Opponent: Walla Walla
Date/Tipoff: Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017 | 8:00 p.m. PST
Location: Ellensburg, Wash. (Nicholson Pavilion)
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THE GAME
The Central Washington University men's basketball team (2-2, 0-0 GNAC) welcomes Walla Walla University (4-3, 0-0 CCC) this week to Nicholson Pavilion. The game is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 25 at 8 p.m. PST.  
 
CWU FAST BREAKS

• The Wildcats wrap up their final non-conference game of the season this Saturday against Walla Walla.
•  True freshman guard Khalil Shabazz has already made his presence known to Wildcat fans, averaging 18.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game this season.
• Senior center Fuquan Niles enters the week tied for 14th in the nation in blocked shots per game (2.50) and 22nd in total blocks (10).
• CWU head coach Greg Sparling is in his 23rd full season at the helm of the CWU men's basketball program. Sparling is 372-240 overall in his time at Central Washington.

LAST WEEK
Central Washington split their games last week at the Sodexo Tip-Off Classic in Seattle, Wash. against Hawaii Hilo and Concordia-Irvine. 
 
Against the Vulcans, freshman Khalil Shabazz scored a game-high 25 points to propel the Wildcats to an 84-79 victory. CWU used a 23-0 run to build a 19-point lead. In fact, the Vulcans went over 17 minutes without a field goal.
 
Against Concordia-Irvine, CWU erased a massive second-half deficit to pull to within one point of Concordia University-Irvine with 45 seconds to play, but the Eagles shut the door on the Wildcats' comeback attempts to take home a 65-60 victory.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
Walla Walla
Walla Walla dropped their first two games of the season against Lewis-Clark State College (65-95) and Eastern Washington University (61-82). The Wolves have responded well, winning four of their last five games including a pair of victories over Salish Kootenai College and New Hope Christian College. Walla Walla is averaging 70.4 points while shooting 38.9 percent from the field.
 
Leading the WWU attack is Wesley Burke, who averages 13.9 points per game. Roy Zavala registers 9.6 points per game, followed by () with () points. Alec Calloway leads the Wolves in rebounds, hauling in 7.4 per contest. Michael Isotalo dishes out a team-high 4.2 assists per game.
 
UP NEXT
The Wildcats will kick off conference play next Thursday (Nov. 30) against Saint Martin's University. CWU will battle the Saints in Nicholson Pavilion at 7 p.m. PST.
 
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