Jose State.
• Scored 13 points with eight rebounds and two steals against Portland.
 
NO START, NO PROBLEM
SR F Rashaad Goolsby does not normally start, but he leads the team with 6.6 rebounds per game. He is averaging 8.0 points and a Big Sky-leading 3.2 steals in 25.5 minutes per game. Last season, he averaged 4.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.7 steals off the bench in 18.3 minutes per game.
• Has led the team in rebounding three times this season.
• In his first start, a win at San Jose State, posted 10 points, 10 rebounds, five steals and three assists.
• Made a career-high five steals against Portland.
• Goolsby grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds in the win over Puget Sound.
 
SEASON HIGHLIGHT REEL
• Nov. 5: PSU 94, Puget Sound 69: Five Vikings scored in double figures, led by 13 points from SR G Matt Hauser. SR C Sal Nuhu tied his career high with five blocked shots, and SR F Rashaad Goolsby set a new career high with 10 rebounds. PSU made 18 steals, forcing UPS into 31 turnovers in the game.
• Nov. 9: Indiana 85, PSU 74: The much bigger Hoosiers out-rebounded the Vikings, 41-24, in the contest while shooting over 50% from the field. JR G Holland Woods had 27 points for the Vikings and back-court mate SR G Matt Hauser added 21. The Vikings shot just .412 from the field.
• Nov. 15: Hawai'i 83, PSU 75: It was a single-digit game the entire way, but the Rainbow Warriors maintained the lead for most of it. In an otherwise even contest, Hawai'i just shot the ball better, hitting .508 from the field compared to .391 for the Vikings. SR G Matt Hauser led PSU with 18 points and seven rebounds.
• Nov. 20: Portland 82, PSU 75: The Vikings led the entire first half, but Portland grabbed the lead early in the second half and had it most of the rest of the way. A late 14-3 run by the Pilots was the difference. UP shot .528 from the field to only .409 for the Vikings. JR G Holland Woods had his second 20-point game of the season with 22 points, five assists and four rebounds.
• Nov. 23: PSU 91, San Jose State 76: Portland State never trailed in the game, led by 10 at halftime and as many as 24 in the second half on the way to the first road victory of the season. SR G Matt Hauser led six Vikings in double figures with a career-high 24 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals. JR G Holland Woods added 18 points and 11 assists, while SR F Rashaad Goolsby went for 10 points, 10 rebounds, five steals and three assists in his first start.